Carla Paredes was traveling with her dog Coco from Nicaragua to the United States after completing a humanitarian aid program that began last January.
Coco became the first Nicaraguan dog to make this journey and arrived in the United States on February 26, after a month of negotiations and waiting, according to the digital portal 100% Noticias.
“I decided to take her with me so that she would not be left alone because no one would care for her more than me, my whole family was in the United States of America, so I decided to bring her as one more member,” Paredes. he said.
To leave the country and enter the United States, the animal must have certain documents in order, such as its vaccination certificate, anti-rabies injection, a Nicaraguan Institute for Agricultural Protection and Health certification (IPSA), a form from the Center for Exports (CETREX) and a certificate with the owner’s personal owner information
The process with the US and Nicaraguan authorities to travel with the dog is progressing at the same time as the parole process, so that everything is ready at the time of the trip.
“Leaving there with the words, ‘Welcome to the United States,’ he was grateful knowing that my luggage was my four-legged angel who had taken care of me for three years, and I brought it with me to continue another chapter of my life; the walls are shining.”
Coco has been a part of Carla’s life since she was three months old, when her mother gave her a gift. Since then he had been together and was of vital help when the woman became ill with the coronavirus.
“I was sick and I didn’t want to go to the hospital. I denied that I was going to die at home because I needed a ventilator. Coco was with me all the time, she never left me. She was a medical assistant. I survived the coronavirus and I slept for almost eight months in a chair so that she could breathe, losing her lungs on the right,” he recalled.
Dogs enter the United States through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DCD).
The rules for bringing your dog into the United States depend on where the animal has been for the previous 6 months, but all healthy arrivals and those coming in sick or injured will be required to have a veterinary examination and blood test. import costs, to exclude diseases that can be spread to humans.
The humanitarian trust, which benefits Cubans, Nicaraguans and Haitians, grants some 3,000 visas a month to natural persons from those countries to stay legally in the United States for up to two years, provided they meet a series of requirements.
As of mid-February, more than 11,000 people have benefited from the program, including some 4,800 Cubans, according to official data.
