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Originally Posted by JGibson
Correct.
The thing is my cat was living on the street for 3 years and never got rabies. The chances of her getting rabies now while an exclusively indoor cat is close to zero.
If you read the article there is a risk-reward involved in these rabies vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that roughly 250 cats in the United States are infected with rabies each year.
Rabies in Cats | PetMD
There are an estimated 48.5 million households with cats in the United States.
How Many Pet Cats Are There? (US & Worldwide Statistics 2023) | Pet Keen
Furthermore, according to PETA, there are roughly 73 million feral or unowned cats in America.
61 Fun Cat Statistics That Are the Cat’s Meow! (2023 UPDATE) | Petpedia
That's 121.5 million cats in America yet the CDC reported roughly 250 got rabies last year.
That would be a 0.001932 percent chance of a cat getting rabies and the number is even lower for indoor cats.
Statistically, you have a better chance of getting hit with lighting.
It's also suspicious the majority of vets won't carry the 3-year rabies vaccine which would lead to fewer annual vet visits.
I think it's a scam designed to make money and gov't lobbyists are complicit in it. |
That is a strikingly low percentage but have you considered that rabies is well controlled *because* of vaccination? The virus is in the wildlife population so it cannot be eradicated. Worldwide almost 60,000 people die of rabies. In the US, only a few (like less than 5!).
This is because of rabies laws. If we stop vaccinating then we can expect an increase in humans dying from rabies. 100% fatal and not an easy death.
Now if you are saying "let's only booster the rabies vaccine when we need to", I completely agree. The only problem with that is that it is more expensive to determine if an animal needs a rabies booster....you can get a rabies shot for as low as 5$ here in Florida. But it makes perfect sense to only vaccinate when needed.
But if you are saying rabies vaccination is a scam and completely unnecessary....almost 60,000 people every year beg to differ.
Joe