[Kris L. Christine]

Rabies Vaccine Investigation in Minnesota -- Fox News 7/27/11 Veterinarians giving 3 year rabies vaccine every 2 years, features Dr. Ronald Schultz.

Investigators: Vets, Vaccines and Vagaries
Investigators: Vets, Vaccines and Vagaries

All pet owners know it’s important to protect our four-legged friends from rabies, but how much is the veterinarian telling about that shot? The FOX 9 Investigators went undercover to find out if some clinics are taking financial advantage of pet owners by being vague about vaccines.

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[Lara's mom]

Sigh...Good bloody grief. So, lets not vaccinate our pets and let them just pick up every disease that happens to be going around. In my area last year, two fools were too cheap to splash out for the lepto vaccine. Both of their dogs are DEAD. You keep howling about the evils of vaccines. I will make sure my dogs are protected. I just hope that most people have enough sense and get their dogs the vaccines they need to stay healthy.

[Kris L. Christine]

Nobody is suggesting that dog owners avoid vaccinating their dogs! The point is that pet owners should not overvaccinate their animals -- giving redundant vaccinations does not enhance immunity, but it does increase the risk of an adverse reaction (some of which can be fatal) and incurs a needless expense for the pet owner.

[Kris L. Christine]

States Consider Controlling Rabies Vaccination Intervals, by Edie Lau The Veterinary Information Network News Service 8/12/11 States consider controlling rabies vaccination intervals - VIN "Concerns in Delaware and Minnesota about over-vaccination center around the practice by some small-animal veterinarians of administering every one or two years rabies vaccines that have been proven to be effective for three years."