Rabies and Animal Bites

Rabies is a preventable, viral disease of mammals that can be transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. In Oregon, rabies is present in bats and foxes. Rabies is fatal for humans and other mammals if not treated on a timely basis.

If you receive a bite from an animal—especially a wild animal—that breaks the skin and/or draws blood, it is very important that you report the bite immediately.

Clackamas County
(dog bites)
503-655-8628
503-557-2829 (fax)
Clackamas County
(other animal)
503-655-8411
503-742-5389 (fax)
Marion County Environmental Health
1-503-588-5346
1-503-566-2986 (fax)
Multnomah County Animal Services
503-988-7387
503-988-3002 (fax)
Washington County Office of Epidemiology
503-846-8388
503-846-3644 (fax)
Elsewhere in Oregon Oregon Health Authority
971-673-1111
Other animal bites Communicable Diseases
503-655-8411
503-655-8350 (fax)

After hours, holidays and weekends when rabies is suspected, call:
Clackamas County Communicable Diseases, 503-655-8411 or Oregon Health Authority, 971-673-1111

Protect yourself and your pets

You can protect your warm-blooded pets and yourself from rabies. If your pet is three-months old or older and you don't know whether it has been vaccinated against rabies, check with a veterinarian. If an unvaccinated pet is exposed to rabies, the recommendation is that it be euthanized or placed into a required, strict, four-month quarantine.

If a bat or other wild animal bites you—or if saliva from a bat or other wild animal gets into your eyes, nose, mouth or a wound—wash the affected area and get medical help immediately. Never handle a live or dead bat with your hands.

There is no treatment for rabies after symptoms of the disease appear in humans. However, there is an effective rabies vaccine series (post-exposure prophylaxis) available to humans if administered as soon as possible after the exposure and within a limited timeframe. With appropriate and timely treatment, most humans can expect a full recovery.

Veterinarians can provide one-stop service for dog licensing and vaccinations

Clackamas County residents are required by law to license their dogs, and in order to be licensed, a dog must have an up-to-date rabies vaccine.

To help dog owners, Clackamas County requires all veterinarians in the county to report rabies vaccinations they administer to dogs. This means dog owners don't have to send a copy of the vaccination information to Dog Services when they buy their county dog license from their veterinarian. Licenses are variable depending on the rabies vaccine expiration.

The licensing fees help all animals in our community stay healthy, help the county provide care for lost and homeless dogs, support field services that respond to calls such as dog-at-large, dog bite and neglect, and can be your dog's ticket home if they become lost.

Financial assistance voucher for rabies vaccine with spay and neuter program

Residents in Clackamas County on any sort of government assistance are eligible to receive a voucher for a no-cost spay or neuter and a rabies vaccine when purchasing a one-year dog license at participating veterinary clinics. Learn about the voucher program.

Phone:503-655-8628
Fax:503-557-2829

13141 SE Hwy 212 Clackamas, OR 97015

Office Hours:

Adoption Hours:
Tuesday to Friday
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Administrative Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Closed from noon to 1 p.m.)

Email:
General
dogcontrol@clackamas.us
Licensing
doglicensing@clackamas.us
Lost/Found
dogshelter@clackamas.us