Having your pet vaccinated against rabies is not only good for your dog or cat, it’s the law.
Dr. Charles Church’s annual rabies clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at The Coliseum annex. Getting your pet vaccinated against the deadly disease will not only help them, it will keep you from possible legal problems.
Scurry County Sheriff Trey Wilson said today that failure to vaccinate your pet for rabies is a Class C misdemeanor in Texas, punishable by a fine of $500.
While Wilson admitted that enforcement of the statute has not been a priority in this area, that might change in the near future.
“This is something we may need to start enforcing, because we’ve been getting a lot of calls about dog bites lately,” Wilson said.
The law states that pets must be vaccinated for rabies for two consecutive years, then every three years after that, Wilson said.
“We’re just asking people to be a little more aware of what the law is and to get rabies shots for their pets,” he said.
Church’s clinic is being held two weeks later than last year because he said it was the only time everyone could get together to work. He said pet owners who had their animals vaccinated last year will not be considered late this year.
Vaccinations for dogs will include rabies ($11), Parvo ($12), DHP ($11), Bordetella ($17) and rattlesnake ($22). Vaccination combinations will be rabies and Parvo ($23); rabies, Parvo and DHP ($34); and rabies, Parvo, DHP and Bordetella ($51).
Puppy vaccinations will be Parvo ($11), distemper and measles ($17.50) and distemper, measles and Parvo ($28.50).
Feline vaccinations include rabies ($11), Fe-Luke ($30) and FVRCP ($12). A combination of rabies, Fe-Luke and FVRCP will cost $53.
Church said pet owners should have exact change.
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