A group of government agencies and individual stakeholders met in Miami, Fla., August 8 at the Miami Animal Import Center to discuss safety concerns associated with the transportation of large animals in air planes.
Groups represented at the meeting included the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Officers, members of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Miami International Airport Federal Aviation Administration tower operators and operations manager, Miami Port Veterinary Office, Miami-Dade's Police Special Operations and Fire Rescue Technical Rescue Team, Technical Large Animal Rescue Team members, Transport Safety Administration Homeland Security representatives, animal handlers from several commercial airlines (such as American Airlines), and animal transportation specialists and loadmasters in addition to several animal health technicians, private practitioners, and quarantine and identification coordinators.
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