The Yates County Public Health office would like to remind the Greater Rochester area about some basic precautions and ...

Yates County Public Health is reminding residents to take precautions against rabies after two stray cats recently tested positive for the virus — one in the Penn Yan area and another in Dundee.

Rabies cases were on the rise in Arizona this spring. While there have been only a handful of cases this summer, there are ...

The Ledge Light Health District is warning residents in East Lyme after a bat recently tested positive for rabies, officials said. In the United States, bats are the most reported animals with rabies, ...

As coyotes become more common in Connecticut, officials say they can pose risks to pets, livestock and occasionally humans.

You should get a rabies shot immediately after any potential exposure, such as a bite, scratch, or even a lick on broken skin ...

The bid to curb pet smuggling and mutilation has leapt a landmark hurdle, thanks to the efforts of a Hampshire MP.

Staff confirmed the cat later died and was brought to animal control services. They later tested the cat and it came back ...

Summer has officially arrived, but those babes in the woods – wildlife children born this spring – are still vulnerable, ...

"I knew that bats carry rabies oftentimes, especially if they, you know, come at you unprovoked," Cash explained. "I decided to go in straight to the hospital." ...

Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott Simon talks with epidemiologist Tonie Rocke about a new way to vaccinate bats.

Most people are aware that the Division of Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center is the only animal shelter in the County, ...