Five raccoons in Boston have recently tested positive for rabies, and the city is offering free rabies vaccination clinics for residents’ pets next month, city officials said.
Five raccoons picked up in Boston have recently tested positive for rabies, prompting a rabies alert from the city's Animal Care and Control Department.
Animal Care and Control said in a statement Tuesday that it has received no reports of coyotes behaving unusually and often has officers in Jamaica Plain, where they perform routine patrols when necessary.
The city's animal control department says the female golden retriever mix was found to be seriously malnourished and that her body had a strong, foul odor.