North Carolina petting zoo goats infected with rabies after skunk intrusion
Several goats at Farm Adventures Mobile Petting Zoo in North Carolina have tested positive for rabies, likely contracted from a skunk that entered their enclosure. The infected animals were euthanized, and health officials are advising anyone who visited the zoo between July 28 and August 27 to seek medical evaluation. The zoo had kept the goats isolated from wild animals, but the skunk breached the pen.
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