A traveling petting zoo has become the center of a mini health crisis in North Carolina.
After recently hosting events for elderly people and schoolchildren, several of its adorable baby goats tested positive for rabies, The New York Times reported, in a situation that the zoo’s owner is calling a “nightmare.”
Now, state officials are scrambling to get the word out, stressing how deadly the virus can be without immediate treatment.
“Rabies is almost always fatal in mammals, including people, unless medications to prevent infections are given before symptoms develop,” the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement, per the NYT.
