27-02-2025
Mobile County Health Department sets March rabies clinics
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Health Department will be providing rabies shots for cats, dogs and ferrets at a low cost during weekends in March, according to a news release.
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MCHD officials said the vaccine will protect pets from rabies for an entire year.
has learned that there will be select rabies clinics administering the shots.
The set clinic locations, scheduled dates, and operating hours are as follows:
Little Flower Catholic School, 2103 Government Street, Mobile, AL, 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 1
Mobile County Animal Shelter, 7665 Howells Ferry Road, Mobile, AL, 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 8
Pet Supplies Plus, 803 Hillcrest Road, Mobile, AL, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday March 8
Prichard Municipal Stadium parking lot, 2402 West Rebel Road, Mobile, AL, 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 15
B&B Pet Stop, 5035 Cottage Hill Road, Mobile, AL, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 22
Kuddles-N-Kisses Connection, 13268 Wintzell Avenue Bayou La Batre, AL, 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 29
The temporary clinics will be drive-through only.
Each rabies vaccine will cost $12 per pet. The shots must be paid for in cash.
Residents can get inexpensive vaccinations for their cats, dogs, and ferrets from MCHD's Rabies Officer at a number of locations each month.
Alabama's local health departments are tasked by the state with the responsibility to offer affordable rabies shots to pet owners. In February, MCHD's Rabies Officer administered vaccines to 65 cats and 200 dogs, for a total of 265 vaccinations.
In 2024, the Rabies Officer from MCHD vaccinated 2,866 pets.
Rabies is a deadly virus that attacks the body's central nervous system, and can be transmitted to humans and other mammals from infected animals.
Symptoms include erratic behavior, headache, irritability, fever, inability to drink or eat, circling, balancing problems, coma, seizures, and death. All warm-blooded animals, including humans, can contract the virus.
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The Alabama Department of Public Health provides a Rabies Quarantine Fact Sheet here.
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