Carrie Laben: Also, as a bit of an aside -- if you're like me and grew up hearing horror stories of how awful the human rabies vaccine is, it's improved a LOT over the years. My sister and her kids had to get vaccinated after a bat-in-the-bedroom scenario and they said it wasn't notably worse than regular shots.

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

People who push the idea that vaccinating pets against rabies is a scam should be hunted down like the monstrous vermin they are.

The Big Scam: Rabies Vaccination - Dogs Naturallywww.dogsnaturallymagazine.com Let's talk about the truth about required vaccinations, particularly the big scam around the rabies vaccination ... and keep your dog safe.

On one hand, you have a <1% chance of an adverse reaction to vaccination (and a <0.1% chance of a severe reaction) On the other hand, you have a 100% chance of death from catching rabies

Also, as a bit of an aside -- if you're like me and grew up hearing horror stories of how awful the human rabies vaccine is, it's improved a LOT over the years. My sister and her kids had to get vaccinated after a bat-in-the-bedroom scenario and they said it wasn't notably worse than regular shots.

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