Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - "Dog enthusiasts are blowing up our phones," said Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) as he joined WBEN on Tuesday to discuss the backlash his office is receiving to new travel rules for dogs at the U.S.-Canada border.
As of Aug. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require all dogs entering the United States from Canada to be older than six months, "appear healthy," have a U.S. Department of Agriculture endorsed health certificate and a CDC-approved dog import form.
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"I was first made aware of this in a telephone town hall meeting by a constituent. Unless it affects your life personally, you may not know about it. It seems to be so out of left field," Langworthy said.
Langworthy was critical of the rule especially in a binational community.
"Many people have a second home or vacation rentals. This is not acceptable to spring on the people of Western New York, in the middle of our short and glorious summer season," he said.
He also believes it may lead to chaos at the border.
"In a letter, I'm calling on the CDC to place an 18-month moratorium on this rule in order to look for a best possible solution for binational communities and to give people proper notice as they go back and forth between the two countries," Langworthy detailed.
You can read Congressman Langworthy's letter to the CDC below:
