Rabies Warning: Seeking 2 Who Left Kitten At Hi-Tor Shelter

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — The Rockland County Department of Health asking everyone if they know a woman and girl who dropped an 8-to-9 week-old kitten off at the Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona June 26.

This family may have been exposed to rabies and members may need to seek immediate medical attention, county health officials said.

If medical treatment is started soon after rabies exposure, rabies can be prevented.

Without intervention, rabies is a fatal disease.

If you have any information, call the Rockland County Department of Health at (845) 364-2656, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday; or call the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department at (845) 638-5400 after normal business hours and on weekends.

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