WITOKA, Minn. — Deputies shot and killed a sick racoon, which was acting rabid, between Homer and Witoka on County Road 15. This was near the County Road 122 junction. The racoon the second one suspected of rabies by Winona County deputies within three months. The incidents were widely separated. Rabies is a dreaded nervous system disorder transmitted by bites from infected animals. Untreated it’s fatal to humans and also pets.
Earlier: Rabid racoon dispatched