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Hawaii Is a Rabies-Free State

The United States has a big problem with rabies, with 5,000 animal rabies cases reported every single year. But this is only a problem in mainland U.S. The state of Hawaii is completely rabies-free, and the local government does everything in its power to ensure that it stays that way. In fact, those who move from the mainland to a Hawaiian island find it extremely difficult to take their pets with them, because of such strict rules regarding importing.

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If you want to move to Hawaii with your pet, they'll have to stay in a special quarantine facility for around five days to ensure that they're not carrying any unwanted diseases.