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Old May 14, 2015 | 3:27 pm
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My only hope is that the international shitstorm and bad press this incident has generated will spark a debate and eventually lead to Australia revamping its policies.
Current procedures to visit that country with a service animal are unnecessarily bureaucratic and extremely costly. Short-notice business travel is impossible.
Personally, I avoid travel to Australia (and New Zealand, which has similar restrictions and even higher costs for the permits) for this reason.
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