Precautions for live Animals entering Massachusetts

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Kay Lazar, Saved but Suffering; New owners find many of dogs orphaned by natural disasters have untreated ills. Boston Globe, May 21, 2011
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2011/05/21/disease_statistics_raise_dog_adoption_concerns/
("Groups bringing dogs into Massachusetts must register with the state, and the animals are supposed to be quarantined for at least 48 hours and undergo disease screenings, said Michael Cahill, director of the division of animal health at the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. He said his staff of 18 is already swamped by the roughly 10,000 dogs legally imported to Massachusetts each year. And that does not include many other animals. 'We do everything from cats to cattle,’ Cahill said")

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