Thursday, May 23 2013 4:17 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:17:43 GMT
In 2007, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center was in the same situation Moore Medical in Oklahoma is in now. Phoebe Sumter is taking up funds and signing a banner to send to Moore, Oklahoma Medical next week.More >>
In 2007, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center was in the same situation Moore Medical in Oklahoma is in now. Phoebe Sumter is taking up funds and signing a banner to send to Moore, Oklahoma Medical next week.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:54 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:54:34 GMT
A Dougherty County rape crisis center hopes to raise $15,000 at a tasty event Thursday night at the Merry Acres Event Center. The Lily Pad Center provides support services to more than 300 child victimsMore >>
The Lily Pad Center provides support services to more than 300 child victims and roughly 150 adults every year. About two hundred people are expected to show up for the fourth annual 'Farm to Fork' Fundraiser.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:33 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:33:20 GMT
Three Albany men, charged with beating a man in a bar parking lot so viciously they fractured his skull. are found guilty of different levels of involvement in their trial. After three hours of deliberationMore >>
A guilty verdict after three hours of deliberation, as three Albany men are found guilty of different levels of involvement in their aggravated assault trial.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:25 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:25:08 GMT
Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville. Smith just returned from herMore >>
Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:57 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:57:54 GMT
Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society Volunteer Lacey Williams and WALB's Stephen Abel drew the winning raffle ticket late Wednesday afternoon for a $100 gas card donated by Harold Jackson and PetroleumMore >>
A group of volunteers raised a total of $640 by selling the raffle tickets. The money will be used to fight animal cruelty through education and awareness.More >>
October 6, 2004
Crisp County- April Atkins picks the garbage up around her house because she doesn't want anymore unwelcome visitors. Atkins says "I walked out onto the carport and there he was." She had never seen a raccoon before.
Atkins knew something was wrong. "He would stand up and all of a sudden just like somebody would pass out, he just fell. He'd just lay there very limp," she explained. Jennifer Butterworth, with the Crisp County Sheriff's Department Animal Services office explains "A wild animal like that, If you can get anywhere near it there's something wrong with it."
The raccoon tested positive for rabies. Atkins said "We've been worried ever since." She's Worried for her four outside cats. She's especially concerned about her Cat Checkers. Atkins explained "We can't catch and vaccinate him so we're worried about him, so I don't know if we should have him shot too cause we don't know."
What Atkins does know is that the cat food left outside her house is what brought the raccoon right to her doorstep. Butterworth says "We're trying to get people to create an environment that's not a pleasant one for wild animals," and that includes removing any trash that surrounds your home.
All of these efforts can keep rabid animals from finding their way to your house, your family and your pets.
It is state law that your pets must be vaccinated against rabies.
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