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Poultry cannot get rabies so the birds should be okay, as long as they don't get an infection from bacteria through their wounds. If you mean if it's dangerous for you I would always recommend wearing gloves when handling any kind of blood regardless of whether it was an animal attack. Don't...

Rabid animals have been spotted in my city. Saw a fox crossing our road (far down the road, heading away from the side we live on) in broad daylight on the way home. Time to force our broody to move into the coop with her chicks tonight.

This definitely appears to be a bad year for rabies across multiple states! Hopefully people learn to be cautious. Several people have been bit by positive-testing animals so far (including a sea otter!!).

I remember those 'zombie like raccoons' being on the news (anything to make a headline, right?). I was thinking on throwing in a section on distemper, just because the symptoms were very similar, but decided not to for the time being. Distemper is scary because it is airborne and can be spread...

I'm not sure how many people here are from Maine or are paying attention to our local news, so basically, there have been an increased number of cases of wildlife carrying rabies, especially in the Brunswick areas. MOST of these cases have been raccoons, but there has been red and gray foxes and...