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Rabid beaver chases children in Fairfax; 2nd attack in a week
http://www.washingtontimes.com ^
| 09-12-2012
| Meridith Somers
Posted on 09/12/2012 2:54:42 PM PDT by Red Badger
A rabid beaver leaped from a pond and chased a group of children who had gathered for a fishing competition in a Fairfax County park on Saturday — the second beaver attack in the county in a week.
Judy Pedersen, spokeswoman for the Fairfax County Park Authority, said the beaver attacked the children around 11:30 a.m. at the Hidden Pond Nature Center in Springfield.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: beaver; fairfaxcounty; sourcetitlenoturl; wildlife
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To: Red Badger
If this happened 150 years ago.. little bobby would have shot it with his pistol..
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posted on
09/12/2012 2:56:39 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: Red Badger
One witness said they saw S. Fluke running from the area./s
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posted on
09/12/2012 2:57:20 PM PDT
by
Datom
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/12/2012 2:57:40 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: NormsRevenge
Kentucky Long rifle.........
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posted on
09/12/2012 2:57:48 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Anyone who thinks wisdom comes with age is either too young or too stupid to know the difference....)
To: Datom
“thank you. I just had it stuffed”
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posted on
09/12/2012 2:58:29 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: Red Badger
An animal control officer cleared the area and shot the beaver.
It was tested for rabies over the weekend, and doctors on Tuesday confirmed it had the disease.
Last week, an 83-year-old woman was bitten by another rabid beaver while swimming in Lake Barcroft. That animal also tested positive for rabies. Two girls — ages 11 and 8 — were bitten by a rabid beaver while swimming in Spotsylvania County’s Lake Anna in July. The beaver was killed by someone at the lake.
County spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell said that, prior to this month, it had been 12 years since the last report of beaver bites in Fairfax County.
Ms. Pedersen said animal control officials have not seen an increase in the number of confirmed rabies cases, which usually measure between 50 and 60 each year.
“It’s too early to make an assessment of what exactly is going on,” Ms. Pedersen said. “It’s very unusual, but the real meaning is still to be uncovered.”
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:00:53 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Red Badger
Rabid beaver....?
Any relation to Hairy beaver or her sister Nasty Beaver.....
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:01:33 PM PDT
by
njslim
(St)
To: njslim
Someone needs to alert the TURTLEMAN!!!!!!!!
To: njslim
Someone needs to alert the TURTLEMAN!!!!!!!!
To: njslim
Someone needs to alert the TURTLEMAN!!!!!!!!
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:06:03 PM PDT
by
MachIV
To: Red Badger
Ward is not entirely happy with this course of events.
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:06:27 PM PDT
by
I see my hands
(It's time to.. KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHER FREEPERS!)
To: njslim
Yeah, but Laz would still ‘hit’ it.
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:13:42 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: fhayek
“I shot the beaver...but I did not shoot the deputy.”
To: Red Badger
Rabid Beaver; great name for a rock band.
To: Red Badger
Does this mean hillary has showed up again?
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:26:25 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(The instinct toward liberalism is located in the part of the brain called the rectal lobe.)
To: I see my hands
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:26:39 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
To: Red Badger
I do not know why this photo popped into my head as soon as I read the title of this thread.
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:27:14 PM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(Vote for Paul Ryan 2012...... oh, and that other guy running on his ticket that's not Obama.)
To: Red Badger
This thread cannot end well.
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posted on
09/12/2012 3:28:34 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
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