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Pre- and post-exposure vaccine available along with follow-up and guidance. Provides clinics for vaccination against rabies for dogs, cats, and ferrets held quarterly. Also provides information and education on rabies prevention.

DBCH offers information and public awareness of rabies. Also provides the preventive vaccines for domestic pets, and post exposure vaccines to people. If anyone suspects an animal is rabid, contact the Department of Health or the local police department immediately.

Aims to prevent human rabies via the testing of suspect animals, the rabies vaccination of pets, the monitoring of biting animals, the monitoring of animals exposed to rabies, and the rabies vaccination of persons with known or suspected rabies exposure.

Offers regularly scheduled rabies clinics throughout the county for cats, dogs and ferrets. Also provides information about rabies and animal bites/exposures. Clinics are provided in cooperation from the Chemung County SPCA and Health Department. Takes and responds to reports of rabid animals and bites. If bitten, scratched or have had contact with the saliva of an animal that is believed rabid, wash the wound immediately and contact a health care provider. If treatment is recommended, call immediately to determine where treatment should be received. If there is any chance of exposure to a bat through an inapparent bite, for example, a bat had direct contact with someone, or was in a room with a sleeping individual call immediately to discuss the situation.

Aims to prevent human rabies via the testing of suspect animals, the rabies vaccination of pets, the monitoring of biting animals, the monitoring of animals exposed to rabies, and the rabies vaccination of persons with known or suspected rabies exposure.

Offers an array of Public Clinics and Services to Genesee County residents including Childhood and Adult Immunizations, Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment, confidential Sexually Transmitted Disease screening, and anonymous, confidential AIDS/HIV counseling and testing. Services may be covered by insurance or clients may be eligible for free care.

Provides a wide variety of services essential to the health and well-being of all Genesee County Residents. Service areas include public water supply protection, community sanitation and food protection, private water and sewage disposal systems, realty subdivision plan review, public health nuisances, residential lead investigations, chemical emergencies, rabies investigations, and enforcement of both the Adolescent Tobacco Use and Prevention Act (ATUPA) and the NYS Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA). The Environmental Health division also operates multiple anti-rabies immunization clinics annually to administer vaccines to domestic animals, including cats, dogs, and ferrets, in order to reduce the spread of the potentially life threatening disease.

Environmental Health works to ensure the safety of the public in a wide range of areas, such as rabies control, safe drinking water, sanitary food and restaurant conditions, etc.

Through enforcement, education, and other disease prevention activities, is responsible for the following health programs: Rabies Prevention: Conducts investigations of domestic animal bites and scratches and wildlife encounters between people and/or their pets. Free Rabies Vaccination Clinics for dogs, cats, and ferrets. Rodent Control: Responds to complaints and service requests regarding rodent infestations; baiting available for eligible properties. Public Health Nuisance Complaints (Public Health Nuisance = anything dangerous to human life or detrimental to health): Conducts investigations of complaints such as, but not limited to: properties that have rodent infestations, improperly stored garbage, junk and debris, improper bird and wildlife feeding, dog feces not cleaned up and disposed of properly. Arbovirus Prevention (Arbovirus = viruses transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods such as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes): Conducts investigations of complaints such as standing water, improperly maintained swimming pools, and other man-made containers that hold water and create mosquito harborage. Neighbor Notification Law: Enforces this local law regarding the use of certain lawn pesticides; see website for more information.

public drinking waterfood served to the publicpublic swimming pools and beacheschildren's campshotels/motelscampgroundsresidential developmentson-site sewage systems (septic tanks and holding tanks)mass gatheringsmobile home parksby requiring construction and operating permits and carrying out site investigations.Investigates public health nuisances such as:*chemical exposures*childhood lead poisoning*tobacco smoking complaints*indoor air problems*threatening or strangely acting wild animals: call for a list of licensed nuisance wildlife control persons (trappers) who will remove the animal at the property owner's expense.*wild animal bites: if the wild animal is suspected of being rabid, call 607-274-6688, 24 hours a day.Rabies: vaccination clinics at different locations throughout the year for dogs, cats and ferrets. Click here for details on upcoming clinics http://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/health/eh/rabies#clinics

Inspects local restaurants, public swimming pools, children's camps, tests drinking water, investigates animal bites and vaccinates pets.

Offers regularly scheduled rabies clinics throughout the county for cats, dogs and ferrets. Also provides information about rabies and animal bites/exposures. If bitten, scratched or have had contact with the saliva of an animal that is believed rabid call or seek health care immediately.

Provides shelter for stray, homeless, abused and abandoned animals. Also provides cremation services,offers and promotes animal adoptions and handles complaints of cruelty, neglect, and abandonment. Seeking donations of food and animal care products.

Provides education for public awareness of the humane treatment and care of all animals and the specific responsibilities of companion animal guardianship. Provides spay/neuter, rabies vaccination and other clinics. Provides a facility to house stray and unwanted animals in a manner which shall sustain their health and welfare. Helps to reunite lost animals with their guardian and offers the adoption of stray and unwanted animals. For animal cruelty please contact 9-1-1 for emergencies.

Aims to prevent human rabies via the testing of suspect animals, the rabies vaccination of pets, the monitoring of biting animals, the monitoring of animals exposed to rabies, and the rabies vaccination of persons with known or suspected rabies exposure.

* Provides rabies prevention including pet vaccination clinics.

* Assists with the treatment of rabies by administering follow up injections of the vaccination in the weeks following exposure. Initial treatment must take place in a hospital emergency room.

Offers rabies vaccinations for the dogs, cats, and ferrets of Broome County residents.

Clearinghouse for lost and found pets, providing: food and shelter for stray or lost animals until reunited with its family or adopted veterinary care for stray, lost or injured animals free ID tags to facilitate return of lost animalsOther programs: pet food, supplies and identification tags to those in need discounted prices on spaying and neutering periodic low-cost rabies clinics Seniors for Seniors: anyone 65+ adopting a pet seven years or older receives a 50% discount on adoption fee with approved application

* Enforces Monroe County Sanitary Code Article ll, General Sanitation and Article lV, Habitable Buildings. This includes integrated pest management.Carbon Monoxide PoisoningTobacco UseHome Fire DeathsHousehold Pests/Rabies and Animal Contact programLead ExposureAsthma Hospitalizations

To promote physical and mental health by preventing disease, injury, and disease.Cooling Centers

Provides free rabies vaccinations for cats, dogs, and ferrets that come with certificates that are good for one year.

2023 Dates Include:
March 28th, May 23rd, June 27th, August 22nd, and September 5th.

• Cats 5:30-6:30 PM Must be in a carrier
• Ferrets 5:30-6:30 PM Must be in a cage or carrier
• Dogs 6:30-7:30 PM Must be on a leash

Times differ for each animal to ensure safety for pet owners and their pets.

Responsible for septic systems, inspections and permit issuance, drinking water testing, public health hazards and nuisances, clean indoor air enforcement, onsite wastewater treatment system regulation, rabies investigations and vaccinations, insect control, West Nile Virus surveillance. Rabies vaccinations: Conducts free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets in several locations across Cattaraugus County. All Cattaraugus County residents are eligible for these free vaccinations. Notices will be posted on the Cattaraugus County website, through radio, newspaper ads, fliers on community boards around the County. May also contact us to find out when and where the next clinic will be held.

Provides shelter for stray, homeless, abused and abandoned animals. Also provides cremation services,offers and promotes animal adoptions and handles complaints of cruelty, neglect, and abandonment. Seeking donations of food and animal care products.

Offers regularly scheduled rabies clinics throughout the county for cats, dogs and ferrets. Also provides information and follow up for humans or pets that have experienced an animal bite or possible rabies exposure. If bitten by or encountered a wild or domestic animal that could have rabies, call Public Health or seek health care.

* Offers rabies vaccination clinics.

* Provides rabies education.

* Offers rabies vaccination clinics each year.

* Publishes a calendar on the website ocgov.net/health each year.