SOME IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION

      Due to international shipping, and using so many different destinations, we need to update

some of our procedures.

Attn: Veterinarians, and others, who sign the various forms we must use.

PLEASE   Use the european, international, military way of signing dates.  NOT, the American way.

Please   ALWAYS use the following examples:  day  month  year    14 Apr 2006  and  14-04-2006

please take time to put BOTH dates in every space.  Will take a little longer, but will cover all

language situations, etc   NEVER   NEVER    use 4-14-06

Regarding the recording of times.  please again, use the non-american way. use the 24 hr clock

0001  =  1 minute past midnight      0100 hrs = 1 am      1200 hrs = noon   1300 hrs = 1 pm

1505 hrs = 5 minutes past 3 pm    1800 hrs = 6 pm       2400 hrs = midnight

there is NO 2401 hrs, etc      NEVER   use   AM and/or PM with the 24 hr clock

We are often asked the purpose of usda endorsements.  The primary purpose acts  the same as

a notary public.  Simply authenticates the legitamate signature of the accredited veterinarian.

Otherwise, someone might have a stock of blank health certificates, etc and just sign as if he/she

were a veterinarian and all kinds of illegal things could go on.