On Thursday,
October 11, 2012 at 3:12 P.M. Warner Robins Animal Control Officers responded
to the 300-block of Ridgestone Drive in reference to an animal bite.
Preliminary investigation
revealed a female reported she was in her backyard when she was approached by a
fox and bitten on her leg. She
received minor injuries and went to the Houston Medical Center for
treatment. The fox fled the
residence before officers arrived.
At 5:22 P.M.
another call was received stating a fox had bit a child and the child’s mother
at the 100-block of Tranquill Pointe.
The mother found the fox biting the child and killed it with a piece of
wood. They received minor injuries
and sought treatment at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.
The fox was taken
from the residence and is currently being tested by the Health Department for
rabies.
Officers believe
the same fox was involved in both incidents. Animal traps, however, have been placed in the areas as a precaution.
