 |
| Ontario developed the rabies vaccine used in the baits, which will immunize most skunks, foxes and raccoons that eat them. Exposure to a bait is not harmful to people or pets. |
 |
| Ministry of Natural Resources staff load baits that will be distributed by plane. Baiting is also done by hand in selected urban areas. |
 |
| During August and September 2009, 1.3 million rabies vaccine baits will be distributed in targeted areas of southern Ontario. |
 |
| Aerial baiting is part of Ontario’s rabies control program, which has reduced rabies cases in the province by over 98 per cent in the past two decades. |
 |
| Aerial baiting is done using a bait machine which is monitored by Ministry of Natural Resources staff. |
 |
| Ontario has been free of raccoon rabies since September 2005. |
