Dead raccoon tests positive for rabies
A raccoon killed by a Henrico County resident has tested positive for rabies.
Police Lieutenant Doug Perry made the announcement Thursday, a day after the resident called to report a raccoon acting strangely in the 2600 block of Felspar Drive. By the time an officer arrived, the caller had already killed the animal.
A raccoon killed by a Henrico County resident has tested positive for rabies.
Police Lieutenant Doug Perry made the announcement Thursday, a day after the resident called to report a raccoon acting strangely in the 2600 block of Felspar Drive. By the time an officer arrived, the caller had already killed the animal.
Perry said because of the condition of the body and the description of the raccoon’s actions, the officer decided to have the animal tested for rabies. Perry said the raccoon had no known contact with people or pets.
Brief by The Associated Press
