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Health Hazards Posed by Raccoons Beyond physical confrontations, raccoons pose a significant health risk to outdoor cats. They can carry diseases, parasites, and worms that may infect pets through ...

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County is monitoring a possible rabies outbreak, after a confirmed case in the Bee Ridge area.

Mecklenburg County animal control officials issued a countywide alert after a rabid raccoon viciously attacked a family’s cat in their yard east of Mint Hill and Interstate 485. Wednesday’s ...

ah6] wanted to build a feeder for feral cats that would dispense food, but without encouraging the local raccoons. So, they built a feeder that included a webcam that could see who was waiting for ...

In Cedarhurst, Valley Stream, Hewlett and Roslyn Heights, county officials previously detected rabies in two feral cats, which is considered rare, and three raccoons, Newsday previously reported.