A rabies vaccination is required in Illinois, too. Stewie had one and reacted very horribly to it; he almost died. He will never get another. They can lock me up before I put him at risk again. If he didn't have a reaction, I would without hesitation get him vaccinated againn. My Lab (RIP) was given the rabies vaccine @ 5 or 6 mos when we brought her home from the Humane Society. They told us that she had a reaction, too, so we never gave her another in the 14-15 years she was alive.
There are not many wild animals in Chicago, so I am not very worried about him not being vaccinated. If there were a lot of animals that could be rabid, I would seek out alternatives to keep him safe from disease.
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