On Sept. 16, Copperas Cove Animal Control responded to the 900 block of Marilyn Drive in Copperas Cove about a skunk attacking a feral kitten. The release says that the kitten’s mother scared the skunk away. Animal Control officers were unable to capture the skunk after it escaped to a nearby wooded area.
Animal Control officers took the injured kitten for humane euthanasia before testing it for rabies at the Texas Department of Health Laboratory in Austin. Following the test, Copperas Cove Animal Control was notified on Sept. 19 that the kitten was “infected” with rabies.
Police warn citizens not to approach, touch, or have any contact with wild animals, and to keep their pets from having contact with wild animals. Steps should be taken to safeguard outside areas by covering garbage cans and not leaving pet food outside…