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Hey all, please forgive me if I get on a soap box
for a minute, especially concerning a non-horse related topic. . .
I really hate to see negative publicity about bats
-- one of the world's most beneficial and most misunderstood/feared
animals.
As someone on here mentioned, bats get a bad rap
because they seem to die and be found more than other animals. The reason
that bats get such a bad rap is because when a bat is sick, it falls to the
ground. When a bat falls to the ground, some idiotic person (usually
well-meaning) messes with it and ends up getting bitten.
Bats DO NOT CARRY rabies. . . they CONTRACT it,
just like humans. They get sick, they die, and if left alone, it ends
there.
So please, please, please continue supporting and
preserving bat populations, and consider yourself fortunate to have them
around.
For more information about bats and rabies you can
check out basicallybats.com.
Beth Bennett
Endurance Rider/Caver/Retired Bat
Mom
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