Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Animal Vaccination Exemption

Annual Rabies Vaccination Waiver

https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Pages/Annual-Rabies-Vaccination-Waiver.aspx

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) strongly supports the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians' (NASPHV) recommendation that all dogs, cats, and ferrets should be vaccinated to protect against rabies infection. Rabies is an almost invariably fatal disease for animals and humans; vaccination of animals is a critical step in preventing infection and protecting public health. However, AVMA recognizes some animals might require a waiver from rabies vaccination because the vaccination poses an unacceptably high risk to the health of the individual animal, or a waiver might be necessary for research purposes. If adequate steps can be taken to minimize the chance of exposure to rabies virus, the AVMA recommends that such animals be granted a waiver from mandatory rabies vaccination, upon recommendation of a licensed veterinarian and with the concurrence of the appropriate public health authorities. The attached "Model Annual Rabies Vaccination Waiver Form" may be used as a template for this purpose...

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Annual Rabies Vaccination Waiver Form (PDF): https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/annual-rabies-vaccination-waiver-form.pdf

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