World Rabies Day

This year’s event, which took place on Friday, September 26, 2025, focused on the theme: “Act Now: Strengthening Rabies Defence in Canada.” 

The free event feature dan engaging lineup of experts and stakeholders sharing insights into Canada’s efforts to prevent and control rabies. Presentations included: 

• Fox Rabies Management in Northern Ontario  

• Community Vaccinator Program in Saskatchewan 

CAHI’s 2025 World Rabies Day Webinar was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada and Ceva Animal Health – Canada. 

Missed the webinar or want to revisit the conversation? The recording is available on our YouTube page.

Our recent World Rabies Day webinar was a tremendous success, featuring insightful presentations and strong participant engagement. This year, we saw a 200% increase in registrations and welcomed a record number of attendees. We extend our sincere thanks to Zoetis, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Ceva Animal Health for their generous sponsorship, which makes this important annual event possible.

The program included:

• Dr. Krista Puddester, CFIA, on new CDC Border requirements for dogs
• Tore Buchanan, Coordinator for Wildlife research and monitoring with the MNR
• Cin Tang, Centre of Expertise for Rabies with CFIA

The Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI) was thrilled to once again host another important webinar as a part of World Rabies Day 2023,in partnership with Zoetis, Ceva, and Boehringer-Ingelheim.

This year’s webinar theme was Empowering Communities through Innovation: One Health for All, featuring speakers from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians and Ceva.

Sponsors:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Zoetis Canada

Ceva Inc.

In partnership with Zoetis and Boehinger Ingelheim, the 2022 CAHI World Rabies Day webinar theme was Rabies prevention and control issues and opportunities in the Canadian context.

It featured speakers from The Canadian Arctic One Health Network and Canadian Centre for Veterinary Biologics, with a focus on improving both animal health and public health by supporting increased awareness of rabies prevention and control challenges and opportunities across Canada’s unique geography.

Sponsors:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Zoetis Canada

The Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI) partnered with Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB) to host an inaugural collaborative event in conjunction with World Rabies Day on September 28, 2021.

The nation-wide World Rabies Day Canada 2021 Webinar examined the unique challenges of rabies prevention and control in Canada’s north. It highlighted new opportunities for remote northern Indigenous Communities to manage their dog populations independently and sustainably, while helping to reduce gaps in public health and animal health outcomes.

In addition to the webinar, CAHI and VWB also hosted a Workshop, in partnership with Zoetis and Boehringer-Ingelheim, which brought together Indigenous,government and community representatives, veterinary registrars and animal health service providers from the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon and northern Quebec. The purpose of the workshop was to exchange information on the impact, prevention and control of rabies in northern communities and explore mechanisms for improving access to canine rabies vaccinations through the development of a formal lay vaccinator training and certification program.

Sponsors:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Zoetis Canada

PetSmart Charities