From Shelby, North Carolina comes this item: Mad Goat!
SHELBY — Cleveland County Animal Control received a complaint Sept. 20 of a goat acting abnormal at 3606 Weatherly Lane.
The goat tested positive for rabies Oct. 8, marking the 19th confirmed rabies case this year.
Residents need to make sure their animals are under their direct control. Animals that are allowed to run loose are at risk of coming into contact with a rabid animal. If your animals are exposed to a rabid animal and not vaccinated, then your animals will have to be euthanized or quarantined for six months.
Local residents have to keep their pets under observation for the next six months. (I don't believe I have ever seen a rabid goat story before.)
