Editor:

A human profile is not your normal fare, but please consider one on Kris Christine. She has been a Titanic advocate for dogs in getting states to accept that rabies vaccinations are good for three years. She's also co-chair of Jean Dodds’s Rabies Challenge Fund, which will show that these vaccinations are effective for five or seven years (as already established in Europe). This is lifesaving work.

Having been struck by lightning three times—two German shepherds with arthritis that suddenly began three weeks after rabies vaccinations and a dachshund who died of autoimmune hemolytic anemia shortly after one—I’m now committed to running annual titer checks as my dogs age. When my 10-year-old Rottie was legally due, Jolly’s rabies titer was 22 times the level where human beings are considered protected. His vet gladly wrote the letter needed to license Jolly without revaccinating.

There's an important story in Christine’s work, and I am one of many who are grateful that she lives in Maine. The day after Dr. Dodds proves the rabies vaccine is good for five years, Christine will be lobbying our legislature to change the law—and all our dogs will benefit.

Respectfully,

Lane Fisher