Rabies in Dogs: Fatal, But Preventable

Since 1982, the World Health Organization has recommended vaccination (rather than removal) of free-roaming dogs to control rabies. Since launching in 2007, World Rabies Day has helped educate more than 200 million people about the virus, and has vaccinated millions of dogs in 150 countries around the globe.

You can protect your dog from contracting rabies, and you may be able to treat the…