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Get Your Pet Vaccinated for Rabies Aug. 14
A free clinic will offer rabies shots to dogs, cats and ferrets owned by Westchester residents.
Rabies vaccinations will be given free of charge to dogs, cats and ferrets owned by Westchester County residents on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 14 at a clinic sponsored by the county Health Department.
The location is Stamen Animal Hospital, 61 Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle. For an appointment, call Stamen Animal Hospital at 914-632-1269.
Domestic pets are at danger as well as wild animals. A kitten was found to have rabies in Briarcliff Manor last month.
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The Dept. of Health says residents should not contact any wild or stray animals and report any animal bites or contact with animals that might be rabid to the county. Pets should also be kept up to date on their rabies vaccinations.
Information about rabies and its prevention can be found on the Health Department’s website at www.westchestergov.com/health. Residents can also call the RABIES INFOLINE at (914) 813-5010 to listen to a taped message.
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