https://www.washtenaw.org/1795/Rabies I was shocked that no one wanted to test the bat because I feel like
someone keeps statistics. WASHER health department is a rabies resource. It
might be worth calling them to see if they Have any advice on what we
should do if this would happen again. if this happens again,
On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM Laura Woolley <lewoolle...> wrote:
> It looks like a wound on its throat? I wonder if it was cat caught - or
> some other mammal? I hope it wasn’t rabid (which might have made it easier
> for an animal to catch it).
> Disappointing that no one was interested in the poor thing (but you
> were!). Maybe Washtenaw County Health Dept. would be interested? But you
> may have tried that as well.
> Thank you for caring.
> Laura
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 12, 2025, at 7:46 PM, 'April Campbell' via Birders <
> <birders...> wrote:
>
> Well, wouldn’t you know. The subject turns to bats and this poor bat
> shows up on my back patio. There wasn’t a mark on it. BTW,Ann Arbor is only
> for dogs (that’s what they told me). So, why not call it Dog Control and
> not have citizens waste time calling them about other wildlife? No one was
> interested in this bat , not the DNR, Humane Society, or Ann Arbor. Is it
> rabid? Who knows? Who cares? Apparently , no one. I ended up deposing of it
> myself. I have bats every night , but they are very diminished from years
> before, but as Ann Arbor becomes Manhattan, more diminishment is on the
> way.
>
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