NK Resident, Two Dogs Bit By Possibly Rabid Raccoon
The Department of Environmental Management and state Department of Health are cautioning NK residents following a raccoon bite incident Monday night.
A North Kingstown resident is being treated for rabies exposure and two dogs have been quarantined following in incident with a possibly rabid raccoon Monday night. According to the State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Management, the attack was unprovoked and happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday on Heritage Road in North Kingstown. The vaccination status of the dogs is currently being evaluated. The animal eluded authorities' attempts to capture it and remains at large. DEM and the health department are warning that the raccoon is presumed to be infected with rabies as the animal's behavior is not typical for raccoons. Heritage Road is in the neighborhood east of Post Road across from the shopping plaza with TJ Maxx and…
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 ›