A REMINDER FROM THE STATE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT…LEAVE WILD ANIMALS ALONE. THAT AFTER A WOMAN FROM LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO WAS BITTEN BY A FOX THAT LATER TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES. THE WOMAN ADMITTED TO OFFERING THE FOX A BOWL OF DOG FOOD , WHEN IT BIT HER ON THE WRIST AND HAND, LEAVING SEVERAL PUNCTURE WOUNDS ON BOTH ARMS.
AUTHORITIES SAY YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IF YOU OR YOUR PET IS BITTEN OR OTHERWISE EXPOSED TO THE SALIVA OF WILD ANIMALS.
