The difference is that other domestic animals do not have wild counterparts with rabies that live in our backyards, constantly trying to socialize and mate with

The difference is that other domestic animals do not have wild counterparts with rabies that live in our backyards, constantly trying to socialize and mate with (infect) them. There is hope though, the feds have been working to eliminate rabies in raccoons for a couple decades now. https://web.archive.org/web/20240618204646/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/massive-effort-eradicate-raccoon-rabies https://web.archive.org/web/20240618204646/https://www.natio...