Bat tests positive for rabies

[Walrus]

Just seen this on yahoo - worrying?  :-\

 

[graham]

It must've bitten Whitlackington.

 

[cap n chris]

Not really "news" since the 2002 McRae case etc.. Noteworthy that all the cases since 1977 were in Daubentons, rather than the more common (!) cave-dwelling Horseshoes!

 

[whitelackington]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7392629.stm

It does say that this bat was caught acting suspiciously in Bushy Park, last August,
what have "they" been doing with it since  :-\

 

[cap n chris]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?

 

[Les W]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?

Wikipedia doesn't seem to have an entry for "They", perhaps They have had it removed.  :-\ :-\

 

[graham]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?

Wikipedia doesn't seem to have an entry for "They", perhaps They have had it removed.  :-\ :-\

         

 

[andymorgan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7392629.stm

It does say that this bat was caught acting suspiciously in Bushy Park

and the bat claimed he was just out walking his dog...

Anyway I know a guy who was bitten by a rabid bat and didn't die.

 

[whitelackington]

I suspect "they" were keeping the animal alive to watch how the disease progressed

 

[paul]

Well if "they" knew that "they" were doing that, why didn't "they" get "they" to stop "them"?

 

[cap n chris]

Because, secretly, they are them.

 

[whitelackington]

Because, secretly, they are them.

If you find a dead bat
download form BAT1 from The Defra website,
then send off dead bat for rabies testing (without touching it)

 

[cap n chris]

I leave all the dead bats I find exactly where they are.

Seems odd that people might want to pick them up at all; let alone post them off. Weird.

 

[Christian_Chourot]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?

Wikipedia doesn't seem to have an entry for "They", perhaps They have had it removed.  :-\ :-\

It does, but you have to include the last bracket in the url that Chris gave.

Like so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

 

[Les W]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?

Wikipedia doesn't seem to have an entry for "They", perhaps They have had it removed.  :-\ :-\

It does, but you have to include the last bracket in the url that Chris gave.

Like so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

Perhaps "They" removed the bracket.
My god, I am turning into a paranoid conspiracy theorist. 

 

[graham]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

W/L, are you a paranoid conspiracy theorist, perchance?

Wikipedia doesn't seem to have an entry for "They", perhaps They have had it removed.  :-\ :-\

It does, but you have to include the last bracket in the url that Chris gave.

Like so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_(pronoun)

Perhaps "They" removed the bracket.
My god, I am turning into a paranoid conspiracy theorist. 

Turning into?  :-\

 

[Dep]

I suspect "they" were keeping the animal alive to watch how the disease progressed

Clearly not too seriously if "they" were able to keep it alive!

Don't the bat protection laws not also prohibit handling dead bats too?

 

[cap n chris]

Being in possession of one, dead or alive, (without a permit!), is an offence, yes.

 

[whitelackington]

Being in possession of one, dead or alive, (without a permit!), is an offence, yes.

It would seem from The Defra Website that "they" are interested in two species
Daubenton's & Serotine
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/rabies/bat-research.htm

 

[whitelackington]

This is an old story
but worth reading
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2286724.stm

rabid bat bites woman