For Our American Visitors
New CDC requirements for dogs entering the USA
Amended & Current as of July 22, 2024
As of August 1st 2024, the CDC (Center for Disease Control) is instituting new requirements for dogs entering the USA. Our hope was there would be changes before implementation and we are pleased to say the changes are now minimal.
Your dog will still need to be at least 6 months old and will still require a current rabies vaccination certificate showing your dog’s microchip number. However, the only additional paperwork now required, as long as your dog has not been in a high-risk rabies country in the last 6 months, is a CDC Import Form which can be found here You can complete this form yourself, it does not require any additional signatures or verification, is good for 6 months, and can be filled out when you get to the border crossing. USDA certification is no longer needed.
So if you were planning on joining us in Halifax but unwilling to deal with the CDC obstacle course….GOOD NEWS. The obstacle course is just an annoying speed bump now. If you want more information on the speed bump, you can find it here
Hope to see you in Halifax!!!