Kiama Council
Rabbit owners on the South Coast are being urged to vaccinate their pets before a feral rabbit control program rolls out in March.
Led by South East Local Land Services with the support of local land managers and local councils, the program will see the release of the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus known as RHDV1-K5 (RHDV) throughout the area.
It is important domestic rabbit owners went to their local vets to vaccinate their pets, as the virus is spread mainly by contact between rabbits or via insects such as mosquitos and flies, meaning it can travel significant distances.
Importantly, RHDV doesn't affect any other animals and if domestic rabbits are vaccinated, they become immune to it.
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