I know of regulations. Dogs have the same diseases in Russia and in USA. No problem with this. No quarantine is needed.
I'm not sure I believe this. When I moved to Poland, I brought my cat with me and had to practically jump through hoops in order to get all of the paperwork signed and stamped by the USDA and my vet. Coming into the US though I had to check state regulations for the airport I was flying into because each one has different requirements. Puppies are a little different because they have to be over a certain age to be vaccinated.
Also, I don't recommend putting a puppy in the storage compartment as the airlines ask people to sign a waiver acknowledging that the temperatures can be extreme.
Modern airlines regulations are very strict and they secure safe delivery of a dog or a cat alive and well. I repeat, I have imported dozens of puppies from Russia and sent one puppy to Sanct Petersburg. I shipped with airlines dozens of puppies from Oklahoma, where I lived for 10 years, to other states and from Virginia to other states. My loast imprted from kazakhstan puppy arrived in June, 2006.
Also, what's wrong with animal rights?! The people you are making money off of will probably care very deeply about the animal you're selling them so you might at least pretend to have some compassion for your product.
Animal rights movement has very little to do with love to animals. This emotionalsim is their tool to raise money for their political cause.
Just read what their leaders and idologists say, when others are not around:
“I don’t have a hands-on fondness for animals…To this day I don’t feel bonded to any non-human animal. I like them and I pet them and I’m kind to them, but there’s no special bond between me and other animals.” Wayne Pacelle quoted in Bloodties: Nature, Culture and the Hunt by Ted Kerasote, 1993, p. 251.
In fact, PETA is busy with extermination of animals as a part of their struggle to eliminate "slavery".
Good luck.