THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS CONFIRMING A CASE OF RABIES IN A VALENCIA COUNTY DOG. THE SIX MONTH OLD LAB-GERMAN SHEPARD MIX WAS TRAPPED BY ANIMAL CONTROL EARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT HAD BEEN HARASSING LIVESTOCK AND KILLING CHICKENS.
THE DOG SPENT THREE DAYS LAST WEEK IN THE ADOPTABLE PET AREA OF THE SHELTER, SHARING SPACE WITH ANOTHER DOG. THE RABID DOG HAS SINCE BEEN EUTHANIZED. THE DOG'S OWNER, STAFF AT THE SHELTER AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WALKED OTHER DOGS ARE BEING CHECKED FOR POTENTIAL EXPOSURE.
