World Rabies Day Raises Awareness of Owner Responsibility
This past September was World Rabies Day, an event utilized to raise awareness of the disease caused by rabid animals. A Georgia attorney states that although the disease is somewhat rare, it is still important to raise awareness of what the disease can cause and it is important to be on guard whenever possible. He says dog owners can help raise awareness and also to prevent the disease by ensuring that their dogs’ vaccinations are up to date.
The World Rabies Day event is organized by the United States CDC and the UK-based charity called the Alliance for Rabies Control. The state of Georgia requires owners of all dogs, cats, and ferrets to have a license for their animal and they also require owners to vaccinate their pets regularly.
In many cases, dogs, cats, and other pets are often infected with rabies after coming in contact with a wild animal infected with it. When a dog is infected, they can easily pass the disease on to humans if they bite them or come into contact with them some other way. Rabies infections in humans are extremely dangerous and can quickly lead to a fatality if it is not taken care of right away. The tips provided in this report are important to preventing the disease from spreading further. They can not only save your pets but prevent you from running into legal trouble should your pet attack or injure another person.
Owner responsibility is one of the biggest ways to prevent rabies infections against other animals and against humans. This not only means keeping your dog leashed away from pedestrians or other domestic animals, but ensuring they do not escape to a location where they can come in contact with wild animals. Animals such as coyotes, skunks, raccoons and other wild animals could potentially be infected. This is why you should always make sure your dog is safe inside the backyard or inside your home and cannot come in contact with animals infected with rabies. Ensuring that this cannot happen will prevent your pets from becoming fatally ill and it will prevent your dog from attacking or otherwise coming in contact with someone to whom they
