Protect Yourself and Your Animals From Rabies

Vaccination can help reduce horses’ risk of developing rabies if bitten by an infected animal.
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A bat flying erratically during daylight hours, a raccoon slowly wandering down the middle of a road, a fox that does not run away when you approach, and a dead skunk in your horse’s corral.

What do these four wild animals have in common?

The animals in these scenarios are acting abnormally and could have rabies, a neurologic disease that is most likely fatal to unvaccinated humans and animals.

Rabies is a zoonotic disease—meaning it can be passed between animals and people—and confirmed cases have notably climbed in Colorado in recent years

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