Barking at the Knot

Understanding the hidden history of animal services

Madness and Its Remedies, or More Things That Didn’t Cure Rabies

More folklore cures that didn’t cure rabies from an article in from 1844, plus a rant about intake as a default solution today.I also complain about snow a little bit.

Audrey Lodato

February 22, 2026

1840s

animal control, Animal Welfare, animals, Cats, cures, dog, dogs, folklore, history, hydrophobia, Impound, Intake, pets, public safety, Rabies, Social reform, stray management, systems, think differently