CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A rabid racoon was found in Charleston March 6, after exposing one dog in ... that their pets or themselves may have come in contact with this raccoon or another ...

The bill was introduced to prevent another situation like one in New York where an illegal pet squirrel was taken and euthanized last year.

This is an example of a raccoon dog, which can roam in the wild and be "unpredictable", according to NRW A search is under way for an "unpredictable" raccoon dog which is on the loose in north Wales.

Although it is not illegal to keep raccoon dogs as pets, the RSPCA ‘strongly discourages people’ from doing so. However it is illegal to breed and sell the ‘extremely smelly’ animals ...

A rabid raccoon ... people or pets. Therefore, give wild and stray animals plenty of space. You can’t assume an animal has rabies just by the behavior it is displaying. Other common diseases ...

A raccoon that encountered a family’s dogs after wandering into a yard in ... test and verified rabies vaccinations for family pets in the area, Yancey said. The raccoon was the second confirmed ...