Fayette County residents had been reminded once more this week to pay attention to unfamiliar animals round them after probably the most recent rabies case within the county was reported.
Animal management officers obtained a name shortly earlier than midday March 22 about an aggressive cat who had bitten somebody. The animal was situated behind the Kroger on Crosstown Drive in Peachtree City close to the golf cart paths. The cat was despatched to a state facility the place it examined optimistic for rabies.
The chew sufferer reported that she heard screaming from different individuals earlier than she was bitten, and officers have requested anybody else who might have been involved with this animal or have extra details about it to contact the animal shelter at 770-631-7210 extension 0. The cat is reported to be a white/black short-haired intact male.
One different person reached out to officers after studying the animal shelter’s warning discover on Facebook, a consultant on the shelter famous when contacted by The Citizen.
This is the primary case of a rabid cat reported in Fayette County in 2024. Shelter officers didn’t have readily available statistics on different circumstances from this 12 months or final 12 months.
It is reported that the Georgia Department of Public Health exams as much as 2,000 animals a 12 months for rabies, with about 200 circumstances coming again optimistic. In recent years Georgia has been among the many high ten states within the United States for reported rabies circumstances.
Local residents are inspired to hunt medical assist instantly when scratched or bitten by an animal that may very well be rabid. It can be advisable that individuals don’t make contact with stray animals they see in the neighborhood, whereas retaining your whole personal pets updated on acceptable vaccinations.
