Rabies Scare Puts Every Dog in the Richland District Under Quarantine
A state veterinarian quarantines the Columbia River Valley after a mad dog bites local animals, ordering dogs tied or muzzled from the Horn to the Columbia.
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There have been no marked developments in the rabies scare since the latter part of the week. However, Dr. J. H. Martin, of the state department of agriculture, arrived in Richland Saturday, and, with Dr. C. D. Hopper, made an investigation of the district and as a result he has declared a quarantine on the Columbia River Valley extending from the Horn east to the Columbia River. In this way it is hoped to prevent the spread of the dread disease. All the dogs within the city limits are being kept tied up or muzzled, while a like law will now be in effect for those in the country district. It is expected in this way to prevent any further danger from such dogs as were known to have been bitten by the mad dog several weeks ago.
“All the dogs within the city limits are being kept tied up or muzzled, while a like law will now be in effect for those in the country district.”
A century before routine rabies vaccination and modern animal-control ordinances, a single rabid dog could trigger a district-wide public-health order. The response shows how rural communities relied on state veterinarians and neighborly compliance to contain a disease that crossed town and country lines.
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