People bitten by cat in the Denniston Avenue area are urged to come forward.
The Allegheny County Health Department is urging anyone who may have been bitten by a gray cat in the 7300 block of Denniston Avenue or the surrounding area in Swissvale between Nov. 16 and 26 to call the health department at 412-687-ACHD. The cat tested positive for rabies after biting a woman on Monday, Nov. 26. It bit the woman after being hit by a car and was then taken to a veterinarian’s office where it was subsequently euthanized. The woman exposed to the rabid cat is being treated with anti-rabies vaccine as a precaution and not expected to develop rabies. “We’re encouraging anyone else who may have been bitten or scratched by this cat to come forward, so they can be evaluated and treated if necessary,” said Dr. Ron Voorhees, …
Forest Hills Council attracts attention from animal rights groups as it looks for ways to control wildlife.
As Forest Hills Council looks to address residents’ complaints about skunks and raccoons, groups advocating for the humane treatment of animals are pushing to prevent a program that would trap or kill them. During a regular meeting Nov. 16, councilman Bill Tomasic made mentioned that the Public Safety Committee, which he heads, would be reviewing the control of “nuisance animals” after receiving complaints. Two residents spoke against trapping animals at that meeting, and council has since received letters from groups condemning such programs. Most of the complaints concern raccoons, though skunks and feral cats also have been sources of worry for residents. Tomasic said last week that council is in the early phases of assessing the issue …
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Lavinia Cecere
10:22 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
We are encouraged to sign up for nixle alerts but when we do we do not receive any info from the swissvale police dept.Is there anyone working to provide this info.I live very close to the said area with stray cats running all over the place not to mention grandkids playing outside. more ›