STAY SAFE AROUND ANIMALS

1.) WHY SHOULD I LEARN TO "STAY SAFE"?
2.) WHO COULD BE ATTACKED BY AN ANIMAL?
3.) WHY DO ANIMALS ATTACK?
4.) PROTECT YOURSELF
If you feel threatened by an animal:
If you feel threatened, give firm, simple commands,
If you're attacked by an animal:
If you’re knocked down by an attacking animal:
5.) IF YOU'RE BITTEN OR SCRATCHED
6.) HELP PREVENT RABIES
Although rabies is no longer common in humans in the United States, several cases occur each year. Any mammal--not just dogs--can spread this disease.

To help prevent rabies, you should:

^o Report all stray animals to the local animal control or police department.
^o Report loose livestock to the local animal control or police department.
^o Stay away from wild animals, loose livestock or other stray animals.
^o Don't feed or handle wild animals, loose livestock or other stray animals.
^o Never treat a wild animal as a pet.

Be especially careful around small, wild animals, such as skunks, bats, foxes, and raccoons. Most rabies occurs in these animals, although the rabies carriers are different in different parts of the United States. In Contra Costa County, California, most of the animals that test positive for rabies are bats.
7.) SAFETY TIPS