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Possibly Rabid Dog Quarantined

08/10/2020
Possibly Rabid Dog Quarantined
A stray tan Pit Bull involved in a fight with a rabid skunk in the 1200 block of South Seventh Street has been located and is being quarantined at the Lehigh County Humane Society.

A city animal control officer observed the dog in a fight with a skunk on Wednesday, August 5. The officer attempted to tranquilize the dog, but it escaped through a backyard fence.

Tests on the skunk came back positive for rabies on Monday.

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