安省野生動物感染狂犬病幾率極低

Hamilton, Ontario, Dec 3,2015 Paula Fancy and her two Bull Mastiff's, Satan, left and Lexus right. The two dogs were picked up when they escaped from Fancy's gated back yard and where put into the back of a dog catcher's van with a diseased racoon. Both the dogs and the racoon got out of the cagesin the back of the van and started to fight. Now Fancy is concerned for her dogs' health.The racoon has been euthanized .Cathie Coward/ Hamilton Spectator / McNeil story

咸美頓的鬥牛獒-星島資料圖

據加通社報道,咸美頓一對鬥牛獒(Bullmastiff)失控衝出住所亂跑,被到場的咸美頓動物服務中心(Toronto Animal Services)人員捕捉送上小貨車,當時車上有隻患病浣熊。動物服務中心人員認為當時狗只離開籠子,繼而攻擊浣熊。但狗主則認為浣熊首先出口咬傷狗只。

由於狗沒打疫苗,只必須經由隔離保證無染病,費用過高,寵物主人不得不考慮進行人道毀滅。

自2006年起多倫多從未見過染病浣熊的案例,由於安省每年都在野外至少放100,000份帶疫苗的浣熊食物。這些食品預防浣熊,狐狸和臭鼬感染狂犬病,但感染狂犬病的蝙蝠比較難追蹤預防。

感染狂犬病的浣熊已經被人道毀滅,但咸美頓動物服務中心還在調查它的染病原因。

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