International Travel with Your Dog

International Travel with Your Dog

By: PetPlace Veterinarians

Brazil

Requirements:

  • Valid health certificate within the past 3 months, legalized by the Brazilian consulate
  • Proof of rabies vaccination

    Quarantine:
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    entering Brazil are not quarantined

    Canada

    Requirements:
  • Valid health certificate
  • Proof of rabies vaccination within the past 3 years
  • Vaccination against distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus and parainfluenza

    Quarantine:
  • Pets entering Canada are not quarantined.

    China

    Requirements:
  • Valid health certificate
  • The pet must be free of signs of rabies and distemper for the past 5 years
  • Dogs must also be free of parvovirus, rotavirus, hepatitis and corona for past 3 years

    Quarantine:
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    Pets will also be treated for external and internal parasites. Within 24 hours before travel, the pet is examined by a veterinarian.

    France

    Requirements:
  • Pets need to be identified by a microchip or tatoo
  • Valid health certificate endorsed by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's (USDA) APHIS office
  • Proof of rabies vaccination at least 30 days before entering the country but not more than 12 months before
  • A maximum of five animals are allowed. They must be at least 3 months old, or travel with the mother

    Quarantine:
  • Pets entering France are not quarantined

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    Requirements:
  • Pets need to be identified by a microchip or tatoo
  • Valid health certificate endorsed by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's (USDA) APHIS office
  • Proof of rabies vaccination at least 30 days before entering the country but not more than 12 months before
  • A blood test to determine rabies immunity
  • Animals less than 3 months of age are not allowed into Germany

    Quarantine:
  • Pets entering Germany are not quarantined

    Hawaii

    Hawaii is rabies-free and even though Hawaii is not a foreign country, special restrictions apply when traveling with pets.

    Requirements:
  • Valid health certificate within 10 days of travel
  • Proof of rabies vaccination within 10 days of travel
  • Microchip implantation
  • Must pass two separate rabies titer blood tests to detect rabies immunity

    Quarantine:
  • Pets entering Hawaii are quarantined for 5, 30 or 120 days
  • For more information go to: www.hawaiiag.org

     
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