United States — traveling with a pet: USDA APHIS overview (qualifying species, CDC dog-import authority, accredited vet)
Source: USDA APHIS — Travel With a Pet (aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel), extracted 2026-07-24 via Tokyo relay. First-hand U.S. government page; C1 substring-verified. This recovers a source previously blocked on the local box (the pet-travel _source.json noted USDA APHIS + CDC as 'BLOCKED ... US source pending'). Covers which animals qualify as pets, that CDC is the primary U.S. dog-import authority, the high-risk-country rabies-certification form, and the role of a USDA-accredited veterinarian for export.
Verbatim C1 claims (each a substring of the source file + this body):
- "Travel With a Pet"
- "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the primary authority for dog imports. This includes dogs entering or returning to the United States."
- "CDC requires all U.S.-vaccinated dogs that have traveled to a high-risk country for rabies within the past 6 months to have a "Certification of U.S.-Issued Rabies Vaccination" form."
- "If you are planning to take your pet from the United States to another country, contact a USDA-accredited veterinarian as soon as you decide to travel."
- "What is considered a pet? A pet is a privately owned companion animal not intended for research or resale and includes only certain animal groups."