Rabies Shots

So today I was gnawing on a bone and thinking about whether dogs in NYC needed to get rabies shots.  After all, extremely sad movies like the Old Yeller and such indicate that it is important, but these movies are a bit dated.

After some careful thought, it is my opinion that dogs do indeed DESPERATELY need to get rabies shots.  I mean, think about all that NYC has to offer - angry pigeons, hungry rats, crazy squirrels (or are they nuts?), and a variety of other wildlife that is out there.  It may be the city, but it is no less dangerous than any farm or forest, so it is important to make sure that your pups get their shots.

Speaking of shots, is it me, or are shots a bit expensive to get when compared with the cost of manufacture?  After all, the rabies vaccine has been out for a good while, and it seems to me that the effort of preparing one needle, inserting it in my rump, and then squeezing isn't all that expensive of a process, yet the costs seem to indicate that they may be injecting liquid gold into me.

Humans are always griping about the costs of health care, but let's not forget man's best friend!  We should concentrate on keeping the costs down for dogs as well, because all of that money tends to come from the same pocket, and we don't want our cute cuddly companions going without proper medical care now do we?