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Attica, NY (AP) — By men and authorities in New York The woman took the raccoon to a pet store to buy food, and was fined $ 500 each after the clerk criticized them.
On June 2, a state environmental protection officer received an urgent call from the Erie County Health Department about a possible rabies raccoon, the ministry said in a news release. rice field.
The Health Department said the couple had brought a raccoon to a pet shop for food and supplies, and a clerk contacted the authorities. Raccoons are considered dangerous wildlife because they are known to carry and infect the deadly rabies virus.
Police said they used store surveillance videos, store-issued reward cards, and license plate information to find couples in the town of Attica in western New York. Authorities have turned over raccoons and have been charged with illegal possession of wildlife, each subject to a $ 500 fine, officials said.
The raccoon confiscated from the couple was euthanized and tested for rabies. This is a test that can only be done after the animal has died. The test was negative, DEC said.
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