Barking at the Knot

Barking at the Knot

Understanding the hidden history of animal services

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  • Hydrophobia and the Early Role of Health Departments in Dog Licensing

    Rabies had a lot more to do with the reason that we license dogs than you might think. Licensing is solving for a problem we no longer have – find out why.

    Audrey Lodato

    April 13, 2025
    1870s, 1880s, 1890s, Animal Welfare
    animal control, Animal Welfare, dogs, hydrophobia, Massachusetts, pasteur institute, Rabies

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