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P’Nut the Squirrel and Fred the Raccoon did not have rabies, officials announced — as it was revealed the animals were marked for death and decapitation days before they were seized by the state.
The internet famous P’Nut and his raccoon pal were taken from an Upstate New York home by force in a raid by state agents on Oct. 30 that sparked outrage and accusations of government overreach as the pets were euthanized to test for rabies.
“Results are negative,” Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss told The Post Tuesday.
A newly revealed timeline shows state officials advised the county to euthanize the pets a full seven days before they were taken from their unofficial caretaker Mark Longo on Oct. 30 — even though the Department of Environmental Conservation later said the squirrel bit an agent during the raid, sparking the need for the test.
No big deal, they were just animals. Just some guys pets
originally posted by: PorkChop96
a reply to: Shoshanna
Yup, but they had to kill it so they could run the test.
Of all of the evolutions in medical science, still the only way to test for rabies's by the freshly dead brain matter of the animal. But, in humans they use saliva, spinal fluid and skin biopsies.
Rabies
www.who.int...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended for people in high-risk occupations (laboratory workers handling live rabies and related viruses) and people whose professional or personal activities might lead to direct contact with infected animals (animal disease control staff and wildlife rangers).
PrEP might be indicated before recreation or travel in some areas, and for people living in remote, highly rabies-endemic areas with limited local access to rabies biologicals.
Note that PrEP does not replace the need for PEP. Any person exposed to a suspected rabid animal should still seek post exposure care.
originally posted by: TzarChasm
No big deal, they were just animals. Just some guys pets
I gather you don't have any, or you wouldn't type a sentence like this. Fur babies are people too.
originally posted by: PorkChop96
a reply to: Shoshanna
Yup, but they had to kill it so they could run the test.
Of all of the evolutions in medical science, still the only way to test for rabies's by the freshly dead brain matter of the animal. But, in humans they use saliva, spinal fluid and skin biopsies.