White weasel in Franklin Park, possibly rabid
By adamg - 8/19/23 - 8:40 pm

A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint about a white weasel with no fear on the Forest Hills Street side of Franklin Park this evening: Read more.

By adamg - 8/18/23 - 1:28 pm

Boston Animal Care and Control reports five rabid raccoons have been recovered of late in Boston - most recently on Mission Hill: Read more.

Rabid cat
By adamg - 12/15/22 - 12:51 pm

The Boston Public Health Commission reports that a cat acting oddly at 132 Glenway St. in Dorchester around 3:20 p.m. on Monday has tested positive for rabies. Read more.

By adamg - 10/16/20 - 9:17 pm

Arlington officials say a raccoon they believe bit and scratched a young child on Fountain Road Wednesday afternoon has tested positive for rabies. Read more.

By adamg - 12/30/11 - 11:45 am

Channel 4 reports he may have gotten it from one of the bats living in his house; he's in critical condition.

By adamg - 10/26/11 - 9:03 am

The Brookline Health Department is warning residents to stay away from wild animals after a raccoon suspected of having rabies attacked a north Brookline resident's pet

By adamg - 9/30/11 - 5:41 pm

Boston Public Health Commission says it was last night on Amory Street. Come in contact with a raccoon near there? Contact your doctor.

By adamg - 10/22/10 - 5:59 pm

The Boston Public Health Commission reports a cat in

By adamg - 9/21/10 - 4:28 pm

The Boston Public Health Commmission reports a raccoon found in Jamaica Plain on Sunday has tested positive for rabies and that a person exposed to the animal is now receiving rabies shots.

By adamg - 6/22/09 - 9:08 pm

Karen Wise explains why her entire family is now getting rabies shots, not that she knows for a fact that the bat that was flying around in her house was rabid, since her husband let it fly out, when, as they now know, you're supposed to trap it somehow and let Animal Control test it for rabies.

By adamg - 11/20/08 - 4:42 pm

Boston Police report a domestic house cat captured on Park Street last weekend was euthanized after it was reported to have rabies.