Conducts a rabies prevention program. The department will place cats and dogs that bite on quarantine for 10 days and verify the animal has its current rabies vaccination. IF YOU ARE BITTEN BY AN ANIMAL YOU SHOULD: *Wash the wound with lots of soap and water right away. *Call your doctor. *Capture the animal, if you can do it safely, or get the name and address of the animal’s owner TO REPORT AN ANIMAL BITE: CALL FAIRFIELD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AVAILABLE: *Date of bite *Name, address, and age of person bitten *Type of animal, breed and description of the animal (color, markings, long or short hair). *If it was a pet, name and address of owner. *If the owner is unknown, was the animal wearing a collar or tags.