It’s 10:00 on a Saturday morning, and a line has already formed outside the Chesapeake Health Department.
Dozens of pet owners stand with carriers and leashes in hand, waiting for their turn at the city’s annual fall rabies vaccination clinic.
For just $10 per pet, residents can get their dogs and cats vaccinated — no appointment or medical exam required. The department prepared 150 doses on a first-come, first-served basis, and by half past ten, half of the doses were already gone.
“We usually schedule the clinics for about two hours, but we’re typically sold out within the first hour or so,” said Derek Hunt, the environmental health manager at the Chesapeake Health Department…