County Offers Rabies Vaccination Clinics April 16-20

4/7/2005

To help protect you and your pets, Wake County Animal Control is offering rabies vaccinations at three County sites April 16-20.

If your dog, cat or ferret is four months or older, it is required by law to have a rabies vaccine for protection. Pets without current rabies shots who are exposed to a rabid animal must be either put to sleep or quarantined for six months at the owner's expense.

"We want to encourage everyone to get out and be sure their pets are currently vaccinated, for their pets' protection and for their own protection," Wake County Animal Control Director Dicke Sloop said. "Since 1994, we have had 192 cases of rabies in Wake County, including four cases last year, mostly in the raccoon population. We are committed to making sure that the public is aware of how serious rabies can be and to educate them through our clinics about how to protect themselves from exposure."

A $5 fee will be charged for each cat, dog or ferret vaccinated at the clinics. The animal must be 4 months of age or older and must be under restraint (leash, carrier, etc.). You must bring written proof to receive a 3-year rabies vaccination shot.

All vaccines will be administered by licensed veterinarians. The schedule is:

Saturday, April 16
10 a.m. – noon
Wake County Animal Care, Control and Adoption Center
820 Beacon Lake Drive, Raleigh

Monday, April 18
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Eastern Regional Center
1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon

Wednesday, April 20
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway NE, Fuquay-Varina

For more information, call Wake County Animal Control at 212-PETS.

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