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no_hypocrisy

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Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2024, 05:31 AM

May 2024

If you see a raccoon in the daytime, sometimes wobbling down the middle of the street, it likely has rabies.

Raccoons are nocturnal animals and don't commonly go out in the daytime. Plus they usually scurry in a straight line.

Stay away and keep your pets away.

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New York discovers another rabies case, urges residents to be wary [View all] sl8 May 2024 OP

WARNING: no_hypocrisy May 2024 #1

Had a scare with a local dog after bite LetsGetSmartAboutIt May 2024 #2

Quite a while back a raccoon stumbled through our front yard in broad daylight. We are surrounded by forest so it Martin68 May 2024 #3

I lived in Essex County as a kid and wildlife is everywhere Rhiannon12866 May 2024 #4