Protecting your Pets & Family
 You can protect your family and your pets from any strain of disease by;
- Observing the following rules:
- Have your pets vaccinated according to instructions from your veterinarian
- Do not feed wild animals. You may be putting your family in danger.
- Warn your children to stay away from wild or stray animals
- Take measures to discourage wild animals from taking up residence in your home or on your property.
- For Example:
- Cover up potential entrances such as:
- Uncapped chimneys
- Loose shingles,
- Openings in attics, roofs and eaves.
- Do Not attempt to trap wild animals that are causing damage to your property.
Instead contact a professional Animal Control Officer to remove nuisance animals.
- Do Not trap and transport wild animals to a new location UNLESS your are LICENSED to do so.
It's ILLEGAL and you could be spreading the disease.
- Do Not Keep wildlife as pets. It is against the law
- Report any animals behaving strangely to your local
Animal Control Office (1-800-543-0176) or Health Unit
- DO NOT touch dead or sick animals.
- DO NOT try to nurse sick animals to health
If you think you, or any member of your family, has been in contact with a rabid animal, immediately contact your local Health Unit, Doctor, or go to your local emergency health care center.
Bats
- Sick
- Easily captured
- Dead
- Or otherwise
DO NOT TOUCH THE BAT
Contact your local Wildlife Control Officer at 1-800-543-0176 for further instruction or the Ministry of Health at 1-888-668-4636 to have the bat tested for rabies.
Raccoon Rabies
YES THEY ARE HERE AND YES In the State of Virginia the first human died of Racoon Rabies.
Protect your family and pets - enjoy wildlife from a distance and have your pets vaccinated against the rabies virus.
Check out the Ministry of Natural Resources MNR for further information.
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