Sunday, September 28, 2014

World Rabies Day #TogetherAgainstRabies

  
No dog should suffer from rabies.

  Today is World Rabies Day to raise awareness of this deadly disease. The Global Alliance for Rabies Control began in 2007 to enlighten others about this dreaded illness.  The theme for this year’s World Rabies Day is #TogetherAgainstRabies.

   The word rabies is derived from the Latin word rabere, meaning “to rave or rage.”  This is because an infected animal may appear angry or raging.  With the exception of Antarctica, rabies is found on every continent.  Louis Pasteur, the French chemist and microbiologist, developed the rabies vaccine and successfully treated a human dog bite victim in 1885.  Still, in its 4,000-year history, only a handful of humans have survived rabies once their symptoms become apparent.  It still kills tens of thousands of people and, directly and indirectly millions of animals each year, even though, rabies is 100% preventable.  It is most commonly spread by the bite of an infected dog, raccoon, bat, skunk, and foxes.  Currently, reports of cats being infected is on the rise.  One reason for this is many communities don’t require vaccinations for cats.
   The Global Alliance for Rabies Control educates people to the risks of not vaccinating.  Since their inception, they have educated 182 million people and vaccinated 7.7 million dogs in 150 countries. There are many different events around the world today.  You can click here to find a happening near you.




RECALL ALERT!
I was contacted by a representative of Bravo Pet Food with information concerning a voluntary recall on select products as a safety procedure.  Bravo is already working with retailers to pull flagged products and alert the public.  The recall does not affect the particular product that we reviewed.  Bravo wants complete transparency in dealing with the recall.  If you have any questions, you may contact the company at (866) 922-9222.




18 comments :

  1. Thank you for bring attention to this very important topic. Hope you enjoy your Sunday!

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  2. Luckily we do not have it here thank God. Have a serene and easy Sunday.
    Best wishes Molly

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  3. It's very important to get the shot and to prevent the access of this illness. My grampy had to bear the whole rabies-therapy once as he was bitten by a badger. It was a horrible experience...

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  4. Man, Bentley, you must have a special calendar with all these days on it. I've never heard of most of them. Rabies is bad and we are all vaccinated at our place. Happy Sunday.

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  5. Thanks for raising awareness for world rabies day and the recall! Happy BW Sunday!

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  6. YAY for raising awareness!!

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  7. A great reminder for everyone. Have a wonderful Sunday. Golden Woofs

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  8. I'm surprised rabies is still so prevalent....I thought most places required vaccinations for both dogs and cats. I'm pretty sure our state does for both. Our pets get the vaccine every 3 years as required by law. Cricket gets vaccine reactions though, so I'm not sure what we're going to do about her the next time she's due.
    Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

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  9. Furry important, although we do hope that research will continue on VAS cancers and that they'll find a solution (such as the new tail vaccine) which protects life a bit better. Oh and we were so saddened to hear of the Bravo recall. We sure hope no anti-raw peeps use this to diss a raw diet!

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  10. Did not know about World Rabies Day thanks for sharing. Its very scary because its not uncommon to find bats with rabies here in the city. We know a lady that didn't want to vaccinate her dog, unbelievable, because its a chemical. Love Dolly

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  11. I am so glad that bloggers like yourself are bringing awareness to this issue. It is easy to forget about the rabies issue on a global scale when so few of our animals suffer from rabies, but many pets world wide suffer from rabies!

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  12. Thanks for the recall alert!
    I didn't even know about this day!!
    ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!

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  13. Thank you for this awareness post. Rabies is so rare here and vaccines are no longer required. However, we shouldn't become complacent since it is still a huge, preventable killer elsewhere in the country and the world.

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  14. It is awful indeed guys...we don't have it here thankfully..we have bats and they spread disease and also infect horses and it is fatal..but it's not Rabies..makes me cringe thinking of it :( have a great week guys loves Fozziemum xxx

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  15. Thank you for sharing! Rabies is awful and it's too bad about the recall!!

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  16. I am also surprised I thought it was a thing of the past! Seems as though your post has informed a few people. Good job!

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  17. Excellent post. I am always disheartened to see how many discount vaccines. I am glad you are helping to spread the word.

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  18. Beautiful picture and thanks for sharing about this deadly disease.

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