Approximately half of the pet owners surveyed expressed some degree of vaccine hesitancy — with 53% saying they believed vaccines administered to dogs were unsafe, ineffective or unnecessary.

In the study, published in the medical journal Vaccine, researchers asked 2,200 Americans their thoughts on vaccines and whether they were dog owners. If they were, respondents were then asked whether they would vaccinate their dogs for rabies.

Approximately half of the pet owners surveyed expressed some degree of vaccine hesitancy — with 53% saying they believed vaccines administered to dogs were unsafe, ineffective or unnecessary, the study found.

  • LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This punishes the dog and the human. We should just punish the human.

    Cut the owners head off and sent it for rabies testing?

    “Sir, your pet bit someone and doesn’t have their rabies vaccine. Due to a new animal compassion law, I’m going to have to cut your fucking head off.”

    (Pulls out rusty serrated knife)