NLR finds second skunk with rabies

A second skunk in North Little Rock has tested positive for rabies, a city news release said Thursday.

The dead skunk was found near the Burns Park Golf Course clubhouse Tuesday and was sent to the state Department of Health for rabies testing. The state agency notified North Little Rock Animal Control on Thursday that the skunk tested positive.

No known contact occurred between the skunk and any humans or pets, but caution around wildlife is encouraged, the news release said.

A live skunk, found March 30 in the city’s Levy area, also tested positive for rabies.

More information is available from the North Little Rock Animal Control Department at (501) 791-8577.

Arkansas, Pages 18 on 04/11/2014

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