The federal health minister said on Wednesday that he was blindsided by new rules imposed by the U.S. about bringing dogs across the border.
During a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Federal Health Minister Mark Holland expressed concerns about implications the CDC’s new strict requirements for dogs crossing the U.S. border will have on Canadians. Holland said his plan is to convince the U.S. health secretary to exempt Canadians from these rules, including that all dogs must be microchipped.
“The issue here is that neither Canada nor industries want to protect animals across North America. The issue is the lack of awareness of the rules, the quickness or speed of the implementation of the rules, and quite frankly, how the rules are implemented and in some cases, questions about the actual effectiveness of the rules due to revaccination requirements that appear to be inside the rules.”Starting Aug. 1, dogs entering the U.S. must be at least six months old.
“When a truck driver approaches the border, they have to clear customs or the primary, no different than a car,” Laskowski said.“And then if there’s a problem, no different than in a vehicle, you go over to secondary. So these are CDC requirements, and U.S. customs, Border Protection. It’s not unfamiliar for them to enforce other agency’s rules.”
“I’m quite concerned about the regulations that are being brought in by the United States, requiring, as of Aug. 1, a number of new measures for folks bringing their dogs across the border,” Holland said.
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