Farming, Saturd»y,Octobrt‘' -7/1970’-' 1
Shelhamer urges rabies vaccination for pets
HARRISBURG - As the posed to the disease. State prevent the loss of their pets
incidence of rabies increases Agriculture Secretary Kent through contact with rabid
each Summer and early Shelhamer is urging pet animals.
Fall, a large number of owners to have their dogs Rabies is an acute virus
household pets may be ex- a nd cats vaccinated to disease of the nervous
Square dancing classes organizing
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
Teens who are looking for
-something that’s fun, new,
and challenging may be
interested in a modem
square dance class being
sponsored by the Hunterdon
Hayshakers 4-H „ Square
Dance Club for young people
in the 6th to the 12th grades.
The class will be held
Thursdays, from 6 to 7:20
p.m. at the North Hunterdon
High School girls’ gym.
There will be eight sessions
' starting on October 19 with
one free introductory lesson
on October 12. Price for all
eight lessons is $lO. The
instructor is national
professioinal square dance
caller, teacher, leader Dick
Jones.
Nursery class
opening
NEFFSVILLE - The
Neffsville Christian Nursery
School, sponsored by Long
Memorial United Methodist
Church, Neffsville, has
opened another class for 2%
year olds on Tuesdays.
Classes are held from 9:30
a.m. until noon. There are
also a few openings in some
of the older classes.
The purpose of this school
s to provide for children in a
Christian atmosphere the
oasic educational training
md group experience
oreparatory to entering
ondergarten, and to enable
diem to grow in Christian
oabits, attitudes and ideals.
Registration information
may be obtained by
telephoning the Church
office at 717-569-2931.
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Modem square dancing
uses modem, pop music. It
concentrates on learning the
basic movements from all
tbe various positions rather
than on learning dances.
Once the basic movements
are known, they can be put
together in many different
combinations and the
dancers can enjoy an infinite
number of dances without
further instruction.
The same basic
movements are being taught
in square dance classes all
over the United States and in
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This makes it possible for
people from aU over the
state, in fact all over tbe
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complete strangers, square
up on the dance floor and
dance all night to a caller
they never heard before.
Although this class is for
teens, there are also several
adult classes now forming in
' the area. For further in
formation call Mrs. Peter
Temosky at 609-537-2564 or
Dick Jones 609-832-7580.
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system of warm-blooded
animals which is usually
transmitted through the bite
or scratch of an infected
animal. Although the
majority of positive rabies
diagnoses involve bats, in
the past foxes, raccoons,
skunks, dogs and cats have
been found to have the
disease. Vaccines have, been
developed, however, to
protect pets against the
virus.
Rabies vaccines come in
three.types, both inactivated
virus vaccine which is ad
ministered annually, and
two forms of modified live
rabies virus which can be
administered every three
years-
Shelhamer said that a
vaccination against rabies is
an inexpensive way to
protect a pet. “If you love
your pet, you wiH protect it.
A rabies vaccination is a
simple means to avoid the
heart rending situation when
a child is forced to lose his
pet because his parents did
not see fit to innoculate it
against rabies.”
The incubation period for_
rabies varies from a few"
weeks to over a year,
depending on the carrier
animal. Because of this,
animals may be infected but
the virus may not make
itself known for long periods
of time.
If an owner suspects his
pet has been exposed to
rabies, the pet should be
confined and a veterinarian
should immediately be
contacted. If your pet is
bitten by a known animal,
the biting animal should be
confined for ten days. After
the ten-day period, if the
offending animal is healthy,
you can once again allow
your petsome freedom.
The Agriculture Secretary
noted that 19 positive cases
of rabies were diagnosed in
the commonwealth in 1977.
The Department’s Sum
merdale laboratory provides
rabies diagnostic services
free of charge. Results are
reported to the concerned
individuals following
completion of the testing
procedure.