(Salisbury, MD) – Environmental Health Officials in Wicomico County are reminding residents to stay away from feral cats after a fox tested positive for rabies in the Boundary Street area of Salisbury. The fox was known to share common food sources with the feral cats in the area. Feral cats pose a serious public health threat through the spread diseases such as Rabies, Cryptosporidiosis, Giardiasis, Toxoplasmosis, Bartonellosis (cat scratch fever) and Salmonellosis. These diseases are known to cause serious illness and in some cases, if left untreated, are fatal. Residents are urged to refrain from feeding feral cats and to remove all food sources in the area. If anyone or their pets came into contact with this fox, please contact the Wicomico County Health Department at 410-546-4446.
Only you can protect your family and pets from the deadly rabies virus. For more information, please call the Wicomico County Health Department, Environmental Health Division at 410 546-4446 or visit their website at www.wicomicohealth.org.
All animal bites or scratches should be reported to the Wicomico County Health Department at (410) 546-4446 during business hours and 410-543-6996 after hours.
Only you can protect your family and pets from the deadly rabies virus. For more information, please call the Wicomico County Health Department, Environmental Health Division at 410 546-4446 or visit their website at www.wicomicohealth.org.
All animal bites or scratches should be reported to the Wicomico County Health Department at (410) 546-4446 during business hours and 410-543-6996 after hours.
They have also said in a warning to keep children away from Pitbulls.
ReplyDeletePeople should also keep their indoor/outdoor cats inside for now!
ReplyDeleteFreaking scare tactics. For the 100's of cats we have fed, fostered and found homes for, we have never had a problem. I am not into watching an animal stare to death. Common sense works wonders. BS.
ReplyDeleteThe fox was going to get rabies either way, the fox is going to potentially pass it on either way. Starving cats to death won't stop the fox from getting rabies and or passing it on.
Stupidity.
I got rabies from the last fox I picked up. She was at the VFW.
ReplyDeletePitt Bulls are a whole lot more dangerous than a few stray cats!
ReplyDeleteHumans are even more dangerous.
ReplyDeleteAnother make believe story from this lowlife organization. Just continue to kill everything the public brings in. Bissness as usual.
ReplyDeletewhat is walking the streets of salisbury and most neighboring towns are more feral and toxic than most cats.
ReplyDeletei agree 100% with 11.27 well said
You can't feed stray animals. They become dependent and never learn to take care of themselves.
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