NH DHHS IDs 2 Kittens with Rabies in North Conway; Advises Avoiding Direct Contact with Stray Animals

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has identified rabies in two stray kittens from North Conway, New Hampshire. DHHS is advising residents to avoid direct contact with any stray, feral, or wild animals, including cats and kittens, and exercise caution around unvaccinated pets, which can be infected with rabies by wild animals.

Flynn Marker Sponsors Argue They Have Legal Standing

Responding to a motion from the State Attorney General for their lawsuit to be dismissed on the grounds that they lack legal standing, the organizers of the historical marker for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn responded that their standing as the marker’s “sponsors” gives them the right to challenge the marker’s removal.