With hot weather sticking around as we officially mark summer, Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding people to enjoy wildlife from a distance and always exercise caution, including with unfamiliar dogs.
Animal bites and scratches can be cause painful and serious injuries and infection which could require medical treatment and potentially transmit a disease such as rabies.
This is the time of year when public health sees an increase in dog biting incidents as well as from wild critters.
Senior Public Health Manager Andrew Barton says wild animals such as raccoon’s and baby skunks might look cute and harmless but still pose health and injury risks and people should resist the urge to approach, feed or handle them.
Grey Bruce Public Health says there were 568 rabies exposure investigations in 2022.
