World Rabies Day was developed to raise awareness about human and animal rabies, how easy it is to prevent it, and how preventing rabies in dogs is critical to saving human lives.

Rabies in humans is 100% preventable through prompt appropriate medical care, yet rabies is still a killer. 55,000 people around the world die from rabies every year — one person dies from rabies every 10 minutes, according to the Alliance for Rabies Control.

In recognition of World Rabies Day, many events are scheduled worldwide including vaccination clinics, lectures and educational seminars, festivals and dog walks.

Visit Worldrabiesday.org to see the schedule of events and get more information about how individuals are getting involved in Working Together to Make Rabies History!

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