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News Alert! Jackrabbit in Alameda County tested positive for RHDV2

Posted on by PAHS Staff
28
Jun

This week, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife confirmed that a wild jackrabbit in Alameda County tested positive for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type-2 (RHDV2).

This is the first confirmed case of RHDV2 in the San Francisco Bay Area and the 8th county in California to have a confirmed case.

If you live in the Bay Area, contact your veterinarian to inquire about getting your rabbit vaccinated.

Click here for more information.

Pictured: Barry, a rescued rabbit.

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PAHS Staff

The Palo Alto Humane Society is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, charitable, volunteer-supported organization. PAHS is one of the few humane societies nationwide with no animal shelter. Instead of managing animals inside a shelter, we work to keep animals out of the shelter through humane programs in intervention, advocacy, and education. For a century, our mission has been to alleviate the suffering of animals, increase public sensitivity to animal issues, and elevate the status of animals in our society.