Rabies is no joke: once you show symptoms of the viral disease, it's invariably fatal. But if you suffer a bite or scratch, you can protect yourself from that and other infections by acting quickly, says Valerie Thompson, environmental health supervisor of the rabies program for the Virginia Beach, Va., Department of Public Health.
Ten years ago, Kathy Gwinn bought a Welsh corgi puppy for her then 11-year-old son, who has Down syndrome. Since then, the aptly named Buddy has been inseparable from his owner, 21-year-old Timmy Merrill. But recently Gwinn, 56, of Scott Depot, was forced to take the animal to her veterinarians office for 10 days, causing Timmy severe distress. The quarantine was required under a controversial Putnam County Health Department policy, which requires any animal that bites a person to be quarantined for 10 days in a veterinarians office or the county animal shelter. All counties require rabies quarantines, but most allow the pet owner to confine the pet at home. Buddy bit an adult family member on Oct. 23, Gwinn said. She referred to the bite as more of a nip, saying the person received a v...
The state of Ohio has reported six cases of rabies so far this year and health officials in Clark and Champaign counties are reminding pet owners to protect themselves and their pets. Rabies is almost always a fatal disease," said Dan Chatfield, Clark County's director of environmental health. "The state of Ohio requires the vaccination of every animal.
Animal cruelty, vicious animals and animal bites would largely be ignored in unincorporated El Paso County because of new shortfalls being forecast in next year's revenues. County commissioners Thursday discussed paying the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region only $70,000 next year for animal control, 80 percent less than this year.
May 15 through 21 was designated as National EMS Week. The purpose of the week is "to publicize safety and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine's'front line.' The East Dubuque Fire Department EMS staff presented to sixth- grade students at East Dubuque Elementary School and St. Mary's School on the theme, "What to do in an Emergency." Some of the topics included insect stings, animal bites, heavy bleeding, poisons, burns, electrical/chemical injuries and nosebleeds.
ANIMAL SERVICES WORKS AROUND THE CLOCK Regarding "dangerous dogs," the June 26 letter from Pat Getz, whose dog was attacked downtown by an unleashed pit bull. This was surely a frightening experience for her. The Animal Services Division is committed to protecting the welfare of animals, as well as the citizens and always has an officer on-call after hours for emergencies involving dog attacks, animal bites and injured animals. Please contact police dispatch immediately at 428-3710 to report such emergencies, so that appropriate action can be taken.
LEXINGTON, Ga. - An elderly woman killed by a pack of wild dogs had been out for a walk when she was attacked, and her husband died trying to fight off the mauling animals when he discovered the bloody scene near their rural Georgia home, authorities said Tuesday. Preliminary autopsy results showed Lothar Karl Schweder, 77, and his 65-year-old wife, Sherry, died from multiple animal bites.
A coyote hanging around the McDonald's restaurant at the southbound Interstate 95 rest stop bit the back of a New York woman's knee Sunday night, in what a state wildlife biologist said is the first instance he's heard of in which a coyote has hurt a human in Connecticut. The coyote, still at large Monday, also began to advance on Fire Department Deputy Chief Mike Klarman after he responded to the call, found 10 to 15 people standing around the animal and yelled for them to get away and into their cars, Klarman said Monday. The animal, which Klarman said apparently has hung around the rest stop for some time and has been fed by McDonald's employees, moved in a threatening enough manner to prompt Klarman to retreat toward his car before a state trooper drove her cruiser between the coyot...
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