AUBURN, Ala. — Officials in east Alabama are asking pet owners to make sure their companions are vaccinated after an opossum and a raccoon tested positive for rabies in Auburn and Opelika.
Lee County Rabies Officer Buddy Bruce told WSFA-TV on Sunday that both animals were found on private residential properties and there was no human or animal contact with either one of them.
Bruce says the homeowners noticed that the animals were in their yards acting strangely.
Jim Wright from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine says rabies cases can be seen anytime of the year, but that springtime is the breeding season for raccoons.
Wright urges that anyone bitten or exposed to a rabid animal seek medical care to avoid contracting the disease.