Rabies Vaccinations

Rabies is a viral infection that is fatal to humans. The rabies virus is contained in the saliva and nervous tissue of rabid animals. Human post-exposure treatment consists of a dose of rabies immune globulin administered as soon as possible ("day zero"). Click for more info.

 
PET CARE

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Animal Bite Reports/ Questions TCHD Environmental Health Div.	274-6688
Wild or Unidentified Animal Bites Evenings and Weekends	274-6600
Medical Questions Personal Physician or TCHD	274-6688
Dog Warden SPCA	257-1822
Nuisance Wildlife Control A list of licensed Nuisance Wildlife Control Officers is available on request	274-6688

Free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets

State law requires all dogs, cats and ferrets older than 4 months to have valid, current rabies vaccination. TCHD Environmental Health Division provides free vaccination clinics at convenient locations throughout Tompkins County.

Do not take chances! Keep vaccinations up-to-date. For more info, see:
What Pet Owners Need to Know About Rabies Vaccinations in NYS (1 page PDF download from NYSDOH)

 

Sponsored by:
Tompkins County Health Department
Environmental Health Division
Phone: 274-6688

 
All Clinics 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Fall 2009  |  Winter 2010  |  Spring 2010  |  Download flyer (pdf 24K)
 

FALL 2009
Town	Location	Day	Date
Newfield	School Bus Garage	Wednesday	September 23
Groton	Fire Station	Thursday	September 24
Caroline	Highway Garage	Wednesday	September 30
Trumansburg	School Bus Garage	Thursday	October 1
Ithaca	Central Fire Station	Wednesday	October 7
WINTER 2010
Town	Location	Day	Date
Ithaca	Tompkins County SPCA	Wednesday	January 20 7:00–9:00 p.m.
SPRING 2010 (Dates and Locations TBA)
Town
T-Lansing
T-Danby
T-Dryden
T-Enfield
T-Ithaca

NOTE: All vaccinations are valid for 1 year without a copy of a vaccination certificate for each pet. Proof of prior vaccination required for vaccination to be good for more than 1 year.

For further information on rabies Click here

For questions or additional information contact the Environmental Health Division at 274–6688