Racoon visits donut shop

[Catherine]

In some parts of the world Rabies still claims many lives. I think that is why stray dogs are treated so harshly in some countries. Killing them seems like a way to protect against rabies. It would be better to vaccinate the animals and give them good homes. There are groups in India, where the problem is bad, who are trying to neuter and vaccinate. It will take time, but the number of rabies deaths will drop off.

We found a few cases of Racoon rabies  in a city south of Toronto so they have started vaccinating again. They eliminated rabies for awhile by using special rabies vaccine food baits. The animals eat them and are vaccinated.