San Diego Nonprofit, CDC Partner to Help Ukrainian Pets Cross Border

San Diego Nonprofit, CDC Partner to Help Ukrainian Pets Cross Border
The first Ukrainian dog transported by the San Diego Humane Society is playing in the nonprofit's dog yard in San Diego on May 1, 2022. Courtesy of San Diego Humane Society
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Humane Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on May 2 they have partnered to allow Ukrainian refugees crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to bring their pets with them.

The nonprofit transported the first dog from Ukraine across the border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on April 30, and humane officers are available to transfer more dogs as needed.

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