Rabies Alert from AZDA

From the AZDA:

Last week, a Yavapai county ranch worker was riding his horse out on the range and had his dog along.  A fox came out of the brush and viciously attacked the horse, biting it on all four legs.  The dog killed the fox.  The rider wasn't bitten.  The Rabies test on the fox came back Positive!

Today, the horse was put down because it had never been vaccinated.  Vaccinations are a way to protect your investment.  The American Association of Equine Practitioners recommends rabies vaccination as part of its core vaccines.  http://www.aaep.org/info/core-vaccination-guidelines

Horse owners should check records to see if their horses are vaccinated against rabies.  Last week a rabid fox attacked a horse in southern Yavapai County.  There have been 151 positive cases of rabid animals in Arizona through the beginning of December.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners recommends vaccinating every year.