Also: if your unvaccinated pet gets bitten/exposed by a rabid animal, they are legally required to be euthanized and tested (the only definitive test for rabies requires brain tissue, and therefore requires the animal to be dead). Vaccinated pets that get exposed just need quarantine
Reminder that if you contract rabies, you are dead. If your pet contracts rabies, they are dead. Full stop. It really doesn't matter how prevalent rabies cases are in your locality because any risk is too much risk when we have an effective (and safe!!!) vaccine
