Rabid Animals

I wrote this the day after I got home so I guess I am getting better. I found their response (or lack of) to be really bizzare:

To the editor:

This seems odd to me; has this happened to any other readers? My wife and I saw a skunk that was acting very strangely. Walking in circles, not afraid of cars or people, not responding to loud noises and seemingly ready to keel over. It appeared that it could have been rabid.

My wife called the town supervisor’s office to inquire if someone could come out to inspect. She was given a phone number of some gentleman who works at a local animal agency. She was told that he could come out and get rid of the animal but there would be a fee.

I would think that if there were a rabid animal in town that can endanger children and other animals, the town would want to come out to investigate and then remove the animal - part of the whole tax deal we have with them.

We were not asking them to come in to remove a squirrel from our attic. But I guess it’s every man, woman, child for themselves situation instead.

Phil Gxxxxxx

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