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Pet health certi cates: Essential for internationalFacebook.com/DesertLightningNews PCS travel
that can happen while traveling,” said Heather “As long as you have those requirements met,
Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum Leighton, Nellis AFB Veterinary animal health and your pet is healthy, you’re going to be fine.”
technician.
99th Air Base Wing Public A airs All countries are different and some have their
Not only does this document state that the pet own, more stringent, rules and regulations that
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.—With is healthy, but it also serves as proof that they are Service members pets must follow.
permanently changing stations already being a not carrying any communicable diseases.
complex procedure for individuals, any way to “Japan, Korea, Guam, Hawaii, and Australia
simplify it is always welcomed by service mem- “A health certification also states that your are all very complex when it comes to health
bers. pet is not known to be carrying anything trans- certificates,” said Leighton. “ ey require not
mittable, meaning no worms, or parasites,” said only the microchips, but multiple rabies vac-
When PCSing is already stacked with getting Karla Larsen, Nellis AFB Veterinary animal cines and a rabies antibody titer test. For Japan,
all the correct documents and information to- health technician. you have to do the antibody titer test and then
gether before a move, the last thing on Service your animal has to be quarantined for 180 days
members minds are acquiring the necessary While a health certification is very important once that test has been drawn. en there are
documents for bringing pets overseas. for pets, it should be known that not all coun- import forms that have to be filled out for cer-
tries have the same rules and regulations for ani- tain places, so it becomes a very tedious, long
is is where the Nellis Air Force Base Vet- mals entering the country. process.”
erinary Treatment Facility staff finds many Ser-
vice members tend to forget that securing the “Every country is a little different; Germany e veterinary technician recommend that
requirements for a pet’s health certificate is as and the United Kingdom are pretty easy, but you service members who will be traveling overseas
important as securing documents for oneself, have some countries that are much more diffi- give themselves plenty of time in order to obtain
or unfortunately they may not be joining on the cult,” said Larsen. “ ese countries have higher the necessary documents to travel with their
move overseas. requirements and it’s a much more time con- animals.
suming process.”
When PCSing overseas, a health certificate “If you give yourself six months for anything
is by far the most important document needed When PCSing with animals, moves to coun- that involves a rabies titer test you should be
during the PCS process for pets. tries in Europe are the easiest to secure health set, and for something such as Germany and
certifications. the United Kingdom 30 to 35 days is best,” said
“A health certificate is a declaration stating Larsen. “We recommend that if there is even a
that that you have met the requirements to enter “Europe just requires an international micro-
another country, but also that your pet is healthy chip and a current rabies vaccine, and there is a See HEALTH, Page 22
to travel and can handle the certain extremes time schedule that must be met,” said Leighton.
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