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cases in dogs in the last 28 years,” he added.

“Five in the county since 1981; none before that,” interjected Mr. Shepherd.

Supervisor A1 Henry asked Mr. Bruce if enactment of the cat vaccination ordinance would put an undue burden on him as animal control officer.

“If you were driving down the highway and saw a cat sitting over in a field, what would you do?” Mr. Bruce inquired, pointing out the difficulties in determining ownership of a cat, much less whether it has been vaccinated against rabies.

Conceding that the state’s rabies epidemic poses a serious health threat, Chairman Hubert Gilkey still questioned how such an ordinance could be enforced. “That’s the problem.”

Similar local laws have been enacted in Loudoun, Prince William

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