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NC mother speaks out after she hired company with infected goats for kids' birthday party
ABC11 News • • health
Key Points:
- Four goats from Farm Adventures Mobile Petting Zoo tested positive for rabies after likely exposure to a skunk, prompting a statewide alert due to their participation in events across multiple counties.
- Aylin Cruz from Statesville hired the petting zoo for her children's birthdays and was later notified by the health department about potential rabies exposure following the party.
- The goats may have had direct contact with people between July 28 and August 27, raising concerns about possible human exposure to rabies.
- The petting zoo owner confirmed that all animals and farm workers have received rabies booster vaccinations, and Cruz recommends others to get vaccinated as a precaution.
- State officials report no human rabies cases in North Carolina since 2011 and advise anyone who believes they may have been exposed to contact their local health department immediately.
