Warning to ALL Show People and People Traveling with Pets!!
Submitted by wardbull on June 15, 2010 - 5:14pmI was forwarded this email. So, I am not sure of its validity but better safe than sorry!!
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:15 PMSubject: Fwd: Warning to all show people and people traveling with pets
Subject: Warning to all show people and people traveling with pets
Warning to all show people and people traveling through the states of Georgia, North Carolina and S Carolina.
The above states will confiscate your dogs if traveling through them and they stop you and you can't show proof of vaccination for rabies
They stopped people returning from the Perry shows and took their dogs, they called in their lawyer and the dogs were returned but they were fined $600. For not having paperwork with them.
Also, the state of Georgia can euthinize immediately.
Please make all of your friends, families and fellow show people aware of this more then likely PETA based problem
Judi Youngken
Member of American Rottweiler Club
Member of Colonial Rottweiler Club
Member of Lower Bucks Dog Training Club
UKC Ch. Youngkens Derhilda v. Haegele CD, RN
AKC/UKC Ch. Axel Hutsch von Youngken CD, RA, HT, CGC
Here is the law on GA DOA website
http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/40/13/2/18.pdf
I have been showing for about 6 yrs now and have ALWAYS traveled with rabies certificate on all animals in the car thrown up on the dash. Rabies are required in most states and just makes sense you would have to have it. I also have an emergency # listed on one of the rabies certificates for the local authorities to call in the event I have a wreck & unconscious etc to make decisions on what to do with the dogs until picked up. Better to be safe than sorry.
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Laura Mealer
Thunderstruck Bulldogs