interstatelivestock.com<\/a> to meet the interstate animal movement requirements for the United States,\u201d the post states. \u201cAll of Santa\u2019s reindeer are required to be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian and a permit number to move between states for toy delivery.\u201d<\/p>\nThe CVI certifies that animals are healthy and have met all required vaccinations and testing requirements, the post states, accompanied by a scan of the certificate for Claus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last thing Santa wants to do when he is delivering gifts is to deliver unwanted viruses, bacteria, parasites and other pathogens to animals around the world or bring disease back to the North Pole,\u201d the post states. \u201cSanta visits millions of homes and farms in a single night and has incorporated biosecurity protocols to avoid inadvertent disease spread, as any professional would. Not only does Santa have lists of \u201cnaughty\u201d and \u201cnice,\u201d he also has a biosecurity list!\u201d<\/p>\n
The post lists the various ways diseases can be spread, including direct contact from animal to animal and human to animal; indirect contact with tools, equipment or footwear or in aerosolized droplets.<\/p>\n
Santa\u2019s safety protocol<\/p>\n
The post lists various steps Santa takes to prepare for his global flight Christmas Eve:<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cIn the months prior \u2026 Santa works with his veterinarian to evaluate the health of his team. He makes\u00a0 sure they are in good body condition with optimal nutrition, up to date on their vaccines and have employed a parasite prevention program to ensure a successful journey. He also checks to make sure he meets the animal health requirements for each country and each state prior to takeoff.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cUnder Santa\u2019s waterproof jacket are coveralls that are easy to change out and launder. He wears disposable gloves and washes his hands in your sink before he leaves. Santa wears rubber, impervious boots that can be disinfected between farms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cWhenever possible, Santa lands his sleigh on rooftops to avoid contamination of his sled skis but carries a portable pump sprayer and a simple, portable cleaning and disinfection station just in case \u2026 The most important thing is to clean manure, dirt, debris first and then wash and disinfect (the) sleigh.<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cSanta is strict about visitors and limits entry to the North Pole to protect animal health.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201dUpon return to the North Pole, Santa is sure to keep returning reindeer isolated in a quarantine barn for 30 days for observation prior to reintroducing them into the herd. The elves take and record temperatures on the reindeer twice a day and monitor feed intake. If they show any signs of not feeling good, Santa calls in his veterinarian right away.\u201d Elves caring for the reindeer in isolation do not interact with any other animals at the North Pole, the post states: \u201cEach reindeer has their personalized equipment, buckets and grooming tools and they are not shared between animals.\u201d<\/p>\n
The state veterinarian\u2019s office recommends a customized biosecurity plan for farms.<\/p>\n
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has also issued a transit permit<\/a> for Santa\u2019s reindeer to enter the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Washington state veterinarian clears Santa\u2019s reindeer for entry Published 8:33 am Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Santa checks biosecurity…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":{"0":"post-369454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-top-stories","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}