Must dogs and cats be vaccinated to stay at a co-shelter site?

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Lesa Miller
Community Outreach Coordinator, Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
703-838-4774

Past employment includes veterinary technician assistant, wildlife rehabilitator/naturalist, & animal control officer. Currently, Lesa is community outreach coordinator at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, where she's responsible for teaching humane education classes in schools, working with the city's emergency services office in establishing a pet evacuation plan for pets of city residents, doing presentations for scout troops, civic organizations, CFC/CVC fundraisers, collaborating with other animal-related businesses, & helping with shelter special events.

Must dogs and cats be vaccinated to stay at a co-shelter site?

In this video Lesa Miller of the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Virginia discusses what to do in an emergency situation with your pets.

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Host: Must dogs and cats be vaccinated to stay at a co-shelter site?

Lesa Miller: I will say, yes and the reason I say yes they must be is because really they should be by law, vaccinated with all the vaccines that are recommended by the veterinarian, but most importantly, by law they need to be vaccinated against rabies and this is extremely important. People need to be able to show proof that their pet, their cat or dog is vaccinated either with a rabies tag and or a rabies certificate that is current from their veterinarian.

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