STATEN ISLAND, NY - FEBRUARY 07: A cat sits in her cage at the Staten Island's Animal Care and Control Shelter February 7, 2007 in Staten Island, New York. The shelter is currently offering free rabies vaccination shots to cats after an outbreak of rabies has resulted in 38 raccoons and four stray cats contracted the disease. Rabies can be passed to humans from a bite or scratch from a rabid animal, often resulting in death if not treated immediately. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)