Community Rabies Vaccination Clinic

Annual Community Rabies Vaccination Clinic

Thank you for a great clinic on Sunday, May 18, 2025!

Watch for the 2026 date, usually in May.

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.