In the study, published in the medical journal Vaccine, researchers asked 2,200 Americans their thoughts on vaccines and whether they were dog owners. If they were, respondents were then asked whether they would vaccinate their dogs for rabies.
Approximately half of the pet owners surveyed expressed some degree of vaccine hesitancy — with 53% saying they believed vaccines administered to dogs were unsafe, ineffective or unnecessary, the study found.
There are very few groups I outright hate. Groups I dislike strongly, yes there are many, but viscerally hate? Very few.
Aside from Nazis, anti-vaxxers* are one of the groups firmly in the “I hate you with every ounce of my being” category. Not only are they stupid and selfish, but they’re willfully stupid and selfish in such a way that their stupidity affects the health and well-being of others around them. And now our dogs, too.
*I’m not talking about immuno-compromised people who want but can’t get vaccinations. If your doctor advises you against it, then don’t do it; I’m not talking about you (unless your doctor is Dr. Pepper or something). I’m talking about the idiots who believe Jenny McCarthy and Facebook over actual doctors.
Yup, my nephew can’t get vaccines because he had a heart transplant as a baby. He’s already had a few health scares, and I really don’t want another one to happen because some people are too selfish or ignorant to get vaccinated.