«There are a lot of
rabid animals out there, and so while most animals are afraid of you and want nothing to do with you, if you see one that does, stay away,» said Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple.
Not exact matches
And even having a cat vaccinated against rabies doesn't prevent it from bringing in a mouthful or claws full of fresh rabies virus every day to you, or to another cat or
animal they come in contact with or fight with, after you've let it
out to go disembowel that
rabid bat behind the garage or in the shrubs.
But, as a 1996 article in The American Journal of Public Health points
out, the incident was truly extraordinary in its scale: «the previously reported record for treatment resulting from exposures to a single
rabid animal was 70 persons; that treatment cost $ 105,790 and was associated with a
rabid dog in California.»
I have some encouraging news to share about rabies vaccines, or more specifically, how pets with
out - of - date vaccinations that are exposed to a
rabid animal should be handled.
If
animal rights groups are successful in driving responsible dog breeders
out of business, Strand fears that nonprofit shelters will turn increasingly to sources in China, India, Egypt, Iraq and Puerto Rico, all locales that have exported
rabid rescue dogs into the U.S. To address these issues, the NAIA is seeking changes in federal and state laws to: