FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s 'surreal' officials euthanized his petwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down111
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkThe man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s 'surreal' officials euthanized his petwww.youtube.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squarewildcardology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·20 hours agoLet me ask you this. If the animal is tested as rabid. What’s the next step for the bitten?
minus-squareHappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 hours agoIf a animal is tested positive the human have to undergo about 2-4 vaccinations that might need to be repeated and will cost a great amount, or they die. The vaccination has a lot of side effects.
minus-squarewildcardology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·17 hours agoSo the euthanasia step is really not needed and just go straight to the vaccination part.
minus-squareHappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 hours agoSure, that makes sense for a country with socialized health care. You still shouldn’t keep wild animals as pets.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·18 hours agoIt doesn’t have any more potential side effects than any other vaccine. It’s not special in this regard.
Let me ask you this. If the animal is tested as rabid. What’s the next step for the bitten?
If a animal is tested positive the human have to undergo about 2-4 vaccinations that might need to be repeated and will cost a great amount, or they die. The vaccination has a lot of side effects.
So the euthanasia step is really not needed and just go straight to the vaccination part.
Sure, that makes sense for a country with socialized health care. You still shouldn’t keep wild animals as pets.
It doesn’t have any more potential side effects than any other vaccine. It’s not special in this regard.