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there is a huge difference between a rule and a law. rules can be enforced and even mandated, but the law, the federal law, holds the real choice for a person stuck with making a choice. for example. vaccines. public schools mandate vaccines, they are required for school entry. different states have different lists for which vaccines they say are required.
but the federal law says that they cannot literally physically force the child to be vaccinated; there are exemptions that parents can legally choose. so literally, they are not required [its confusing, i know, but between you and me im pretty sure schools lie to a lot of parents saying they are absolutely definitely required by law].
so im fully informed about public, government-ran schools and daycares. but what about dog parks? vaccinating your dog is not even required by law the same way humans are. its the "moral" thing to do for most people. but believe it or not, there are people that dont vaccinate. and they arent doing anything illegal, and no, it wont effect your dog if s/he is fully vaccinated [thats what vaccines are for, right?], and in the case of an immune -compromised dog, well, she probably shouldnt be running around a dog park. there are thousands of dangerous viruses floating around that there ARENT vaccines for. i just dont want a debate about this. i just want facts.
i tried emailing my county/state for some clarification on vaccination laws and dog parks but, weeks later, i have gotten no response.
so.. the sign on the dog park says that dogs are "required to be fully vaccinated".. but then again, schools say my child is required to be fully vaccinated. yet she is going to go to school unvaccinated, perfectly legally.
how do i know if this "requirement" is a law or simply a recommendation? is the dog park public or private? who is even in charge of signing off vaccination record papers? help me out here, folks.
and ill say again that i have tried contacting my county/state officials and ive gotten no response. not even an automated courtesy reply.
and i know i can just bring my dog to the park unvaccinated and no one would know [and just for the record, he IS vaccinated for rabies. he even wears that heart-shaped tag and everything], but i have a guilty conscience when it comes to doing things against the law if im aware of it.
but the federal law says that they cannot literally physically force the child to be vaccinated; there are exemptions that parents can legally choose. so literally, they are not required [its confusing, i know, but between you and me im pretty sure schools lie to a lot of parents saying they are absolutely definitely required by law].
so im fully informed about public, government-ran schools and daycares. but what about dog parks? vaccinating your dog is not even required by law the same way humans are. its the "moral" thing to do for most people. but believe it or not, there are people that dont vaccinate. and they arent doing anything illegal, and no, it wont effect your dog if s/he is fully vaccinated [thats what vaccines are for, right?], and in the case of an immune -compromised dog, well, she probably shouldnt be running around a dog park. there are thousands of dangerous viruses floating around that there ARENT vaccines for. i just dont want a debate about this. i just want facts.
i tried emailing my county/state for some clarification on vaccination laws and dog parks but, weeks later, i have gotten no response.
so.. the sign on the dog park says that dogs are "required to be fully vaccinated".. but then again, schools say my child is required to be fully vaccinated. yet she is going to go to school unvaccinated, perfectly legally.
how do i know if this "requirement" is a law or simply a recommendation? is the dog park public or private? who is even in charge of signing off vaccination record papers? help me out here, folks.
and ill say again that i have tried contacting my county/state officials and ive gotten no response. not even an automated courtesy reply.
and i know i can just bring my dog to the park unvaccinated and no one would know [and just for the record, he IS vaccinated for rabies. he even wears that heart-shaped tag and everything], but i have a guilty conscience when it comes to doing things against the law if im aware of it.