Common Signs
If a human is bitten by a dog or bitten or scratched by a cat or wildlife, please seek immediate medical attention and contact your animal control facility. The most common signs of rabies are:
- aggressive behavior
- falling over or walking in circles
- salivating at the mouth
- inability to move
- no fear of people
- no interest in food
Rabies CT State Statute 22-339B
All dogs and cats 3 months and older have to be vaccinated against rabies and kept current. This also includes indoor cats. Violation of this ordinance is a $136 infraction.
Low Cost Rabies Clinic
Every year in June, Mansfield Animal Control, in cooperation with NECTAR and East Brook Animal Hospital organizes a low cost rabies clinic for dogs and cats at Annie Vinton School on Route 32. It will be held on a Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The beginning of May we will post the date of the clinic on the town’s website or call Mansfield Animal control.