Tuesday, May 15, 2012
John Hamilton received the Mayor's Award for heroic effort and Caroline Malia, who graduates from FDU Tuesday, was given roses.
Caroline Malia, the Fairleigh Dickinson University student who was attacked by a rabid fox less than two weeks ago, and John Hamilton, the next-door neighbor who ran outside and grabbed the fox by the neck to get the fox off of her, were recognized at the Borough Council meeting on Monday. Mayor Bob Conley presented Hamilton with the Mayor's Award "for heroic effort on behalf of the residents of Madison" and Malia was given roses. Malia graduates from FDU Tuesday. Her family from New Hampshire is in New Jersey for the graduation and they were at the presentation on Monday at Hartley Dodge Memorial. Malia and Hamilton said they are doing well and are due to receive their last round of rabies shots Thursday. Conley said the incident was a …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
An attack such as the one on Longview Avenue "happens rarely," Dr. Colin Campbell said.
A red fox that bit two people on Thursday morning in Madison tested positive for rabies, which means it was infected by another mammal with rabies and indicates there is rabies activity in the area. That's a good reason to check the rabies vaccination status of pets, contain free roaming pets and remind people if they see animals acting strangely or aggressively they should call authorities. But Deputy State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Colin Campbell said the attack was a "random" event, and there's nothing particularly risky about walking down the streets of Madison. Rabies, a disease caused by a virus found in the saliva of rabid animals, has been an issue in New Jersey animals, particularly in suburban areas, since 1989, he said. …
Friday, May 4, 2012
State rabies lab notifies Health Department; borough posts tips to protect families and pets.
The state rabies lab on Friday informed the Madison Health Department the fox that attacked two people Thursday morning was rabid, according to an announcement on RoseNet.org. The babysitter and neighbor who were bit by the fox received their first round of the rabies vaccination that same day. Another resident who believes the same fox is the one that scratched her dog's nose hours before the other incident said her dog's rabies vaccinations were up-to-date, and the pet received a rabies booster shot Thursday. The announcement says residents with outdoor pets should carefully check for any signs of confrontation with a wild animal. According to the announcement, The State Rabies lab has informed the Madison Health Department that the fox …
Nancy O'Brien believes fox that bit babysitter was the same one that gave her dog a bloody nose.
Nancy O'Brien believes the fox that was shot and killed after attacking a babysitter on Longview Avenue on Thursday morning was the same one that gave her dog a bloody nose hours before. Before a fox attacked a 23-year-old babysitter around 9:10 a.m. Thursday, a fox approached O'Brien's dog, Fenway, in the fenced-in backyard of their Delbarton Drive home around 5:45 a.m., she said. O'Brien believes the fox, after the altercation, might have followed a path from the end of Delbarton Drive through Memorial Park to Rosedale Avenue, which is near where the other attack occurred. O'Brien and her partner, Gina, ran outside after they heard Fenway barking viciously and found her face-to-face with a fox that was swiping at her, she said. The …
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Two stitches for neighbor who was working from home and came to the rescue.
Longview Avenue is a street where young kids often play outside, so, in that sense, Caroline Malia is grateful the fox that attacked her Thursday morning grabbed a hold of her leg and not one of a child. Malia, a 23-year-old Fairleigh Dickinson University student, babysat a 16-month-old girl on the street for the past year and, on Thursday morning, went to see the girl one more time before leaving to finish her last two weeks of school before graduating. As she was at the door, an animal she initially thought was a large cat approached her on the porch. Without making any movements, she told the animal, "shoo." The moment she said it, the animal bit her leg and would not stop attacking her, Malia said in an interview Thursday night. Malia …
Animal being tested for rabies following Thursday morning incident on Longview Avenue.
Madison Police shot and killed a fox after it attacked two people Thursday morning on a Longview Avenue lawn, authorities said. The victims were transported to Morristown Medical Center and the animal is being tested for rabies, police said. According to a statement by the Madison Police Department, Caroline Malia, 23, was knocking on the front door of the residence where she babysits on Longview Avenue and was approached by what she thought was a large cat. "Before she realized it, the fox began to attack her legs," police said. Hearing the woman's screams, next-door neighbor John Hamilton was able to free the animal's hold on the woman, police said. In doing so, he was bitten on the hand as he threw the animal against a car, police said…
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Edwardo
11:12 pm on Saturday, August 11, 2012
Now will the health insurance cover the Rabies shots? BCBS no, just the ER visit. Watch your bill arrive from Morristown Hospital, $5-$8000 that is not covered by insurance. Don't believe it? Google it. They will give you a flu shot or Tetanus to prevent disease, but Rabies? No. more ›