Beagle Brigade Part of Animal Disease Prevention Plans

Dan Environment

animal diseaseThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the livestock industry are among partners in efforts to keep foreign animal disease threats out of our borders. And according to a story from Rod Bain, that includes using strategies like detector dogs at U.S. airports and port facilities.

Beagle Brigade Part of Animal Disease Prevention Plans

Image credit: A member of the Beagle Brigade checks passengers for illegal food products./By James Tourtellotte, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/photo_gallery/afc/cbp_protecting_america/08_airportbeag.xml, Public Domain, Link