Comments on: Three People Suffer Raccoon Bites In Escambia County; Health Dept. Issues Warning

By: terri

terri — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 20:00:05 +0000

For heaven sake…….what if grandmaw was sickly and had a bad disease…would you have the shovel ready …

By: Bill M

Bill M — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:27:54 +0000

What are they afraid of, if they tell us where the bad Raccoon is do they think we’re going to try to hug them and teach them to be more friendly?

By: Marshall

Marshall — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:58:25 +0000

I’m curious, as to how these folks are getting bitten by these Raccoons? They are normally nocturnal and pretty shy unless you try to mess with them. I’ve grew up in the country/woods, and have never even come close to getting bitten. I have a Raccoon family living on my property now, and have never been threatened.

By: terrie

terrie — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:28:29 +0000

OMG…..maybe a sign would help PEOPLE STAY AWAY FROM WILD LIFE…

By: Really...

Really... — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 04:50:26 +0000

Animal control gave a statement about the mayor protecting himself and family. They said he was well within his rights to do so. So if you feel like you need to go hug a coon, Kool-aid, feel free too. The rest of us will make sure any wild, old acting animals stay away from us even if we have to use a shovel.

By: Kool-Aid

Kool-Aid — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 01:12:37 +0000

Atmore Mayor= Coongate….anyone else killed that coon they’d at least be fined or having to hire a lawyer…keep electing these guys and keep getting same results

By: Bowhunter

Bowhunter — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:49:00 +0000

MAYOR JIM STAFF ( HAVE SHOVEL WILL TRAVEL ) CALL 1-800-KILL-A-COON

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:48:33 +0000

@Trisha ~ I think you are absolutely correct! I live in Brevard County now and the Health Department here, and in all the surrounding counties tell us exactly where rabid animals have been found and where the alert zone is. I think keeping it a secret is counter productive.

By: Willis

Willis — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:02:16 +0000

Yup, that’s correct.

Where’s the shovel when you need it.

By: Sedition

Sedition — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:48:22 +0000

“Kimberly Pace, FDOH-Escambia health educator consultant, declined to specify the geographic area in which the individuals were bitten.”

Dereliction of duty.