Rabid fox attacks two people in Middlebury

Wildlife officials capture and test fox for rabies, but not before it bit two people.

Rabies bait drop to begin on August 5

Vermont’s annual Rabies Bait Drop is scheduled to begin on Aug. 5. The week-long bait drop is part of a nationally coordinated effort between the State of Vermont and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to prevent the spread of rabies — a … (read more)

Rabies and microchip clinics on tap

MIDDLEBURY – Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society, has released the dates of their 2021 microchipping clinics on Saturdays, March 20, June 19 and Sept. 25. The clinics will run from 10 a.m. to noon. New this year, the shelter is offering rabies … (read more)

Rabies vaccine being distrubuted the week of Aug. 1

VERMONT — The annual Rabies Bait Drop, a week-long, cooperative effort between the State of Vermont and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services to stop the spread of the rabies, starts on Aug. 1. Rabies vaccine — in the form of a sweet-sme … (read more)