March 10, 2010
Legislature Alters Rabies Vaccination Law
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Charleston, WV (HNN) – Effective June 13, you only have to have your dog(s) or cat(s) vaccinated against rabies every three years. West Virginia becomes the last state to adopt the three year standard. The current law requires vaccinations every other year.
Previously, The Rabies Challenge Fund, had contacted attorney general Darrell McGraw and Dr. Gary Kinder (State Veterinarian ) concerning a CDC National Association of State Public Health Veterinarian’s study that found “no laboratory or epidemiological data exist to support the annual or biennial administration” of the rabies vaccines.
However, Kris L. Christine, founder/co-trustee of the Challenge Fund, had advocated for a medical exemption clause so that sick animals would not be exposed to potentially life threatening side-effects of the rabies vaccination.
As originally proposed by Delegates Gutherie, Butcher and Manypenny, a sick animal which in a vet’s opinion could not handle the risk of a booster vaccination could have been exempted for medical reasons.
For information on the Challenge Fund, check out, http://www.RabieChallengeFund.org, or email ledespring@lincoln.midcoast.com.
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Legislature Alters Rabies Vaccination Law
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Charleston, WV (HNN) – Effective June 13, you only have to have your dog(s) or cat(s) vaccinated against rabies every three years. West Virginia becomes the last state to adopt the three year standard. The current law requires vaccinations every other year.
Previously, The Rabies Challenge Fund, had contacted attorney general Darrell McGraw and Dr. Gary Kinder (State Veterinarian ) concerning a CDC National Association of State Public Health Veterinarian’s study that found “no laboratory or epidemiological data exist to support the annual or biennial administration” of the rabies vaccines.
However, Kris L. Christine, founder/co-trustee of the Challenge Fund, had advocated for a medical exemption clause so that sick animals would not be exposed to potentially life threatening side-effects of the rabies vaccination.
As originally proposed by Delegates Gutherie, Butcher and Manypenny, a sick animal which in a vet’s opinion could not handle the risk of a booster vaccination could have been exempted for medical reasons.
For information on the Challenge Fund, check out, http://www.RabieChallengeFund.org, or email ledespring@lincoln.midcoast.com.
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