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Show Immunize Pets from Rabies A rabies clinic to enable pet owners to comply with animal health laws for licensing dogs is scheduled in Cedar City on Sat., Feb. 9, according to Gary L. Peterson, DVM, chairman of the rabies immunization program for the Utah Veterinary Medical Association. Pet owners should check their local veterinarian for time and place of the clinic. Law requires that dogs receive rabies innoculation or booster every other year and owners must produce a certificate of rabies immunization im-munization when applying for a dog license. The Utah Veterinary Medical Association is sponsoring rabies clinics at 36 locations throughout Utah. About 80 veterinarians donate time and services for the clinics. Charge for the shot is only $5 to cover the ' cost of the rabies vaccine, with the remainder going to the association's basic fund. The association uses its funds primarily for sponsoring spon-soring continuing education programs and veterinary medical scholarships. Clinics can immunize dogs and cats that are at least lour months old. However, no exotic pets, pregnant or unhealthy animals will be innoculated against rabies. In addition to veterinarians, various civic and service clubs volunteer to do paperwork and assist at the clinics. Animal control officers will issue licenses at some clinics, the spokesman said. |