URGENT ALERT: California Rabies Bill AB 272
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/...ed_asm_v97.pdf, which seeks to lower the age at which dogs must be vaccinated from 4 months to 3 months, will soon be scheduled for a final Assembly vote, and if passed, it will move on to the Senate. Prior Assembly votes supporting AB 272 are baffling as all 4 Assembly analyses (three of which contain inaccurate information on state rabies laws) indicate AB 272 will
NOT accomplish the stated goals of its sponsors, the Health Officers Association of California.
Lowering the required age of rabies vaccination to 3 months increases the likelihood of adverse vaccine reactions as well as failure to immunize due to residual maternal antibodies and interference from other puppy vaccines given at 3 months. There is significant opposition to AB 272 from The Rabies Challenge Fund, The California Federation of Dog Clubs, dog organizations, veterinarians, and private individuals.
What You Can Do to Help
Contact your Assemblymembers and Senator, by phone or e-mail, (click here to find your Legislators
California State Legislature—Your Legislator) and ask them to
OPPOSE Rabies Bill AB 272.
Dr. Dodds' Interview on AB 272 with Dr. Karen Becker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZzmVtfzO08 .