[lily's mom]

Just so you don't think I am just being stubborn about vaccinations I thought I might add a few reasons I will continue.
A few mornings ago I woke up to find a dead bat in my front yard. Bats are HUGE rabies carries. I quickly removed it so that Lily or none of my cats could feast on it. I am pretty sure one of my cats caught it and brought home anyway. We have regular late night dinner guest that is an oppussum. He feeds on the cat food. The cats don't mind him but if for some reason Lily was ever out pottying in the middle of the night I am sure she would try to take him on. Just becaue it is wild doesn't mean that it has rabies but it certainly could get it at any time.
I live in a rural area at it is so common for any creature to wonder it to my yard. There are tons of homeless dogs and cats that wonder in to everyone's yard to eat whatever they can find. They can be and probably are carrying a variety of diseases. This is why I think it is important for me to personnally continue to keep shots up to date.
It is also a law to have a rabies shot where I live. If your dog gets loose and is picked up, it will not be released to you without proof of a rabies shot or until it receives one from the local vet.