A special clinic in Nanaimo is offering vaccinations for rabbits against rabbit hemorrhagic disease, following the detection of the disease in San Juan County, Washington. The disease, which is fatal and contagious, affected feral rabbits in Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland in 2018 and 2019. It can spread through contact with infected rabbits or their waste, and can also be transmitted via contaminated food, bedding, water, and cages. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has made the disease notifiable. The cost for the vaccination is $35 for the first rabbit and $25 for additional bunnies.