The rabid vixen that bit at least nine people near the Capitol has been put to sleep. A rabies test on the animal was positive. It is still unclear what will happen to the captured offspring of the vixen.
The wild animal caused a stir in Washington in recent days and had also become an internet star. The fox bit at least nine people near the congress, including Democratic Party congressman Ami Bera. The politician therefore had himself vaccinated against tetanus and blood poisoning as a precaution.
To diagnose rabies in animals with certainty, they must be killed. The virus is then detected using brain samples.
Foxes as a popular photo motif in Washington
Sightings of the vixen have been a popular motif on the internet profiles of politicians and journalists in the capital in recent days. One time the animal was seen eating a squirrel, another time basking in the Senate Gardens.
The fox was even a topic at party leaders’ press conferences. Tuesday the vixen was finally caught, Wednesday the cubs.
Source: Krone
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