Importation of pets into Mexico

Here is the scoop. Your dog and cat needs to have a health certificate stating that they are free of internal and external parasites, and proof of rabies vaccination. Sometimes this is asked for at the border, more often not. That is the only place you could be checked. The certification must be dated within 10 days of your crossing the border.

Here's a link to the form: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/library/forms/pdf/APHIS7001.pdf Every year, we fill it out online, sign it, and date it appropriately. Who signs it? That is up to you.

To return to the US, dogs are required to show proof of rabies vaccination. Cats are not required to be vaccinated for rabies in the US. That's all the US wants. We only get asked for this proof about every 10 years.

It's simple, easy, and makes sense in the requirements.

Have a great drive down, we'll cross about November 1.