Rabies alert in Thorndale

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On Wednesday, Aug. 30, a bat was found at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the 100 block of East Quinn Street in Thorndale. 

Thorndale Police Chief Martin Jackson said contact had been made between the bat and the resident’s dog. It is unknown how long the bat was located near this area. The Thorndale Police Department impounded the animal and submitted it for testing at the Department of State Health Services where it tested positive for rabies.

The bat was tested by the Department of State Health Services and was found to be positive for rabies. If you think that you or someone else may have come in physical contact with this animal, please call the Thorndale Police Department at (254) 697-7033 (Milam County Sheriffs dispatch) or Texas Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Control at (254) 778-6744.