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Yikes, that is alarming! Glad you have a vet that will do that for you. Stay safe!

There's a law review article for you! Bats are a particular issue, right? I know several people whose families had to get shots because a bat that made it into the house overnight. I'm not sure how widely know that is. Scary!

Agreed and understood. I really appreciate your thoughts on this. You clearly know what you are talking about.

Thanks for the info. And I'm really surprised it is not required for ANY profession! I would think farmers, DPW workers, animal control officers -- definitely! Jeez, and I worry about joggers and roadkill. I guess I'm oversensitive!

Ahhhh. Learn something new every day!

Hard to imagine! And all I want is to be vaccinated so I don't have to worry about it if something ever happens to my cutie hens. But I have a regular desk job where rabies isn't a concern. So I guess I'll just have to be careful and if anything ever happens, I'll have to be an advocate for...

Haha, OK will do!

Exactly! This has been around a long time and is WELL understood. I just can't seem to understand why I shouldn't be worried. And, believe me, I want to understand. I want to not cringe every time I see a raccoon or possum in the neighborhood or coyote tracks in the mud.

You're right, it makes no sense whatsoever. But there MUST be some sort of public policy reason? Right? Is it just a matter of percentages and risks? Or that it costs so much more to get human testing to secure FDA approval?

Thanks for your replies! Just to be clear -- there has been no attack or anything! I'm just worrying and thinking ahead. I had heard that about a hangnail being enough of a wound ... and who doesn't always have a paper cut or something? So why aren't we all just vaccinated against rabies if...

So I realize this is an older thread but everyone on it seems so knowledgeable. I may regret asking (because I have an almost irrational fear of rabies since you don't know you have it until it is too late to do anything about it).... but is there any concern about having a chicken attacked by...