Rabid skunk grabs Pekingese’s neck, so Thief River Falls woman grabs skunk
February 22, 2012 at 1:21 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Dog owner says her only thought was to protect her petWhen Regina Goodhall saw a potentially rabid skunk hanging off the back of her yipping, nearly blind 12-year-old Pekingese’s neck, the Thief River Falls area woman’s instincts took over – and you might call them atypical. Continue Reading
This certainly had the potential to be quite the stinky mess. But they were right to try to get hold of the shunk and have it checked. Its behavior, obviously, didn’t pass the smell test.
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Last year must have been a good one for skunks. Never seen so many of ‘em before!
Fortunately, they don’t seem to know how to cross a highway. Counted over 20 roadkills over three months last late summer and fall, just in the four miles between my place and town.
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200 road kills? That could have kept a lot of families fed down in Arkansas.
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The photo reminds me of the American Gothic painting by Grant Wood where the old farmer with a pitchfork in his hand and his spinster daughter are standing in front of their home.
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Actually my vet said a study many years ago showed that the vast majority of skunks killed on the highway are rapid – that’s why they don’t know how to cross a road.
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Oops – long drive today. that’s “rabid” they definitely weren’t rapid.
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