If the rabies vaccine was created to protect humans, why don't the humans get the vaccines? Because there is a strong risk of problems, so instead we give them to our pets. I don't understand why we give them to dogs anyways -- I mean, if someone is stupid enough to not go to the doctor after being bit by a rabid dog...It takes 3-12 weeks for rabies symptoms to start. By then, it would be obvious that the animal has rabies. Of course if it is a stray dog,there should be enough suspicion of a dog randomly attacking somone that they would go to the dotocr. The only animal that doesn't give a very noticable bite is a bat, so that is the only time I can see someone not going to their doctor. The problem is not rabies, it's people's common sense.

There IS a legal reliable test for antibody levels that can be used in most areas--- it's called a titer. My dog gets it annually. Rabies vaccinations are not required by law where I live, as rabies is very rare. The very first rabid skunk in BC was found two years ago.