Taking your dog to the U.S.? New requirements go into effect Aug. 1
with a high risk of rabies, enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, will also lift on Aug. 1, bringing the regulation to align with the World Organization for Animal Health’s standards for the international movement of dogs from countries with a high risk of dog rabies.“We had a case in Toronto just a couple of years ago where dozens of people were exposed to a dog that was tested positive for rabies, and they all had to receive treatment,” Walton said.“Because the thing about canine rabies is if at any point you develop clinical signs and you don’t know that you’ve been exposed to rabies, it’s a death sentence.
We’re not talking you just get really sick. We’re talking, you die.”The CDC says travellers should plan for future travel to ensure requirements for dog importations will be met at the time their dogs will enter the United States.A tool named DogBot is available to help travellers.
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