Blame Canada 2

I sent my horses and cows to Canada finally! But not without drama...

So last week, I got a call that the permit from Canada had come in. I had it faxed to me and to the USDA. I sent the paperwork to the USDA with a note pleading for a fast turn around. And fast it was-I had the papers back by Friday! Four days sooner than expected!! Of course, there were a couple of things that were corrected because it wouldn't be the government without them putting their fingers all over it.

So Friday after work, I rushed out to deliver the paperwork and tattoo the cows. (When I was doing this, one of the two young Amish boys asked if I liked what I did.) Getting that done, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Fast forward to yesterday afternoon, I get a phone call that apparently, Canada isn't going to let the horses into the country. The address on their paperwork was different than that of the cows. (Luckily, this was figured out prior to leaving Ohio.) There was a relay of messages between us, the USDA and the Amish man before it was sorted out. The USDA was as upset as everyone and stated that Canada was just being nit picky and the address difference shouldn't of been an issue.

Fast forward to this morning, the shipment of animals are now sitting at the border not being let in. Why? Because the import permit isn't the original one. I luckily have never had the original permit in my possession. So now it's Canada's problem.