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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  Are you serious?? Someone can force you to euthanize your dog to test it? I thought they would always just quarantine. Can they do this with a dog that is up-to-date with rabies vaccines or is this just for unvaccinated dogs?
That really angers me...some kid walks into YOUR yard and goes up to YOUR dog and gets bit and then the parent can have the dog killed. That is rediculous. I'd be sueing or something in return (i'd probably be threatening to kill THEM honestly)..that is crazy  |
She was referring to dogs who have a waiver from their vet. All that does is keep you from being in violation of the law and paying a fine. If your dog bites someone or is exposed to rabies, he will be treated like any other unvaccinated dog and either quarantined or euthanized for testing.
In New York the quarantine is six months. That would be done if a dog has been exposed to rabies. In dog bite cases most likely he would be euthanized immediately.