Low-Cost Rabies Shot Clinic -- 1.3.2013
COLUMBUS PUBLIC HEALTH – Media Advisory
FOR THURSDAY, January 3, 2013
Columbus Public Health to hold Low-Cost Rabies Shot Clinic
$10 Rabies Vaccine will protect Pets and the Entire Family
WHAT
Columbus Public Health will offer $10 rabies shots for dogs and cats more than 12-weeks-old at a special community rabies clinic and animal health fair.
WHO
Columbus Public Health
WHEN
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
2-4 p.m.
WHERE
Thompson Recreation Center
1189 Dennison Avenue, Columbus
DETAILS
The cost is $10 per vaccine (cash only). Shots will only be given to dogs and cats more than 12-weeks-old, and all pets need to be on a leash or in an animal carrier. The clinic will offer rabies vaccine only and will not include a physical exam.
Dogs or cats between 3 months and 1 year of age will receive a one year rabies tag. Pets more than a year old with proof of prior rabies vaccination will receive a three year rabies tag. A rabies vaccination certificate or a Columbus/Franklin County rabies tag serves as proof of prior vaccination and must be brought to the clinic. Pets without proof of prior vaccination will receive a one year rabies tag.
According to the law, all dogs and cats in Columbus and Franklin County are required to be vaccinated against rabies and to wear a rabies tag.
Rabies is a severe viral disease that affects the central nervous system and it is almost always fatal. All warm-blooded mammals, including humans, are susceptible to rabies. The rabies virus is found in the saliva of a rabid animal and it usually spreads to humans through animal bites.
MORE INFO
For more information, visit Columbus Public Health at publichealth.columbus.gov or on Facebook / Twitter.
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