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Travel to United States with your Bau Bau

Do you want to travel to the USA with your dog?  There are some key points you need to know!

First, to travel from Italy to the United States with your dog, the Italian government requires a health certificate, comparable to a real passport associated with the dog. It is issued by the local health authority.

The health passport certificate must contain certain information:

  • Personal details of the owner.
  • Animal history: breed, date of birth if possible, gender, colour and characteristics.
  • Current condition of the animal: it must state that the animal has undergone a veterinary examination on the same day of issue and is in good health.
  • The status of vaccinations, especially rabies, which must be administered at least 20 days before departure to the United States and no later than 11 months after the issuance of the passport and departure. You also have the opportunity to get a certificate of good health, signed and dated by your trusted veterinarian, no more than 48 hours before your appointment at the ASL, since not all ASLs offer the possibility of on-site veterinary examination.

The health certificate issued by the ASL is valid for 6 days and will require a fee to obtain it. It has international value and must be shown, at check-in, to the customs officer of the departure airport.

Traveling in the USA with the dog is not complicated.

The US government body that deals with it is the CDC Center for Disease Control, carries out checks at the entrance to the USA and does not necessarily require a health certificate, but in some airlines it is required. Upon boarding, dogs will be inspected and if they show symptoms of some infectious disease, they may be denied entry to the USA. In case of suspected pathology at the boarding controls, the dog will undergo a veterinary examination and the cost will be borne by the owner. In addition, the dog must be accompanied by another certificate stating that the dog has been subjected to a rabies vaccination not earlier than 30 days from departure to the USA. The same applies to accompanying dogs for disabled people and guide dogs for the blind.

The puppies of dog, that is, under the age of three months and that because of their tender age can not be subjected to vaccination against rabies and therefore without the certificate. They can also leave provided that the owner signs an agreement with the CDC with which he undertakes to keep the puppy in isolation until the time that will allow its vaccination, followed by another 30 days of quarantine to allow the vaccine to take effect.

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The passport for dogs and cats

 

 

The Regulation CE No 998/2003 (and subsequent amendment of 30 March 2004) of the European Union stipulates that dogs, cats and ferrets travelling in the countries of the European Union must have a passport. In fact, the European Union must have a passport. The identification document, issued by the ASL, has been mandatory since 1 October 2004. The ASL has issued an ID.

To verify that the passport belongs to that particular dog or cat, the ASL, before issuing it, must verify that there is the “indicative microchip” that is “injected” under the skin of the animal by authorized veterinarians, in a part of the body that will then be specified on the passport (example: right shoulder, left neck etc.) together with the microchip number.

The passport is necessary to protect against health risks and must contain the personal data of the animal owner, must certify any vaccinations made to the animal and mandatory vaccination against rabies carried out at least twenty-one days before departure. In the case of Great Britain, Ireland and Sweden, an immunological test will also be required to verify rabies antibodies to be carried out within the time required by each country.

Twenty-four hours before departure, the veterinarian shall certify, by stamping the passport, that the animal is in good health for the journey.

The European Animal Passport replaces all their health cards: all vaccinations and recalls will be reported in the dedicated sections of the Passport.

It is only possible to have an active vaccine, even if you already have a passport.

  • If you have applied for your Passport before having your pet vaccinated, you must bring your Passport with you to the veterinarian when you have it vaccinated, so that the first box of the section dedicated to the prevention of rabies can be filled in: the date of inoculation of the vaccine will be noted and the sticker with the batch number of the vaccine will be applied in the appropriate space. The veterinarian will sign and affix his stamp.
  • In the event that you have your dog or cat vaccinated before applying for a Passport, bring the health card containing the data of the last vaccine (if carried out less than a year). In some regions, such as Lombardy, a real certificate is issued stating that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies. At the ASL will be reported the data of the last vaccine on the Passport. Keep the health book for a year, as a precaution.
    If 21 days have passed since the vaccine, you can immediately travel abroad.
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