Free Rabies Clinic Aug. 14

A free rabies clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 14 in New Rochelle.

Vaccinations will be available by appointment for dogs, cats and ferrets owned by Westchester County residents at the , 61 Quaker Ridge Rd.

To make an appointment, call the animal hospital at 914-632-1269.

Dogs must be on a leash, and cats and ferrets must be brought in carriers. Aggressive dogs must be muzzled.

Additional services—such as examinations and microchipping—and other vaccinations will be available at a reduced rate on Aug. 14 only.

State law mandates that dogs, cats and ferrets must receive their first rabies vaccine no later than four months after birth. A second rabies must be given within one year of the first shot, with addition boosters given every one or three years afterward, depending on the vaccine used.

There have been a few recent incidents of animals with rabies have happened in Westchester County.

First there was . Then there was the fox in Briarcliff Manor. And don't forget about

There was also a rabid kitten in Mount Pleasant, rabid skunks in Briarcliff Manor and Rockefeller State Park, rabid cats in Greenburgh and Yonkers and a rabid woodchuck in Ossining.

For more information about rabies and its prevention, call the Rabies Hotline at 914-813-5010 for a tape message or visit the county Health Department Web site.