Chenango County free rabies clinic schedule announced
CHENANGO COUNTY – The next string of 2013 countywide rabies clinics have been scheduled.
“Vaccination of domestic animals are our number one defense against rabies,” said Chenango County Director of Environmental Health Isaiah Sutton.
The rabies clinics are free to all although donations are greatly appreciated, and go a long way towards making the free clinics a possibility.
“It’s not necessary, but we will take any nickles we can get,” said Sutton.
All domestic dogs, cats, and ferrets older than four months are required by state law to receive immunization for rabies, according to a county health department press release. If a domesticated pet is not vaccinated and it is bitten, it must be confined at the owner’s expense for ten days at a certified facility. Even if vaccinated, a pet which is bitten by any sort of wildlife should be confined within the home for ten days. Saliva can transmit rabies to humans so it is important to allow pets which are bitten to dry off before they are handled, caution experts. Immunized pets which are bitten also require a vaccine booster dose within five days of having been bitten. Pets vaccinated for their first time must be vaccinated again the following year and clinic organizers ask attendees bring all of their furry companion’s updated vaccination records.
The Norwich City Police Department have been taking the potential threat of rabies seriously and have been issuing tickets for pet owners with unlicensed animals.
Although human rabies-related deaths are rare in the United States, due to the number of domestic animal vaccinations, a soldier succumbed to the virus in August of 2011 while stationed at Fort Drum in Jefferson County.
“It (rabies vaccines) creates a barrier between wildlife and our families,” Sutton added, emphasizing the importance of rabies vaccinations for domestic animals.
The next free rabies clinic will take place at the South New Berlin Fire Station, Thursday, September 19, between 7 and 8:30 p.m. Another is scheduled for September 26, 6 to 7 p.m., at the Afton Highway Garage. Four more clinics have been scheduled for the rest of the year: October 15, 5-6:30 p.m. at the Oxford Fire Station; October 24, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the North Norwich Fire Station; November 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Preston Town Garage; and December 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Norwich City Fire Station.
For any questions regarding vaccinations or concerns about rabies, call 337-1673.
“Vaccination of domestic animals are our number one defense against rabies,” said Chenango County Director of Environmental Health Isaiah Sutton.
The rabies clinics are free to all although donations are greatly appreciated, and go a long way towards making the free clinics a possibility.
“It’s not necessary, but we will take any nickles we can get,” said Sutton.
All domestic dogs, cats, and ferrets older than four months are required by state law to receive immunization for rabies, according to a county health department press release. If a domesticated pet is not vaccinated and it is bitten, it must be confined at the owner’s expense for ten days at a certified facility. Even if vaccinated, a pet which is bitten by any sort of wildlife should be confined within the home for ten days. Saliva can transmit rabies to humans so it is important to allow pets which are bitten to dry off before they are handled, caution experts. Immunized pets which are bitten also require a vaccine booster dose within five days of having been bitten. Pets vaccinated for their first time must be vaccinated again the following year and clinic organizers ask attendees bring all of their furry companion’s updated vaccination records.
The Norwich City Police Department have been taking the potential threat of rabies seriously and have been issuing tickets for pet owners with unlicensed animals.
Although human rabies-related deaths are rare in the United States, due to the number of domestic animal vaccinations, a soldier succumbed to the virus in August of 2011 while stationed at Fort Drum in Jefferson County.
“It (rabies vaccines) creates a barrier between wildlife and our families,” Sutton added, emphasizing the importance of rabies vaccinations for domestic animals.
The next free rabies clinic will take place at the South New Berlin Fire Station, Thursday, September 19, between 7 and 8:30 p.m. Another is scheduled for September 26, 6 to 7 p.m., at the Afton Highway Garage. Four more clinics have been scheduled for the rest of the year: October 15, 5-6:30 p.m. at the Oxford Fire Station; October 24, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the North Norwich Fire Station; November 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Preston Town Garage; and December 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Norwich City Fire Station.
For any questions regarding vaccinations or concerns about rabies, call 337-1673.
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