Moving to USA with your dog

[Ted]

This is the information you need:
Center for Disease Control: "Importation of Pets, Other Animals, and Animal Products into the United States"
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/animal.htm

It's been more than 10 years since I brought Chamba to the USA from Cameroon. It was actually more of a nuisance getting him out of Cameroon. (I'll write about that eventually on Chamba's Web site.)

He was not required to be quarantined. All I had to show was his vaccination certificate.

He potentially could have been inspected. I was told that if he looked ill in any way, the customs folks could have required an exam by a vet. He had a small sore on his forehead that I'd dabbed with black shoe polish to make it less noticeable.

Chamba sailed through customs and was naturalized in seconds. (I thought of all the Cameroonians I knew who struggle fruitlessly for years just to get a US visa.)

The US quartantine laws were changed back in the 70's, but most people still think it's a requirement. Islands are typically more stringent. Hawaii is the only place in the US that has a minimum required quarantinte. The UK has a notoriously cruel 183 day minimum, but they have recently relaxed those laws for pets from the US with certain qualifications.

Countries That Quarantine Pets
http://dogs.about.com/cs/generalcare...pet+quarantine

Britain relaxes it's Quarantine for Canadian and US cats and Dogs
http://dogs.about.com/library/weekly/aa112702a.htm

Chamba's Memorial Web Site (Not depressing. I promise)
http://www.tedjohnson.us/chamba/

This is Chamba a few minutes after becoming a US Citizen:



Ted