Community Rabies Vaccination Clinic

Annual Community Rabies Vaccination Clinic

Sunday, May 17th, 1-4pm

~$12 Rabies shots available for cats and dogs 4 months of age and older. This is a one-year shot.
~Cash only
~No RSVP required.
~All dogs must be on a leash and under the control of an adult.
~Please limit to one adult per pet (if possible).
Locations in Marysville, Milford Center, & Raymond. *Specific location addresses TBD.
The clinics are made possible by the partnership of local OSU veterinarians, Union County Humane Society staff and volunteers, and the Union County Health Department. This is an annual event aimed at making sure as many cats and dogs as possible are vaccinated against rabies in our community.

The community rabies clinics have been operating for more than 30 years in Union County, vaccinating thousands of area animals. Each year, local veterinarians volunteer their time to offer low-cost rabies shots at community clinics located across Union County. The clinics are made possible by the partnership of local OSU veterinarians, Union County Humane Society staff and volunteers, and the Union County Health Department.

Rabies is a viral disease that affects the nervous system and is almost always fatal.  It is transmitted to people when saliva from an infected animal gets into an open wound or mucous membrane by a bite or scratch. Treatment is effective only if the series of vaccine and immunoglobulin is administered shortly after the exposure, which is why Ohio law requires all animal bites be reported to the local health department within 24 hours. Health departments investigate the exposure situation, quarantine the animal or arrange to have the biting animal euthanized and sent to the Ohio Department of Health lab for testing.

For more information about the rabies vaccination clinics, please contact the Union County Health Department at (937) 642-2053.