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Wait… how does a dog who got his rabies shots from HDOA, and spent 120 days in Hawaii’s quarantine facility fail the FAVN Blood test?! Dog Blood Money Part 2

So of course, I have to blog about it and inform people. I genuinely cannot believe that what just happened to us just happened to us. Is this whole rabies-free Hawaii, quarantine, FAVN test requirement a complete joke??? How is this even legal?! We went through every possible measure the state of Hawaii requires toContinue reading “Wait… how does a dog who got his rabies shots from HDOA, and spent 120 days in Hawaii’s quarantine facility fail the FAVN Blood test?! Dog Blood Money Part 2”

Dog Blood Money: the FAVN blood test is Hawaii’s dirty money- making monopoly

So now that I’ve walked you through the humbug but worthwhile process of how to get your dog onto this island, $12K+ later, let’s talk about the other dirty secret part of flying your dog to Hawaii: the FAVN rabies blood test. OK so in a nutshell, here’s everything you should know about the FAVNContinue reading “Dog Blood Money: the FAVN blood test is Hawaii’s dirty money- making monopoly”