JARRETTSVILLE, MD—Harford County has confirmed its second case of a rabid raccoon this year after a positive test was returned on a raccoon found in the Jarrettsville area, the Harford County Health Department announced Friday. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed Thursday that a raccoon found near the 4000-block of Federal Hill Road in Jarrettsville tested positive for the rabies […]
UPDATE: A rabid groundhog has also been confirmed in the Monkton area. Original story below… JARRETTSVILLE, MD—A raccoon found in the Jarrettsville area has tested positive for rabies, according to a confirmation received by the Harford County Health Department on Tuesday. The animal was discovered in the 4000-block of Federal Hill Road. Health officials are urging residents to be cautious […]
UPDATE: Robert Conley has been sentenced to prison in connection with this case. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with 178 counts of animal cruelty after 83 dogs were seized from his property in May. The State’s Attorney’s Office says a warrant for Robert Conley was sent out for animal cruelty on May 23 […]
COLLEGE PARK, MD—Maryland State Police rescued a dog that was left unattended in a hot vehicle on Tuesday. Trooper Shane McGregor, assigned to the Aviation Command, assisted the College Park barrack with a reported dog left in a hot car on the shoulder of I-495 near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway on July 16th. Once on scene, troopers observed a dog left […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Natural Resources Police have charged a Baltimore County man for possessing a coyote and charged another man with poaching fish in Gunpowder Falls State Park. Authorities say a Baltimore County man was charged for possessing a coyote that was brought from Pennsylvania into Maryland. In early July, NRP was informed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission that Steven Keil […]
UPDATE: Initial reports indicate that the horse has been freed and was not injured. Original story below… —— FALLSTON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a technical rescue in Fallston. At around 10 a.m., units responded to the 300-block of Reckord Road for a report of a trapped animal. At the scene, crews found that a horse had become stuck […]