{"id":414370,"date":"2025-11-30T04:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T04:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414370\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T04:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T04:56:11","slug":"importance-of-awareness-on-wildlife-handling-to-prevent-rabies-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/414370\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of Awareness on Wildlife Handling to Prevent Rabies | Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) is reminding the public of the dangers of rabies after a man unsafely brought a rabid raccoon to their shelter.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1KSKN2QcYF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>social media post<\/strong><\/a> they said does not intend to shame or embarrass, they told the full story as a cautionary tale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local3news.com\/local-news\/rabies-vaccine-bait-to-be-dropped-in-north-georgia-this-month\/article_3a73848d-b93b-4afc-a5a9-a821a8ac4638.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Rabies vaccine bait to be dropped in North Georgia this month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Rabies vaccine bait to be dropped in North Georgia this month\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/68f663066df48.preview.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">The drop will happen October 21 through October 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A gentleman in Cherokee County, GA found a raccoon vocalizing in the road earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not having anything to contain it, he wrapped it in his coat and held it against his chest as he drove for over an hour to CNC,&#8221; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local3news.com\/local-news\/rabies-vaccine-bait-to-be-dropped-over-tn-valley-in-october\/article_a38addea-dd3b-4afa-8907-bc41ceb5261e.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Rabies vaccine bait to be dropped over TN Valley in October\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Rabies vaccine bait to be dropped over TN Valley in October\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/68dbfa854ddaa.preview.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">The Oral Rabies Vaccine baits will be dropped between October 14 to 30.<\/p>\n<p>The center is not licensed for raccoon rehab, and only accepts raptors, reptiles, and amphibians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the drive, the raccoon freed its head and bit the man on the face and hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He drove back home, wrapped the raccoon in a blanket with duct tape, and continued to the center:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He arrived an hour before the Wildlife Clinic opens, just as children were arriving for CNC Camp Kingfisher&#8217;s Thanksgiving Break camp. The Camp Director radioed Wildlife to alert us to the situation. Wildlife staff met the finder in the parking lot with a kennel to secure the animal. After much forceful insistence on our part, he finally agreed to go to the hospital for treatment while we dealt with the raccoon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Partners at a nearby veterinary hospital agreed to accept the raccoon for euthanasia and submission to the Cherokee County Health Department. They say it had to be killed to be tested.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fewer than 48 hours later, the center learned the raccoon tested positive for rabies.<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the man, who refused to identify himself to staff or the hospital, is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The center provided some &#8220;important take-aways:&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlike domestic pets, lone wild animals in pain and distress do not vocalize since this could attract predators<\/li>\n<li>Always ensure rehab centers are licensed for the type of animal you have<\/li>\n<li>Be honest and truthful when asked for information<\/li>\n<li>Rabies in human has a &gt;99% fatality rate without treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;While the finder&#8217;s heart was in the right place, he put himself, his family, CNC&#8217;s staff, volunteers, and visitors, the GWN transporter, and the staff of Bells Ferry all at risk,&#8221; the center said. &#8220;PLEASE take a minute and assess the situation before attempting to capture wildlife without direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you find an animal you suspect may have rabies, call your local health department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) is reminding the public of the dangers of rabies after a man unsafely&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":414371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[194519,17969,3425,194518,194516,194517,194520,3649,35058,159,67,132,68,837,17860],"class_list":{"0":"post-414370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-animal-euthanasia","9":"tag-animal-welfare","10":"tag-animals","11":"tag-holozoa","12":"tag-human-animal-interaction","13":"tag-humans-and-other-species","14":"tag-issues-in-animal-ethics","15":"tag-rabies","16":"tag-raccoon","17":"tag-science","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-wildlife","22":"tag-zoology"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115636875130670909","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}