New rules surrounding dogs being brought into the United States could have big impacts in Alaska that would affect military and diplomatic families, service animals, show dogs and mushers.
FastCast morning digital headlines for Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Rep. Mary Peltola signed on to a new bill, the Homeward Bound Act, to revise the CDC dog importation rules to give certain owners and their dogs an 18-month waiver, among other relaxations to the current regulations.
The new rules went into effect Aug. 1 and are meant to keep a canine variant of the rabies virus out of the country.The act primarily impacts military, diplomatic families and service dogs. A requirement for dogs to be at least six months old when imported from low-risk rabies countries would also be eliminated.
“Without adjustments to this rule, working dogs, sled dogs, and family pets will have to undergo arduous certifications and waiting periods, creating undue burdens and costs,” Sen. Dan Sullivan’s office wrote in a statement in July. “The CDC needs to delay and alter this rule until the reasonable concerns of Alaskan residents, pet owners, and veterinarians are taken into account.”
“We fly our dogs in and out of Alaska for national dog shows year round, and these new rules really make it almost impossible, even for people flying in and out of Alaska and Hawaii with dogs from other States in the USA,” Butzke wrote in an email.“We do want high-quality dog care, so it’s not that we’re against its care system,” handler Tyler Schmitt with Redington Mushing said in July. “We have different, unique situations here with our lands and border crossings.
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