Me: *picks up “dead” bat in my yard so my dog doesn’t eat it*
“Dead” bat: O_O
Me: O_O
Me upon realizing I am holding a very not dead bat and not dead bat realizing it has been picked up by a large creature at the exact same second: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
He scream
You want rabies? That’s how you get rabies
1.I picked it up with a towel and gardening gloves and never once touched it with my bare hands.
2.
3.The bat was at the bottom of my porch where I have to take my dog out but I guess I should have just left it there for her to eat right?
4.It was in a position that made it clear that it was most likely hurt from hitting my house and not just sick. It’s warming up in my area and they are just coming out from the winter and it was most likely confused because I live right next to the highway and there’s a lot of noise.
5.You can only get rabies from a bat by being bitten or otherwise getting its saliva in your bloodstream. And it was two inches long and I’m a grown ass adult with a towel and gardening gloves and a thick ass sweater.
Good thing you tagged it as “stupid people” because you obviously don’t know enough about the situation
I’m sorry I tagged it that way. That was incredibly childish of me. I’ve just had it pounded into my head that you don’t mess with sick or injured wildlife because of the risk of exposure.
I’m a registered Veterinary technician and I’ve worked with a rabid cat and it was terrifying
I’m sorry I got so defensive. I’ve seen a lot of bats killed in my area because people are misinformed about the rabies situation. I used to play with them as a kid by throwing sticks in the air and watching them swoop to get them and each year they were noticably fewer until they were just gone.
That was the most adult way I’ve ever seen an argument addressed on the internet.
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