Some Dogs Allowed? Rescue groups hope more reasonable border restrictions could lead to loosened dog import suspension

Golden Rescue co-chair Viive Tamm says the new Canada-U.S. restrictions are an opportunity for Canada to take another look at its own rules for dog imports.

Health Minister Mark Holland said Canada was ‘blindsided’ by the U.S.'s new rules last May for dogs crossing into the country. Rescue and adoption groups are still hopeful for amendments to Canada’s 2022 ban on imports from nations with stray dog populations.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

August 14, 2024

Efforts by Canada’s health minister and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency may have lengthened the leash on recent changes to the rules governing canine companions crossing into the United States that blindsided Canada earlier this year, but with further restrictions gove...

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