PACC urges owners to vaccinate their pets following coatimundi encounter
PACC urges owners to vaccinate their pets following coatimundi encounter (Source: PACC)
By KOLD News 13 Staff | March 11, 2021 at 11:31 AM MST - Updated March 11 at 11:31 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Pima Animal Care Center is encouraging pet owners to vaccinate their pets after a recent encounter with a coatimundi.
Officials say rabies and distemper are prevalent in wildlife and transmitted when there is direct contact. Rabies vaccines are required by law.
A pair of dogs in Pima County recently got into a scuffle with a coatimundi. Animal protection officers transferred the coatimundi to the Tucson Wildlife Center, where it will go into quarantine, after speaking with the state veterinarian.