加拿大是个好地方,对于狗狗来说也是,加拿大的宠物服务水平是一流的。我养了一条大狗,名叫“丽萨”,经常带它外出散步。但由于我脚有陈旧性扭伤,行动不是特别方便,所以邻居的孩子经常主动帮助带“丽萨”到外面散步。后来才知道,帮助残疾人遛狗也是做义工。在加拿大,每个中学生都要做一定时间的义工,否则就不能毕业。替人遛狗的义工肯定要比到医院、养老院做义工来得舒服,何乐而不为呢!因此,有不少中学生就到一些宠物收容店去做义工。
我是去年跟“丽萨”一起从上海移居到加拿大的,也是她2岁生日的那天。关于宠物出国方面从网上找到的JACKPET这家公司,他们先让我了解了加拿大的宠物入境规定,然后是安排“丽萨”的疫苗注射、体检、免疫局手续。我上面说了,我行动不是特别方便,所以选择了他们的VIP服务套餐,全程包接送,感觉比我们家的保姆做得还到位。我把途中的几个需要注意的地方给大家说一下吧,首先是机票的预定问题,我是先订好机票才找的宠物托运公司,经过他们一说我才发现我的那个航班的有氧舱还没有预定,打电话到航空公司,说是有氧舱已经预定完了,不得不改签,推迟了两天的行程,这一点确实是我没想到的,大家以后要是办出国什么的一定要事先就考虑清楚了。第二个小插曲是在下飞机的时候,“丽萨”的健康证明的本本不见了,急的我满头大汗,后来乘务人员帮忙找到了,原来从口袋里滑到前方座位下面了,小意外,印证了那句话,好事多磨。下面的这个规定是JACKPET工作人员发给我的邮件,关于加拿大的宠物入境规定的,有带宠物出国兴趣的朋友可以了解一下,时间不早了,就写到这吧,祝大家好运。
Import requirements
Dogs may enter Canada if they are accompanied by:
a rabies vaccination certificate.
The rabies vaccination certificate must:
be written in English or French;
be issued and signed by a licensed veterinarian;
identify the animal (as in breed, colour, and weight);
state that the animal is vaccinated against rabies;
indicate the date of vaccination;
indicate the trade name and the serial number of the licensed vaccine; and
specify the duration of immunity (otherwise, it will be considered valid for one year from the date of vaccination).
Additional Information
Canada does not require a waiting period between the time the animal is vaccinated for rabies and the time the animal is imported into Canada.
If the dog does not meet the import requirements relating to rabies certification, owners will be required, at their own expense, to do the following:
have the animal vaccinated against rabies within a specified period of time; and
provide the vaccination record to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency office.
摘自《天晓的日志》