New Rules for Import of dogs to USA

[gemy]

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Changes in Dog Exports to the United States

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently made changes to their policy regarding the importation of dogs into the United States. Please note the following changes:

Rabies vaccination is required for all dogs entering the United States from a country where rabies is present. The CDC has removed a form that was available for pet owners and/or breeders to fill out if their puppies did not meet the rabies requirement. Puppies must not be vaccinated against rabies before 3 months of age, so the youngest that a puppy can now be imported into the United States is 4 months of age.
Questions about importing unvaccinated dogs should be directed to CDC at CDCAnimalImports@cdc.gov.
Full details of the CDC's Dog Import Policy are available on their website at: www.cdc.gov/animalimportation/dogs.html


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[gemy]

Dear Pet Owners:

This new rule means that USA residents who would like to source a dog from Canadian breeders can not until they are 4 months old, and they must then have a Rabies Vaccination.

There is enough concern about early Rabies Vaccination, that this is of concern to me as a breeder, and you as a potential buyer of a Canadian borne or other foreign born pup.

Not to mention large dog breeders who typically and for good reason like to place puppies at 8wks old.

Life continues to get very interesting for breeders.

[lisaly]

I always forget that you and I live in different countries. When I first read this, I only thought of you and Dara. Now I realize the full implications of what this means. This really makes me very sad. My little girl could not have come to me as a young puppy ( if she was a puppy when I got her). I wouldn't mind waiting until four month if, in fact, a breeder would allow that, but a rabies shot at three months is just so young. For those with large breeds waiting makes early training impossible.

[magicgenie]

Personally, I can live with this though I'm wondering what prompted the change. Is rabies suddenly rampant among imported puppies, or is this just the animal rights movement bunging up the works some more.

[Yorkiemom1]

Meanwhile, they are wanting to bring Americans infected with Ebola back to the US for treatment.....

[ladyjane]

I hardly think this has anything to do with animal rights. The CDC is not going to be swayed by them....they have a job and that is to protect our health and well being.

If people don't want to wait, then they will just have to buy from a US breeder. I seriously doubt this will impact that many people.

I get that some people may be disappointed, but we have the CDC for a reason.

As for the remarks about Ebola....they say they can transport safely. I found it shocking as well; but if my family member contracted it, I would probably want them being treated in the US. I don't know....

[gemy]

From Dr Jean Dodds Protocol on Vaccinations:

20 Weeks or Older (if allowable by law):
Rabies

20 wks if I use my fingers and my toes means 5 mths old for a first Rabies vaccination. Not 4 months old. And older is preferable.

So for the health of the dog now we are looking at a minimum of 5mths old and probably for ultimate health, older for Rabies.

What this does is provide a trade barrier between the USA and all other countries. And I for sure would like to know if the CDC thinks Rabies is rampant in Canada, if so that would be the first I have heard of this situation.

And whilst there is a logical divide of time for optimum placement of puppies between small/toy and medium to large breeds, what you as a breeder face is to make a less than optimal health choice for your puppy if placing a puppy in the USA. And keeping a USA bound puppy way beyond
when it should be going to a for-ever home.

And btw that also means that rescues who want to ship puppies from Canada to USA for placement will also have to abide by these new rules.
Now lets see according to one source that said 300,000 dogs were imported to the USA for placement there by rescues........

[ladyjane]

Rescues, to my knowledge, don't transport dogs out of the country. Maybe breeders who call themselves rescuers, which sadly has become very common of late. We had ONE yorkie go to Canada since 2006 and his adopter flew to the foster home to pick him up. We don't transport our dogs anywhere...and most of them are adults and fully vaccinated. ETA: I just realized you were talking about Canadian rescues sending to the US....I hope it does prevent some of that.

As to the CDC, I read just their overview of rabies and it makes total sense to me that they are doing what they are doing.

From their site:

CDC - Rabies around the World - Rabies

An additional figure is needed to complete the global picture of rabies. The best estimates of the impact of rabies on a country and the public health resources available within that country for rabies control are found in data for the number and distribution of cases of rabies in domestic animals. Despite evidence that control of dog rabies through programs of animal vaccination and elimination of stray dogs can reduce the incidence of human rabies, exposure to rabid dogs is still the cause of over 90% of human exposures to rabies and of over 99% of human deaths worldwide.
The cost of these programs prohibits their full implementation in much of the developing world, and in even the most prosperous countries the cost of an effective dog rabies control program is a drain on public health resources. The estimated annual expenditure for rabies prevention in the United States is over US$300 million, most of which is spent on dog vaccinations.
An annual turnover of approximately 25% in the dog population necessitates revaccination of millions of animals each year, and reintroduction of rabies through transport of infected animals from outside a controlled area is always a possibility should control programs lapse. Reservoirs of wildlife rabies, virtually unknown in Asia and tropical regions, are also potential sources of rabies infection for dogs in Europe and North America.

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As to your comments about trade between the countries, I doubt it is going to be some great problem because I cannot imagine it is a large trade for Canada. If it is true that it is such a large trade, then I applaud it because the numbers of homeless dogs in this country is reaching ridiculous numbers. If this would lower those numbers, it would be wonderful in my opinion even if that is not the reason for it.

[ladyjane]

And BTW: Approximately 2.7 million dogs are euthanized yearly in the US. We certainly don't need anyone sending 300,000 from another country.

[gemy]

But apparently someone(s) in your country imported 300,000 dogs into the States deemed for Rescue!!!

[Yorkiemom1]

Thank goodness I have already imported all my breeders, so I wont be affected by this. Also, mine were all mature animals, so it was not an issue. I feel sorry for any breeders or show people buying pups out of the country, to bring them in to add to their lines or program...they will just have to delay import for them to reach the age when they will comply with the CDC....Good luck......hopefully, this WILL have an affect on the hundreds of dogs imported from Korea and China....all those micro tiny "teacup" souls shipped in by the droves to be dispersed in this country....

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I hardly think this has anything to do with animal rights. The CDC is not going to be swayed by them....they have a job and that is to protect our health and well being.

If people don't want to wait, then they will just have to buy from a US breeder. I seriously doubt this will impact that many people.

I get that some people may be disappointed, but we have the CDC for a reason.

.As for the remarks about Ebola....they say they can transport safely. I found it shocking as well; but if my family member contracted it, I would probably want them being treated in the US. I don't know...

I dont believe anything the government says....I certainly do not expect them to say there is a clear and present danger bringing patients infected with the disease into the States...."deny, deny, deny" as some man once said!!!....and I too would be absolutely heartbroken if someone in my family was infected with this disease, but they seem to have been treating patients with the disease and some have lived.....those two Americans are apparently improving, so something is working right for them!

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by gemy

But apparently someone(s) in your country imported 300,000 dogs into the States deemed for Rescue!!!

Who? Where did you get this from? I thought you said rescue imported...now you say they were imported FOR?? rescue? I really don't understand that at all...why would a rescue need another country to send them dogs to place?

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

I dont believe anything the government says....I certainly do not expect them to say there is a clear and present danger bringing patients infected with the disease into the States...."deny, deny, deny" as some man once said!!!....and I too would be absolutely heartbroken if someone in my family was infected with this disease, but they seem to have been treating patients with the disease and some have lived.....those two Americans are apparently improving, so something is working right for them!

Well, I don't believe people either and let's face it, our government is people...our government is us.

I really don't care for the idea of them being brought here for treatment. Any risk is not a risk I think is sensible.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by gemy

But apparently someone(s) in your country imported 300,000 dogs into the States deemed for Rescue!!!

Now that I am awake this makes zero sense to me. Do you mean someone in the US exported dogs to the CA....or someone in CA exported dogs to the US? How could someone in the US import dogs to the US? You must have the wording wrong? Or I am just dense....