Animal Bites Increase In Laclede County

One of the tasks of the Laclede County Health Department is investigating animal bites that occur within the county. The department also conducts rabies investigations on the offending animal. Laclede County Health Department Administrator, Charla Baker, says there has been a sharp increase in animal bite investigations in Laclede County this year……….

Baker says most of the animal bite investigations are to strangers the animal is not familiar with………….

The Laclede County Health Department works closely with Lebanon Animal Control on bite investigations. Baker says many of the bite investigations involve minor injuries, but there have been bite cases that involved serious injuries. Animal owners can be held liable if their animal bites an individual.