Ideas

Ideas on how veterinary clinics or individual veterinarians can get involved in and support World Rabies Day:

¨ Promote the need for pets to be current on their rabies vaccines in association with World Rabies Day.

¨ Encourage your clients to vaccinate their dogs, cats, ferrets, and any valuable livestock and horses, and advise them on the required frequency of vaccination.

¨ Educate pet owners about responsible pet ownership.

¨ Promote spaying or neutering pets which may decrease undesirable behavior and will prevent them from contributing to the birth of unwanted animals.

¨ Advise clients to not leave garbage or pet food outside, as it may attract wild or stray animals.

¨ Discourage clients from bringing wild animals into their homes and keeping them as pets. This may be against state or local regulations and pose a potential rabies threat.

¨ Distribute materials in your clinics to educate your clients on rabies prevention.