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A free kitten seems too good to be true, and sadly in this case it was. According to 11 Alive, one of the kittens given away for free outside a Georgia Walmart has tested positive for rabies. The kitten tested positive for the disease after being brought to the vet when the new owner's wife became lethargic after being scratched. Officials are currently searching for the two women who handed out the six kittens at the Walmart parking lot in order to track the animals down. Rabies Control Officer Vince Farah believes it highly likely that all the kittens are rabid, and he is asking anyone who came in contact with the cats to come forward. RELATED: Rabid Beaver Attacks Teenager Rabies ...

On Sunday morning, two sisters were seriously injured after a violent beaver attacked them at Lake Anna in Spotsylvania County, Va. According to WTTG-TV, 8-year-old Annabella Radnovich and her 11-year-old sister, Alyssa, were swimming with family when they felt something scratching beneath them. Moments later, the 65-pound animal attacked and bit both of their legs. The girls' mother, Wendy Radnovich, recapped what happened to her daughters. "[Alyssa] had felt something touch her leg and thought it was one of her cousins messing with her. And she stopped and looked and pushed it off of her and started running out of the water." Anabella said she also thought someone was playing ...

Cats are victims of rabies more than any other domestic pet in the United States. Know the signs -- and learn how to protect your pet. In popular culture, a dog foaming at the mouth often depicts rabies. But this image does not reflect which domestic animals are most at risk: cats. Obviously, any pet that is not vaccinated against the virus is at a higher risk for infection. But because cats are often allowed to roam outdoors, they are more likely to encounter an infected wild animal, or an infected stray dog or cat. Feral cat colonies remain a reservoir host for the rabies virus, despite widespread vaccination programs, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...