Educational discussion on raccoons and rabies. Monday, November 1. 7 p.m. Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, Tulip at Maple.
Sponsored by Community Policing Specialist, Officer Tina Smith of the Takoma Park Police Department. Special guest speakers include representatives from the Wild Neighbors Program of the Humane Society of the US, The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Disease Control Program and the Montgomery County Animal Services.
There is an article about raccoon rabies, and an account of a raccoon/dog encounter, in the current issue of Field and Stream. [When Raccoons Attack. By: Thornton, Jim. Field & Stream, Nov2004, Vol. 109 Issue 7, p38, 3p, 2c] You can come into the library to read it, or access the full text of the article online through EBSCOhost. Just search on "when raccoons attack" and then click on HTML Full Text.
Posted by library at October 28, 2004 09:37 PM