A bipartisan group of senators called on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) not to go ahead with a previously announced rule that would restrict the number of dogs coming into the country that’s slated to go into effect next month.
The CDC’s new requirement on importing dogs into the United States is set to go into effect Aug. 1. The agency rules desgined to stop the spread of rabies, mandates that dog owners show documentation and meet age requirements in order to have a dog enter the country. A rule published in the Federal Register says that U.S. Customs officers will enforce the measure at border crossings.
