Westchester residents can bring their dogs, cats and ferrets in for free rabies vaccinations. The free clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Paws Crossed Animal Rescue, 100 Warehouse Lane South in Elmsford. Appointments are required. Call 914-372-7878 for more information. Organizers said an adult must supervise all pets. Cats and ferrets must be in carriers, and dogs must be on a leash. Aggressive dogs must be muzzled. No examinations will be given. Under New York law, dogs and cats must receive their first rabies vaccine no later than four months after birth. A second rabies shot must be given within one year of the first vaccine, with additional booster shots given every one or three years after that, depending on the vaccine used.
Owners who fail to get their pets vaccinated and keep the vaccinations up-to-date may be fined up to $2,000. Rabies is a fatal disease that spreads through the bite or saliva of infected animals. Those animals most commonly infected are raccoons, skunks, bats and foxes. However, domestic animals such as cats and dogs are also at risk because they can easily contract rabies from wild or stray animals. A pet that is up-to-date with its rabies vaccinations would only need a booster dose of vaccine within five days of the pet’s exposure to a known or suspected rabid animal. Animals not up-to-date with rabies vaccinations would be quarantined or euthanized following contact with a rabid or suspect-rabid animal.
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