09/01/2026
**ATTENTION!** Distribution of oral rabies vaccine (ORV) baits in Plymouth and Barnstable Counties will begin September 8th!
Beginning Tuesday, September 8, ORV baits will be distributed in select locations of Plymouth and Barnstable Counties. Plymouth, Wareham, Kingston, Carver, Middleboro, Lakeville, Middleborough, Rochester, Marion, Mattapoisett, Bourne, & Sandwich will all receive baits.
These baits are meant to be distributed in areas where terrestrial rabies vectors (ie. raccoons, foxes, and coyotes) frequent, and away from areas where domestic animals and people are likely to find them. The baits are typically not harmful to people or pets, but if a bait is found, please call 877-722-6725 to report where it was located. Additionally, we ask that you obey your town’s leash law as every bait that is picked up and consumed by a dog is one that is considered a lost dose – a dose that could have gone to an unvaccinated raccoon.
Thank you for your cooperation on this important project! Please follow the Cape Cod & Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force page for the latest information about rabies in southeast Massachusetts!
Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment New England Wildlife Center Carver Animal Control Cape Wildlife Center Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative Bourne Department of Natural Resources Sandwich Animal Control Sandwich Natural Resources U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cape Cod Canal Town of Plymouth MA Animal Control and Shelter Plymouth Municipal Airport Kingston Animal Control/Shelter Wareham Animal Control Wareham Department of Natural Resources Plymouth County Middleborough Animal Shelter Adoptions Lakeville Ma Animal Shelter/ Lakeville Ma Animal Control Town of Marion, Massachusetts Town of Plymouth, MA Town of Mattapoisett
