Raccoon Killed On Barrows Drive Tests Positive For Rabies
Homeowner calls police after seeing the animal acting strangely in her backyard.
Test results on a raccoon killed in the backyard of a house on Barrows Drive Monday afternoon came back positive for rabies Tuesday, according to Animal Control Officer Renee Young. A resident of Barrows Drive, which runs between Howland Road and Blueberry Drive, called police late afternoon on Monday after seeing a raccoon in her backyard acting peculiarly. At the house, the police officer saw the raccoon acting aggressively so he shot it and it was taken to the state lab for testing. Young did not know the last time a rabid animal had been found in East Greenwich. However, she said, “if we have one positive, there’s a good possibility there’s more.” The homeowner, who was not identified, does not have pets, Young said. If she had, those…
Spring Street
9:58 am on Friday, March 9, 2012
Ireland hasn't any cases of rabies. They are extremely careful letting any animals into the country. If one brings their pet there they go into a quarantine facility for 6mos.. Hm going through England is a short cut, but still a 2mo. quarantine In Fla. they use to distribute a biscuit with a rabies vaccine in it so the feral cats,skunks,racoons etc would be immunized. That's the safest way to … more ›