<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Robert Stigile, president<br>San Fernando Valley Chapter<br>818-381-9568<br>KN6UVD</div><div><br></div><div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Raul Gallegos - NAGDU <rgallegos@nagdu.org><br><b>Date:</b> June 30, 2026 at 9:43:59 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> discuss@nagdu.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NAGDU-Discuss] FW: [NAGDU-Announce] Important information for convention attendees regarding veterinarians and travel documentation requirements due to new world screwworm</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone. Please share the following wherever possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, and we hope to see you at convention in Austin.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Raul Gallegos, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">National Association of Guide Dog Users<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">(346) 439-7444 • </span><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:rgallegos@nagdu.org"><span style="color:#467886">rgallegos@nagdu.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="www.nagdu.org"><span style="color:#467886">www.nagdu.org</span></a> • </span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style="color:#467886">www.nfb.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/nagdu.org_7eopjofhnd4968m46rcmgrck0s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics"><span style="color:#467886">Subscribe to the NAGDU public calendar</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://facebook.com/groups/nagdu"><span style="color:#467886">Facebook Group</span></a> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">•</span><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/nagdu.org/g/discuss/"><span style="color:#467886">Email list</span></a> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">•</span><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <a href="https://nfb.social/@GuideDogUsers"><span style="color:#467886">Mastodon</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap.</span><span style="font-family:"Sans Serif Collection",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Al Elia <aelia@nagdu.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 30, 2026 5:34 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> [NAGDU-Announce] Important information for convention attendees regarding veterinarians and travel documentation requirements due to new world screwworm<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Federation Family:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As you may have heard, there have been infestations of New World Screwworm in parts of Texas. While Austin’s Travis county is not one of those places, many states are instituting health documentation requirements for animals traveling from Texas. The AKC has helpfully created a page listing the state-by-state requirements. We have linked to that page at <a href="https://nagdu.org/screwworm"><span style="color:#3983C4">NAGDU.org/screwworm</span></a>. In general, states that require documentation are requiring a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, also known as a CVI, issued within 3 to 7 days of travel. We encourage you to check your state’s requirements to determine what documentation you may need to travel home from convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We will not have a vet on-site, but as in the past, NAGDU has found several veterinary clinics near the convention. While we normally do that for veterinary emergencies, this year we have confirmed that they can also provide CVIs for those who need them to travel home. Those clinics are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chewy Vet Care The Triangle<br>Phone: (512) 270-4825<br>Address: 4700 W. Guadalupe St, Bldg A, Ste A-1, Austin, TX 78751<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Burnet Road Animal Hospital<br>Phone: (512) 342-1710<br>Address: 8511 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note that neither clinic will be open on July 4, but the Chewy clinic can provide emergency vet referrals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lets go build the Federation!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The NAGDU Board<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the NAGDU Announce Group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:announce+unsubscribe@nagdu.org">announce+unsubscribe@nagdu.org</a>.<br>You can visit the NAGDU announce group on the web at <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/nagdu.org/g/announce/">https://groups.google.com/a/nagdu.org/g/announce/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div>
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