New border rules for dogs were triggered by spike in fraud, forgery cases: U.S. document

A controversial American government decision to impose new requirements on dogs entering the U.S. was prompted by a "dramatic increase" in falsified documents and fraud — including cases of people using Canada to bring dogs from countries with high rates of rabies into the U.S.

New border rules for dogs were triggered by spike in fraud, forgery cases: U.S. document
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A controversial American government decision to impose new requirements on dogs entering the U.S. was prompted by a "dramatic increase" in falsified documents and fraud — including cases of people using Canada to bring dogs from countries with high rates of rabies into the U.S.