Rabid Animals Found in Wayne, Hatboro
A fox and a skunk have both tested positive for rabies.
In the last several days, two wild animals in the Philadelphia area have tested positive for rabies. An injured fox found Monday in Wayne in the area of the 400 block of E. Lancaster Ave. tested positive, according to the Department of Health. (Read more about this incident on Radnor Patch.) And a skunk found on the 600 block of S. York Rd. in Hatboro, Montgomery County, tested positive for the disease on Thursday. (Read more about that incident on Upper Moreland-Willow Grove Patch.) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say you can’t tell a rabid animal just by looking at it. The indication it might be rabid comes from unusual behavior, which could be any number of things, from being overly aggressive to acting tame. The only …
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Mark Chester
10:03 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
I have seen a scraggly fox twice during the daytime on Washington Avenue within the past week. more ›