Vet Tech Janiene Vitelli from the Branford Veterinary Hospital hugs Penny after receiving a rabies injection at a rabies vaccine clinic on July 8 at the East Haven Animal Shelter. The event was sponsored by the East Haven Animal Control, the North Haven Animal Control, and the Branford Veterinary Hospital. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Vet Tech Janiene Vitelli holds Scruffy steady as Dr. Scott Gavaletz administers a rabies injection at a rabies vaccine clinic on July 8 at the East Haven Animal Shelter. Vitelli and Gavaletz are from the Branford Veterinary Hospital which co-sponsored the event with the East Haven Animal Control and the North Haven Animal Control. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Jadiel Bautista, L, holds his dog Cody while his father Wilson Bautista holds Prince during a rabies vaccine clinic at the East Haven Animal Shelter on July 8, 2023. The event was sponsored by the East Haven Animal Control, the North Haven Animal Control, and the Branford Veterinary Hospital. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Jadiel Bautista, R, watches as Vet Tech Janiene Vitelli holds his dog Prince prior to receiving a rabies vaccine on July 8 at the East Haven Animal Shelter. Vitelli is from the Branford Veterinary Hospital which co-sponsored the event with the East Haven Animal Control and the North Haven Animal Control. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Vet Tech Janiene Vitelli holds Prince steady as Dr. Scott Gavaletz administers a rabies injection during a rabies vaccine clinic on July 8 at the East Haven Animal Shelter. Vitelli and Gavaletz are from the Branford Veterinary Hospital which co-sponsored the event with the East Haven Animal Control and the North Haven Animal Control. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier