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Rabid Bear Kills Father and Son, Following Massacre at Animal Shelter

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A tragic incident unfolded in Russia when a father and son lost their lives to a likely rabid bear that invaded their home on Monday. The bear, a large brown species, initiated its violent spree by killing 35 stray dogs at a nearby shelter before breaking into the Luchegorsk residence and fatally attacking the 87-year-old man and his 56-year-old son. Olga Zamyshlyaeva, the director of the shelter, revealed that the dogs were confined within kennels …

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Little girl attacked by rabid beaver while swimming in lake

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Over the weekend, a little girl swimming in Georgia’s Lake Lanier near Gainesville was attacked and bitten by a rabid beaver. According to Kevin Beucker, the Field Supervisor for Hall County Animal Control, the incident happened on private land in the north end of the lake. The beaver bit the girl on her leg, leading her father to intervene and kill the animal. Don McGowan, the supervisor for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife …

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