Healthy Pets: Your Help Needed for Rabies Law in Kansas

Contact every person who cares about healthy animals in Kansas. NOW.

Friday evening (2/29), a Wichita reporter called and interviewed me for an hour about the canine rabies vaccine. Apparently, there is an unorganized effort in Kansas to change the rabies immunization law for dogs from an annual to a triennial protocol. A number of veterinarians are in favor of the change as are dog owners. The obstacle appears to be Kay Johnson, Director of Environmental Services, which oversees Animal Services.

If you are a Kansas dog owner would like to see Kansas adopt the national standard of a triennial rabies vaccination protocol for dogs, now is the time to act. You can contact Kay Johnson at KJohnson@wichita.gov Phone (316) 268-8351 Fax: (316) 268-8356 Environmental Services1900 E. 9th St. N. Wichita, KS 67214. Kansas Legislators can be contacted by clicking on the link below or by copying and pasting the e-mails at the bottom of this post.

I am happy to share my rabies vaccine materials and will assist in this effort if it gets off the ground.

A quote from the Wichita Environmental Services website: "Rabies in dogs is rare. ....In 1992, the first dog in 22 years was diagnosed with rabies." http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/Environmental/AnimalServices/rabies.htm

Regards, Kris L. Christine

Founder, Co-Trustee

The Rabies Challenge Fund

http://www.RabiesChallengeFund.org

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Thanks for passing this on — I sent it to many. My Sadie (dog) is due for her three year rabies in April. She is nine and I HATE having to give it to her BUT in Delaware they quarantine animals in a cage for six months! My neighbor who is an extremely wonderful pet owner and takes incredible care of her cats had to keep one of her cats in a cage for six months because the cat was two weeks over due for it's rabies! ALL her cats are indoor and NEVER go outside. This particular cat had a cornea scratch on it's eye from one of her other cats. She took her cat (which is 14 years old) to an animal emergency center. They asked when she last had her rabies and she told them she was due at the beginning of the month and hadn't been able to get her in for the shot (she is a cancer nurse and works very long hours). Well, they reported her to the SPCA and the SPCA did come out and investigate and left six notices on her door that they wanted to come in and inspect the cage and the cat. She was told what type of cage it had to be (she had to spend $500 to have one made) that it had to be in a window where the control officers could see the cat and the cage from outside. They came out two more times to make sure the cat was in the cage. Talk about insanity!!!!!!! Well, I have to tell you, it scared the hell out of me since I usually stop vaccinating my cats after they are two. I called a mobile vet and had her give them all the one year purvac, which you have to give every year. My cats are all indoor too but what if I have an emergency? I don't have room to put six cats in cages in a window! Delaware has made it so that you have no choice but to vaccinate your animals. It's the responsible pet owners that are penalized not the idiots who let their dogs and cats run and never take them to a vet. One of my pet peeves.

Posted by: Sue Brandt | March 04, 2008 at 06:59 AM

I did a bit of research and found that the quoted statistics are a bit off. Below is a quote from the official email sent around:
A quote from the Wichita Environmental Services website: "Rabies in dogs is rare. ....In 1992, the first dog in 22 years was diagnosed with rabies."http://www.wichita.gov/CityOffices/Environmental/AnimalServices/rabies.htm

I clicked on the link & went to the following link in search of any up to date statistics
www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/dmp/service/rabies/kansas.htm

There have been recent cases - albeit very, very few. This info is more relevant than from years prior to 1992, which looks good, but appears poorly researched.

I strongly support going from 1 to 3 year intervals and just want the facts to be accurate.

Ann

Posted by: Ann Calhoun | March 04, 2008 at 06:40 AM

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