The Regulation requires compulsory vaccination of dogs and cats to prevent them from being infected with rabies. The Ministry of Health has asked all Regional municipalities to be named in the pet vaccination Regulation.
Pets can get rabies by interacting with other animals that are infected.
For this reason, recent concern has been raised over the possibility of raccoon rabies becoming more widespread and increasing the risk for pets. In Peel, the reported incidence of rabies in animals over the past 10 years have been very low. In the past three years, no rabid animals have been identified in the Region. Wild animals infected with rabies could increase the potential for rabies in pets and humans. It is extremely important to prevent this from happening.