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Show Animal Shelter Rabies Clinic set for Saturday Cedar City Corporation has announced that the Animal Shelter will hold a rabies clinic at Dr. Brooksby's office on North Main, Saturday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Recent rabies clinics along the Wasatch Front have been very successful and all local pet owners are urged to attend. The fee will be $5.50. The immunization im-munization is good for three years. Animal Control Officer Betty Neff will also be in attendance at the clinics to issue any pet licenses. Dr. Wendell Brooksby, veterinarian, indicated that the charge for the vaccine will be $5.50--higher than that publicized in the northern Utah area. "There are several reasons for the additional charge," Dr. Brooksby noted. However, the most important is the fact that the vaccine being used is of a different type and has a longivity of three years, compared to the two year limits on that being used in northern Utah. The availability of veterinarians to provide time and to take advantage of workshops provided to them was additional 'incentive for th northern Utah clinics, he ob served. The vaccine available for this area, however, is good for three years for dogs and one year for C3 Since July 10, 11 rabid bats have been examined by the Utah State Division of Health. This represents a serious health problem endangering the public and is of particular concern that many, if not most, dogs and cats have not been vaccinated against the disease. Don't be half safe about rabies. If you own a cat, it needs immunization, too. Rabies is a virus which attacks the central nervous system. Once rabies is. Contracted there is no known " satisfactorily treatment. Only one human case is known to have 8 been cured to date. |