Given that wild cats can carry rabies and other diseases, the homeowners' association wanted to get rid of them.

No, they don't carry rabies, tangle themselves in your hair or want to suck your blood.

Incidences of polecats carrying rabies are high in some localized areas.

That is not to say that wild animals cannot carry rabies and transmit it to humans.

Skunks Believe it or not, they've been domesticated in some cases, but they're truly wild animals and can carry rabies.

Many are carrying rabies, which can be fatal to humans if untreated.

The problem is that healthy animals are almost indistinguishable from the ones carrying rabies, she said, which leads to unnecessary deaths.

A vixen can carry rabies a long time, she thought again.

Could rodents carry rabies just as easily as dogs and cats?

Since the 1950's, bats have been known to carry rabies.