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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  Drama aside, I keep seeing one thing being stated repeatedly: "Is your dog going to be around wildlife?" Sure, under normal circumstances, wild animals will avoid humans and not linger in heavily populated areas and will avoid humans if they encounter them, but if it's an animal infected with rabies, "normal circumstances" are out the door. Not at all uncommon for a wild or domesticated animal to encroach on places they normally wouldn't where you'd think it was perfectly safe if they are infected--a park, your yard, anywhere. Not to mention other dogs that have owners who don't care for them properly who could show up heaven knows when. So the 'keep your dog away from wild animals' argument isn't valid, IMO. It's not that simple. (Then again, is anything EVER 'that simple?') |
Exactly. I worked in Public Health for 15 years and saw the results of people not following guidelines regarding illnesses and ignoring preventative measures.