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A rabid horse? Oddly acting horse tests positive for rabies, Gaston County Police say (Source: Pexels/stock image) By Mark Price | The Charlotte Observer | April 4, 2021 at 5:32 PM EDT - Updated April 4 at 5:35 PM
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (The Charlotte Observer) - A horse has tested positive for rabies in Gaston County, something experts say is uncommon in the United States.
Gaston County Police say the animal has died and no humans were reported injured.
However, people in surrounding neighborhoods have been warned to be wary of pets exhibiting signs of rabies, including aggressiveness, police said in a news release.
Investigators say the infection was discovered last week by a veterinarian who was treating “a sick horse” in the 300 block of Robert Road in Cherryville. That’s about 30 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Trout waters open this weekend
Hatchery Supported Trout Waters will open at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 3, with the season running through Feb. 28 of next year.
Hatchery Supported Trout Waters are marked by green-and-white signs and have been closed for the past month so that N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission staff can stock them with trout. Staff will continue stocking certain streams through August some monthly, and some heavily fished waters more frequently.
Over the next six months, staff will stock nearly 787,000 trout 96 percent averaging 10 inches in length and 4 percent exceeding 14 inches.
These waters are open to public fishing, but the land around them is often privately owned. The Wildlife Commission encourages anglers to respect the property they’re fishing on and remember that landowners can take away access if they feel their property is being misused.
State buys future Hampstead Bypass land for $17 5m, proposed bill could shield Wilmington from eminent domain liabilities portcitydaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from portcitydaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
in 2019, Governor Roy Cooper signed legislation that funded and permitted state partners to remove the vessels. The new laws allow the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) to determine a vessel abandoned after an unsuccessful attempt to contact the last known owner and a posted notice on the vessel goes unanswered.
After Division of Coastal Management and North Carolina Coastal Federation officials assessed, documented, and prioritized the vessels, NCWRC tagged them for removal.
The nonprofit N.C. Coastal Federation is hiring crews to remove 80 vessels identified along the entire coastline. WRC has identified at least 20 along the tri-county southeastern coastline, according to its