Good Bloggie!

This clip isn’t very long, and does a good job explaining in simple terms what vaccinations the author feels should be given to, and when, to pets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s4s33Spdfw

And here’s the followup website:
www.dogs4dogs.com/shots

Posted with permission, and permission to cross-post from the Rabies Challenge Fund

There have been many developments in state rabies laws across the country in which The Rabies Challenge Fund has had a leading role — the most recent being Alabama passing a 3-year law this week with medical exemption clause and Rhode Island’s Rabies Control Board passing a 3-year protocol with medical exemption.  It is official, now all states have adopted the 3-year national standard!

Kris L. Christine
Founder, Co-Trustee
THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND
www.RabiesChallengeFund.org

ALABAMA – Alabama Legislature OKs 3-year rabies vaccinations, Birmingham News, 5/15/09
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/metro.ssf?/base/news/124237531679290.xml&coll=2

Dogs and cats around Alabama could be howling a sigh of relief soon.

The Alabama House of Representatives gave final approval Thursday to a proposed law that allows dog and cat rabies vaccinations once every three years. The bill goes to Gov. Bob Riley for his consideration to sign into law.

The bill passed both houses of the Alabama Legislature without a vote against it. “It’s something everybody understands,” Dixon said.

RHODE ISLAND – Board OKs Change in Rabies Policy, Providence Journal News Digest, May 1, 2009
http://www.projo.com/news/content/news_digest_01_05-01-09_5KE7P0O_v4.38640bf.html

PROVIDENCE –– The Rhode Island Rabies Control Board has approved a change in policy that could pave the way for regulations that will allow the vaccination of dogs and cats every three years, rather than every two years.

The board approved a proposal to work with lawyers on regulatory language that would allow vaccines to be administered in accordance with the “durations of immunity” listed on the manufacturers’ label, said the state’s veterinarian, Dr. Scott Marshall.