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All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The ...
The CDC website offers travel checklists for US-vaccinated dogs and foreign-vaccinated dogs from high-risk countries. Dog rabies was eliminated in the United States in 2007, but the virus remains ...
The U.S. government will soon begin new requirements for dogs to entry the country, taking effect Aug. 1.
The Centers for Disease Control has made it easier to import dogs into the U.S after major public pushback against previous restrictions. CDC loosens dog travel restrictions for rabies-free, low ...
Canine-specific rabies has been eradicated in the United States, but rabies is common among wild animals, and an average of 100 dogs become infected from other wildlife each year. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] High public awareness of the virus, efforts at vaccination of domestic animals and curtailment of feral populations, and availability of postexposure ...
Domestic dogs arrive in North America with Siberian colonizers. [1] Native Americans use dogs as draught animals, and breed them for wool and food. [2] c.200 BCE: Native Americans in the present-day southwestern US domesticate turkeys, initially using them for feathers and later for food. [3] 1493 onward
The Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018 , also called the DCMTPA, is a bipartisan bill outlawing the slaughter and trade of cats and dogs in the United States. It passed the House by voice vote on September 12, 2018.
For the first time in nearly 70 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a change in how dogs are imported into the United States.