Low-Cost Rabies Clinics Offered on Saturday, May 5
Written by admin, May 3, 2012
April 26, 2012 – Protect Your Pet and Community With a $25 Rabies Vaccination
The Peterborough Public Health and local veterinarians are teaming up again this year to provide pet owners with low-cost rabies clinics across Peterborough City and County on Saturday, May 5 from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
The cost for a rabies shot is only $25 per animal, cash only. The clinics are for dogs and cats only and they must be restrained. “Protecting your cat or dog against rabies is not just a good idea, it’s the law,” said Tom Cathcart, Manager of Inspection Services who oversees the rabies prevention program for Public Health. “We hope that the community will take advantage of these low-cost rabies clinics because while it’s rare, when humans develop rabies from infected animals it is almost 100% fatal.”
The law requires that all cats and dogs over three months of age in Peterborough City and County must be vaccinated for rabies. Vaccinations protect pets from rabies and help protect your family if your pet is bitten by a rabid wild animal. A conviction for not having an animal properly vaccinated carries a $110.00 fine per animal.
Rabies is a deadly disease of the central nervous system that affects humans and other mammals. The virus is concentrated in the saliva of a rabid animal and can spread through a bite, cut or scratch, or if the saliva comes in contact with the moist tissues of the mouth, nose or eyes. There is no known treatment for rabies once the symptoms appear. The disease cannot be treated, but it can be prevented through vaccination.
Rabies vaccination clinics are taking place at the following locations throughout Peterborough City and County on May 5 from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.: