A skunk in Efland tested positive for rabies this week, bringing Orange County’s total to 20 cases this year.

A woman found the skunk alive and unharmed in her dog’s pen when she went to feed the dog on Tuesday. Animal control officials removed the skunk for testing.

The dog in the pen was not vaccinated, meaning the owners must now choose to either euthanize it, or pay to keep it quarantine for six months.

Orange County Animal Services is offering two low-cost rabies vaccination clinics in September:

-Thursday, September 25, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Public Market House, 144 East Margaret Lane in Hillsborough.

– Saturday, September 27, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Animal Services Center, 1601 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill.

The cost for rabies vaccinations is $10. Microchips will be offered at the Saturday clinic for an additional $25. Clinic dates for the rest of 2014 are posted at http://orangecountync.gov/AnimalServices/rabies.asp

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