NPPC: Imported rescue dogs pose threat to US agriculture
Story Date: 4/9/2021

 

Source: SOUTHERN FARM TODAY, 4/8/21

The National Pork Producers Council is concerned with the increasing number of rescue dogs coming into the U.S. from countries that are currently battling a Foreign Animal Disease. Liz Wagstrom is the NPPC’s Chief Veterinarian. She says they’re especially concerned about dogs coming into America from Asian wet markets and or the meat trade, where they could be contaminated by blood, urine, or manure.

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