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DHA Veterinary Services Explains Updated CDC Dog Importation Guidelines
Service members and their families returning to the United States from overseas duty assignments will be subject to updated dog importation requirements effective Aug. 1, 2024
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1/7/2016
A dog obtained from an accredited service dog organization approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a physical or mental disability. The dog is trained to respond to a verbal command or condition of the qualified Service member. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service dogs for the purposes of this definition. Dogs that are “in training” or whose sole function is to provide emotional support, comfort, therapy, or companionship are not service dogs.
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