The Ledge Light Health District is warning residents in East Lyme after a bat recently tested positive for rabies, officials said. In the United States, bats are the most reported animals with rabies, ...

A 13-year-old is recovering after police say that the teen was bitten by a coyote in Watertown, officials said. Environmental Conservation Police with Connecticut’s Department of Energy and ...

You should get a rabies shot immediately after any potential exposure, such as a bite, scratch, or even a lick on broken skin ...

The bid to curb pet smuggling and mutilation has leapt a landmark hurdle, thanks to the efforts of a Hampshire MP.

If the bite is near your mouth or face, chewing can be difficult. Avoid hard foods to prevent further injury. Avoid milk, ...

Staff confirmed the cat later died and was brought to animal control services. They later tested the cat and it came back ...

Summer has officially arrived, but those babes in the woods – wildlife children born this spring – are still vulnerable, ...

"I knew that bats carry rabies oftentimes, especially if they, you know, come at you unprovoked," Cash explained. "I decided to go in straight to the hospital." ...

Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott Simon talks with epidemiologist Tonie Rocke about a new way to vaccinate bats.

Most people are aware that the Division of Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center is the only animal shelter in the County, ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The City of Wichita Falls’ Animal Services department has confirmed a fifth case of rabies for ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A deceased bat found in Louisville tested positive for rabies. The bat was found outside a home in ...