Posted October 4, 2019
As is the case with vaccination mandates in humans, laws vary by state regarding vaccines required for pets. A few states do not require any vaccines at all, but most states highly recommend several annual vaccines, and all but eight states have laws requiring repeated rabies vaccination for dogs, cats and usually ferrets.1 Rabies vaccination is most commonly required within the first few months of the animal’s life and then either annually or every three years thereafter (fun fact: the one-year and three-year vaccination products are identical except for labeling2). Read more.