Flagstaff Police are warning citizens about the
presence of rabid animals in the area. They say Sunday morning, rabid fox
attacked a citizen who was seated in the bed of a pickup truck in the area of
Settlers Run and Bear Paw. The fox jumped into the bed and bit the person. The
fox then ran off and was
later captured a few hours later in the area of Taylor and Hulet after another
attack was reported. Another fox believed to be rabid was captured in the area
of Aztec and Cherry after it attacked and bit a citizen as well. Officials say everyone should be cautious around wild animals
and not approach them. If you see any animals acting in an uncharacteristic
manner, Animal Control should be notified immediately. Officials say last week,
another rabid fox was captured on the west side of town, along with a possibly
rabid skunk.
