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Just be thankful you were not carrying any of your pet dogs. Dr. Emily Pieraccci from the CDC just put into effect new regulations concerning bringing dogs into the United States that are so restrictive, that 8 airlines have suddenly refused to carry dogs and have cancelled flights for people trying to come home from Europe. This is causing confusion and total disarray for an issue that has only had 4 cases of Rabies Transmission in the last 14 years.

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The confusions being inflicted also in new pet ownership is the ruins of inbreeding for $.

Many a great breeds of Dogs, albeit Grand National field Champs or Glamour AKC Show dogs ruined via inbreeding,

Has been documented and with horrible results. Puppys for cash profit is unchecked.

Folks are buying from breeders with fake registry docs. Or just don't check the back history.

Along with inbreeding come dozens of immunity issues, and metabolic horrors later.

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While that may be true, the other side of the coin is lots of people like me live part time in Mexico and a lot of us end up adopting a stray dog. We take it to our vets and get them spayed, vaxxed, and treated and would like to be able to return to the US with our loved pets. I have spent countless hours on the internet, put a microchip in a dog that would otherwise not want or need it, and am still getting run around by a bunch of petty beauracrats who do not know what the heck is going on. And I thought Covid was fun.

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Welcome to the joys of Pet ownership.

My families have literally had dozens of assorted pets.

Even a pet crow named Charlie (named after my long gone Grandfather).

2 baby Raccoons. (made it only past their second summer when "cute" wore out).

I read recently that pet ownership in the USA is up 50% past ten years.

That explains all the retail giants and online total coverage for Pet goodies etc.

I watch several dogs for friends and neighbors during winter months when they leave sometimes for weeks to catch the warm sun. I have had my daughters 3 year old "MONTY BOI" almost as much at my home as hers. Just worked out that way.

When he is not here, I can admit I miss my favorite Pal.

Hold on, the phone just rang....sure...... I can watch him here! Hahaha

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Doesn't the recent Chevron ruling have bearing on the CDC's overreach on this topic? It should, especially in light of the fact that we are now more or less required to vaccinate our pets as much as our kids. I recently was convinced to Vax my dog for leptospirosis. I've had dogs my whole life and all of a sudden this is so dangerous. The AVMA is as bad as the AMA and CDC in my opinion.

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And pet insurance will only make it worse...just like medicare did to medicine

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How much is that Doggy in the widow....

The one with the Waggily tail?

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Someone must craft a good lawsuit. If anything screams “Exercise the Chevron Deference Strike Down,” this egregious abuse of regulatory power most certainly does.

Push those vaxxes, baby, into every arm, every leg, every paw, every wing, every tail, every leaf…

NO, NO, NO!

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Why isn't DEI inclusive of pets and for that matter pet owners? Do I sense an anti-inclusion, anti-diversity and let's not forget the M/FOAW (Mother/Father (non-binary, whatever!) of all Woke), anti-Equity? Where's the unelected Larry to make a complaint to?

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