There are "Cujo's" here...

Tuesday evening we took Goshen to our vet, where she was de-wormed and immunised against canine distemper and rabies. In Sweden the dogs are immunised against distemper, but rabies vaccine is only required if you aspire to travel abroad with your dog, since Sweden is considered a rabies-free jurisdiction. Like most other countries in the world, Israel is not. 29 people have died of rabies in Israel since the State's establishment, while since the beginning of this year 32 cases of rabies have been reported in the country, of which 21 was dogs, and annual vaccine is mandatory for all dogs. Also wild animals are captured and oral vaccine is distributed. Most cases have been discovered in northern Israel, as the borders with Syria, Lebanon and Jordan serve as a place for the passage of wild and wandering animals spreading the disease, and this makes the work towards diminishing this incurable disease difficult. If any human happens to be bit by a wild animal here (or an unfamiliar dog) it would be extremely urgent to seek hospital care to get post-exposure prophylaxis. Good to know, like...