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Author: | Smoaks Hunt Club [ Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:35 am ] |
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i don't know if it is a law to get your hounds vaccinated or not in SC every year, but i do it anyways |
Author: | arachyd [ Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:21 am ] |
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Um, what part of this is the update? |
Author: | arachyd [ Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:35 am ] |
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Ok, that makes sense now. We've got 3 years here except for the first shot which is given to 6 month old pups and is for 1 year. |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:09 am ] |
Post subject: | WYOMING Rabies Laws--9/30/08 Update |
To update you on the change in Cheyenne, Wyomning's rabies ordinances to adopt the national 3 year protocol, there is an article in the September 27, 2008 issue of the Wyoming Eagle Tribune entitled Council Mulls Less Frequent Rabies Shots http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2008/09/27/local_news_updates/20local_092708.txt by Jodi Rogstad. "Good news for dog and cat owners: Instead of the annual rabies shot for your furry friends, that requirement may change to as little as once every three years." |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:59 am ] |
Post subject: | ARKANSAS Considers 3 Year Rabies Protocol!!! |
The State of Arkansas is considering changing the state's annual rabies immunization requirement for dogs to the 3 year standard. The Department of Health has discussed this with veterinarians and will be sending something to the Governor for his consideration. Please contact the Arkansas State Public Health Veterinarian, Dr. Susan Weinstein at 501-280-4136 or susan.weinstein@arkansas.gov and let them know you want to see the laws changed to the national 3 year standard! Ask your dog-owning friends to do the same. PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:18 am ] |
Post subject: | Arkansas Rabies Laws--What You Can Do to Help |
PERMISSION GRANTED TO CROSS-POST Below is a copy of my letter on behalf of The Rabies Challenge Fund to the Arkansas Governor and Attorney General. What You Can Do to Help: Contact the Arkansas Legislature http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ (full e-mail list at the bottom of this message) and ask them to pass the 3 year rabies legislation when it is introduced and request that a medical exemption clause for sick animals be included. October 5, 2008 Governor Mike Beebe Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Governor’s Office Office of the Attorney General State Capitol Room 250 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201 Little Rock, AR 72201 RE: ARKANSAS RABIES IMMUNIZATION PROTOCOL The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust has been made aware that the State of Arkansas is considering adoption of the 3-year rabies immunization protocol recommended by the Center for Disease Control’s National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians and the American Veterinary Medical Association[1] to replace the State’s current annual requirement. Not only does The Rabies Challenge Fund endorse adoption of the national 3-year standard, but we strongly encourage Arkansas to include a medical exemption clause for sick animals, for which vaccination is medically contraindicated. It is recognized that most, if not all, currently licensed annual rabies vaccines given annually are actually the 3-year vaccine relabeled for annual use -- Colorado State University's Small Animal Vaccination Protocol for its veterinary teaching hospital states: “Even with rabies vaccines, the label may be misleading in that a three year duration of immunity product may also be labeled and sold as a one year duration of immunity product.” According to Dr. Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, whose canine vaccine studies form a large part of the scientific base for the 2003 and 2006 American Animal Hospital Association’s (AAHA) Canine Vaccine Guidelines as well as the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA) 2007 Vaccine Guidelines, “There is no benefit from annual rabies vaccination and most one year rabies products are similar or identical to the 3-year products with regard to duration of immunity and effectiveness.”[2] Section 20-19-202 of Arkansas’ Rabies Law requiring annual rabies boosters may have been intended to achieve enhanced immunity to rabies virus by giving the vaccine more often than the federal 3-year licensening standard. But, more frequent vaccination than is required to fully immunize an animal will not achieve further disease protection. Redundant annual rabies shots needlessly expose dogs and cats to the risk of adverse effects while obligating residents to pay unnecessary veterinary medical fees. The American Veterinary Medical Association's 2001 Principles of Vaccination state that “Unnecessary stimulation of the immune system does not result in enhanced disease resistance, and may increase the risk of adverse post-vaccination events.” The law, as it currently reads, may violate Arkansas Consumer Protection Laws 4-88-107 and 4-88-108 by requiring pet owners to pay for a yearly veterinary medical procedure from which their animals derive no benefit and may be harmed. The fact that the rabies vaccine confers a minimum duration of immunity of 3 years is “concealed” or “omitted” from consumers (pet owners). Compliance with Section 20-19-202 of the Rabies Law places veterinarians in the uneasy position of “Over-treating patients” -- an apparent violation of Section 17-101-305 (a)(17) of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Practice Act. Immunologically, the rabies vaccine is the most potent of the veterinary vaccines and associated with significant adverse reactions such as polyneuropathy “resulting in muscular atrophy, inhibition or interruption of neuronal control of tissue and organ function, incoordination, and weakness,”[3] auto-immune hemolytic anemia,[4] autoimmune diseases affecting the thyroid, joints, blood, eyes, skin, kidney, liver, bowel and central nervous system; anaphylactic shock; aggression; seizures; epilepsy; and fibrosarcomas at injection sites are all linked to the rabies vaccine.[5] [6] It is medically unsound for this vaccine to be given more often than is necessary to maintain immunity. A “killed” vaccine, the rabies vaccine contains adjuvants to enhance the immunological response. In 1999, the World Health Organization " classified veterinary vaccine adjuvants as Class III/IV carcinogens with Class IV being the highest risk," [7] and the results of a study published in the August 2003 Journal of Veterinary Medicine documenting fibrosarcomas at the presumed injection sites of rabies vaccines stated, “In both dogs and cats, the development of necrotizing panniculitis at sites of rabies vaccine administration was first observed by Hendrick & Dunagan (1992).” [8] According to the 2003 AAHA Guidelines, "...killed vaccines are much more likely to cause hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., immune-mediated disease)." The labels on rabies vaccines state that they are for “the vaccination of healthy cats, dogs…,” and there are medical conditions for which vaccination can jeopardize the life or well-being of an animal. A medical exemption clause inserted into the new 3 year Rabies Law being considered would allow veterinarians to write waivers for animals for whom medical conditions preclude vaccination. The State of Maine inserted such an exemption into the 3 year rabies protocol, 7 M.R.S.A., Sec. 3922(3), it adopted in 2004 as follows: A. A letter of exemption from vaccination may be submitted for licensure, if a medical reason exists that precludes the vaccination of the dog. Qualifying letters must be in the form of a written statement, signed by a licensed veterinarian, that includes a description of the dog, and the medical reason that precludes vaccination. If the medical reason is temporary, the letter shall indicate a time of expiration of the exemption. B. A dog exempted under the provisions of paragraph 5 A, above, shall be considered unvaccinated, for the purposes of 10-144 C.M.R. Ch.251, Section 7(B)(1), (Rules Governing Rabies Management) in the case of said dog’s exposure to a confirmed or suspect rabid animal. The Rabies Challenge Fund strongly supports a change in the Arkansas Rabies Law to conform to the 3-year national standard and respectfully requests that medical exemption language be inserted into the law. Sincerely, Kris L. Christine Founder, Co-Trustee THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND www.RabiesChallengeFund.org cc: Arkansas State Legislature Richard Bell, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Agriculture Dr. Susan Weinstein, Arkansas Public Health Veterinarian Dr. W. Jean Dodds, Co-Trustee of The Rabies Challenge Fund Dr. Ronald Schultz, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] National Association of State Public Health Veterinarian's 2008 Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, pp. 3, 6-7 [2] What Everyone Needs to Know about Canine Vaccines, Dr. Ronald Schultz http://www.puliclub.org/CHF/AKC2007Conf ... ccines.htm Duration of Immunity to Canine Vaccines: What We Know and Don't Know, Dr. Ronald Schultz http://www.cedarbayvet.com/duration_of_immunity.htm World Small Animal Veterinary Association 2007 Vaccine Guidelines http://www.wsava.org/SAC.htm Scroll down to Vaccine Guidelines 2007 (PDF) [3] Dodds, W. Jean Vaccination Protocols for Dogs Predisposed to Vaccine Reactions, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, May/June 2001, Vol. 37, pp. 211-214 [4] Duval D., Giger U.Vaccine-Associated Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in the Dog, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 1996; 10:290-295 [5] American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Executive Board, April 2001, Principles of Vaccination, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Volume 219, No. 5, September 1, 2001. [6]Vascelleri, M. Fibrosarcomas at Presumed Sites of Injection in Dogs: Characteristics and Comparison with Non-vaccination Site Fibrosarcomas and Feline Post-vaccinal Fibrosarcomas; Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series A August 2003, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 286-291. [7] IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans: Volume 74, World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Feb. 23-Mar. 2, 1999, p. 24, 305, 310. [8]American Animal Hospital Association Canine Vaccine Task Force. 2003 Canine Vaccine Guidelines, Recommendations, and Supporting Literature , 28pp.; and ibid. 2006 AAHA Canine Vaccine Guidelines, Revised, 28 pp. Arkansas Legislators: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ aaltes@aol.com; jargue@arkleg.state.ar.us; bakerg@arkleg.state.ar.us; bookoutp@arkleg.state.ar.us; sbroadway@arkleg.state.ar.us; bryless@arkleg.state.ar.us; cappsj@arkleg.state.ar.us; jcritcher@arkleg.state.ar.us; crumblyj@arkleg.state.ar.us; cnhc@juno.com; hendrenk@arkleg.state.ar.us; jhill@arkleg.state.ar.us; bhorn@arkleg.state.ar.us; gjeffress@arkleg.state.ar.us; jjeffress@arkleg.state.ar.us; lukerj@arkleg.state.ar.us; madisons@arkleg.state.ar.us; pmalone@arkleg.state.ar.us; pritchardb@arkleg.state.ar.us; msalmon@arkleg.state.ar.us; tsmith@arkleg.state.ar.us; tsteele@arkleg.state.ar.us; taylorj@arkleg.state.ar.us; thompsonr@arkleg.state.ar.us; thompsonr@arkleg.state.ar.us; trustys@arkleg.state.ar.us; whitakerr@arkleg.state.ar.us; hwilkins@arkleg.state.ar.us; swomack@arkleg.state.ar.us; abernathyb@arkleg.state.ar.us; adcockp@arkleg.state.ar.us; FredAllen99@comcast.net; andersonk@arkleg.state.ar.us; bakert@arkleg.state.ar.us; berrys@arkleg.state.ar.us; bondw@arkleg.state.ar.us; bradfordt@arkleg.state.ar.us; breedloves@arkleg.state.ar.us; browne@arkleg.state.ar.us; brownj@arkleg.state.ar.us; burrism@arkleg.state.ar.us; cashj@arkleg.state.ar.us; cheathame@arkleg.state.ar.us; chesterfieldl@arkleg.state.ar.us; cookd@arkleg.state.ar.us; cornwelll@arkleg.state.ar.us; cowlingl@arkleg.state.ar.us; creekmored@arkleg.state.ar.us; daviso@arkleg.state.ar.us; dickinsont@arkleg.state.ar.us; dobbinss@arkleg.state.ar.us; dunnd@arkleg.state.ar.us; edwardsm@arkleg.state.ar.us; evansd@arkleg.state.ar.us; flowerss@arkleg.state.ar.us; garnere@arkleg.state.ar.us; gaskillb@arkleg.state.ar.us; georgen@arkleg.state.ar.us; glidewellf@arkleg.state.ar.us; greenr@arkleg.state.ar.us; rep.greenberg@gmail.com; hallc@arkleg.state.ar.us; hardwickh@arkleg.state.ar.us; hardyw@arkleg.state.ar.us; steve@steveharrelson.com; harrise@arkleg.state.ar.us; hawkinse@arkleg.state.ar.us; housej@arkleg.state.ar.us; hoytj@arkleg.state.ar.us; hutchinsond@arkleg.state.ar.us; hydeb@arkleg.state.ar.us; jeffreyr@arkleg.state.ar.us; johnsond@arkleg.state.ar.us; johnsonj@arkleg.state.ar.us; keyj@arkleg.state.ar.us; kiddr@arkleg.state.ar.us; kingb@arkleg.state.ar.us; lamoureuxm@arkleg.state.ar.us; lewellenw@arkleg.state.ar.us; lovellb@arkleg.state.ar.us; loweryj@arkleg.state.ar.us; malochb@arkleg.state.ar.us; martinm@arkleg.state.ar.us; maxwella@arkleg.state.ar.us; medleyj@arkleg.state.ar.us; moorer@arkleg.state.ar.us; nortonj@arkleg.state.ar.us; overbeyg@arkleg.state.ar.us; pattersonm@arkleg.state.ar.us; pennartzt@arkleg.state.ar.us; pickettb@arkleg.state.ar.us; pierceb@arkleg.state.ar.us; powersd@arkleg.state.ar.us; praters@arkleg.state.ar.us; pyleb@arkleg.state.ar.us; raglandr@arkleg.state.ar.us; raineyd@arkleg.state.ar.us; reepg@arkleg.state.ar.us; reynoldsl@arkleg.state.ar.us; roebuckj@arkleg.state.ar.us; rosenbaums@arkleg.state.ar.us; sampleb@arkleg.state.ar.us; saundersr@arkleg.state.ar.us; shelbyg@arkleg.state.ar.us; smithl@arkleg.state.ar.us; stewartr@arkleg.state.ar.us; sullivans@arkleg.state.ar.us; sumpterd@arkleg.state.ar.us; thyerc@arkleg.state.ar.us; wagnerc@arkleg.state.ar.us; walterss@arkleg.state.ar.us; webbk@arkleg.state.ar.us; wellsj@arkleg.state.ar.us; willsr@arkleg.state.ar.us; woodj@arkleg.state.ar.us; woodsj@arkleg.state.ar.us; wyattd@arkleg.state.ar.us |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:11 am ] |
Post subject: | WY Rabies Law-Meeting 10/13/08 at 6:00 |
CHEYENNE, WY RABIES ORDINANCE -- MEETING 10/13/08 CITY COUNCIL 6:00 Posted with Permission, Permission given to Cross-post YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! The proposed rabies ordinance will be given second reading before the City Council at the meeting tomorrow night. Members of the audience will be given a chance to speak on the new ordinance, then the council members will discuss and vote on whether to adopt the new ordinance. If the council votes in favor of the ordinance, it will be scheduled for a third, and final, reading at the next council meeting. If passed at the third and final reading, it will be adopted and pets will be permitted to be vaccinated for rabies once every three years instead of every year and, if we are successful, there will be a provision for a vet to provide a written waiver of vaccination for an unhealthy animal. Your attendance at the council meeting tomorrow night is so very important. I cannot stress enough how much we need you to be there and let the council know you are in favor of the new ordinance, as proposed and amended. I know many of us are not great public speakers, but all that is needed is for you to go to the podium, state your name and address and say you are in favor of the new ordinance and ask that the members of council vote in favor of it. That's it! PLEASE, if you able to do that, your help will be truly appreciated, not just by me, but the many pet owners out there, as well as the pets themselves who cannot speak, and trust us to do our best for them. Please show up and show that care, and be part of creating better health and longevity for pets. We could not have gotten this far without those of you who wrote letters and made phone calls. NOW IS THE TIME WE NEED YOU THE MOST! I, and others, have worked very hard the past couple of months to provide information and research to city officials in order to get this issue before the City Council with a new ordinance. Now, we need your help to get it finished. The council meeting takes place in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building located at 2101 O'Neil Avenue. http://www.cheyennecity.org/CurrentEvents.asp?EID=445 There is on-street parking as well as a parking lot directly across from the Municipal Building on O'Neil. We are currently number 12 on the agenda, however there are really only 3 issues ahead of us, with one being a 3rd reading which should be done fairly quickly, the other 2 are second readings, one of which may well be tabled. In light of this, we would ask everyone to be there between 6:15 and 6:30 pm, to be on the safe side. When the audience is asked for comments, I am planning to speak, giving the council the same information I provided to the Public Services Committee. Judy Johnstone will also speak, giving further facts and research. We also have a vet scheduled to speak to the issue and answer any medical questions the council may have with respect to the 3 year vaccine. I will then provide the council with a packet of research and information which will provide the back up for what we have discussed. (If anyone else is interested in giving a detailed discusion, citing facts, please let me know as soon as possible so I can include your research/back-up in the packet I am providing). Following this, we need as many residents as possible to step forward and let the council know they are in favor of the new ordinance. The more people who voice their opinion in favor, the more likely the council is to vote in favor of the changes. Please pass this on to anyone you know in Cheyenne who has a pet or may be interested in this issue. We can only get this done with your help! Thank you, I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow evening. Karon L. Volk KARONTARA IRISH WOLFHOUNDS 3560 Horse Creek Rd Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-637-8999 |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:54 am ] |
Post subject: | Arkansas Times "Vaccine Law Change" 10/9/2008 |
Arkansas Times 10/9/2008 "Vaccine Law Change" http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=7424c54c-12a6-4290-926d-3ce7f04410f2 A change in state law to allow pet owners to vaccinate their dogs and cats against rabies every three years instead of one may be part of the state Health Department's legislative package next year. |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Arkansas Rabies Law--Sentinel Record 11/2/08 |
State Discusses Possibility of Changing Rabies Law Hot Springs Sentinel Record Sunday, November 2, 2008 http://epaper.wehco.com/Daily/Skins/HotSprings/ When asked if she thought changing the law was a good idea, Weinstein said, "I would have no problem," because "the science of vaccination has changed." "Weinstein" in the quote above refers to Dr. Susan Weinstein, the Arkansas State Public Health Veterinarian. |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Wichita Rabies Law Article 11/15/08 |
There's an article in today's Wichita Eagle on the city's rabies ordinance, comments I've submitted are below. Now is the time for concerned pet owners to give the City Council (http://www.wichita.gov/Government/CityCouncil/ phone: (316) 268-4331) about the city adopting a 3 year protocol. PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST City Seeking Vets' Input on Rabies Wichita Eagle 11/15/08 http://www.kansas.com/living/pets/story/597614.html The city of Wichita is asking area veterinarians if it should change its ordinance requiring dogs to be vaccinated yearly against rabies. Comments I've submitted: Wichita's rabies ordinance should be based on scientific data, not a poll of the veterinarians who profit from rabies vaccine income. An October 1, 2002 DVM Newsletter article entitled, AVMA, AAHA to Release Vaccine Positions http://www.dvmnewsmagazine.com/dvm/arti ... p?id=35171 reports "The statement stresses AVMA's stance on education, a reduction in the profession's dependence on vaccine sales, which account for a significant portion of practice income, ..........Veterinarians must promote the value of the exam and move away from their dependence on vaccine income. " The CDC National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians and the American Veterinary Medical Association both recommend 3 year rabies protocols http://www.nasphv.org/Documents/RabiesCompendium.pdf, and according to veterinary vaccine research scientist, Dr. Ronald Schultz, "There is no benefit from annual rabies vaccination and most one year rabies products are similar or identical to the 3-year products with regard to duration of immunity and effectiveness." What Everyone Needs to Know about Canine Vaccines http://www.puliclub.org/CHF/AKC2007Conf ... ccines.htm Concerned pet owners should contact the City Council and urge them to adopt a 3 year rabies protocol. For more information on the rabies vaccine, its known duration of immunity, and documented adverse reactions associated with it, see The Rabies Challenge Fund website at www.RabiesChallengeFund.org. To hear a radio interview with veterinary vaccine research scientist Dr. W. Jean Dodds, go to Duration of Immunity: The Rabies Vaccine Challenge - Show #185 Animal Talk Radio Show 7/30/08 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/animaltalk ... e-Show-186 |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:25 am ] |
Post subject: | Arkansas Rabies Law--Morning News 11/22/08 |
Health Department Discusses Change In Pet Vaccination Law The Morning News November 22, 2008 http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2008/ ... ations.txt "LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas and Alabama are the only states that still require annual rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats, but that could change in the 2009 session." |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:29 am ] |
Post subject: | New Recommendations Rabies Vaccinations |
Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association http://www.arkvetmed.org/new.html RABIES VACCINATIONS New Recommendations Recommendations for maintaining adequate pre-exposure immunization status: A routine booster every two years is NOT recommended since the newer cell culture vaccines often confer adequate antibody levels for 5 to 8 years and risk of adverse reactions is increased by frequent boosters. The standard pre-exposure recommendation for veterinarians practicing in an area with enzootic rabies is serologic testing every two years with booster vaccination when the antibody titer falls below the acceptable level, i.e. 1:5 by RFFIT. |
Author: | Kris L. Christine [ Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:35 am ] |
Post subject: | Arkansas Veterinary Medical Associaton Rabies Vaccinations N |
Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association http://www.arkvetmed.org/new.html RABIES VACCINATIONS New Recommendations Recommendations for maintaining adequate pre-exposure immunization status: A routine booster every two years is NOT recommended since the newer cell culture vaccines often confer adequate antibody levels for 5 to 8 years and risk of adverse reactions is increased by frequent boosters. The standard pre-exposure recommendation for veterinarians practicing in an area with enzootic rabies is serologic testing every two years with booster vaccination when the antibody titer falls below the acceptable level, i.e. 1:5 by RFFIT. |