From Mullica News

Atlantic County health officials are warning residents to avoid contact with wild animals and vaccinate pets following the most recent discovery of an animal with rabies.

The latest case involves a skunk found at a Mullica home near Moores and Chestnut avenues. A family dog was bitten on the leg by the skunk, which later was found to be rabid. The dog’s rabies vaccination was up to date, health officials said Friday.

This is the fourth confirmed case of rabies in the township this year, and the 18th case in the county.

Residents who have been exposed to an animal through a bite or scratch or have had any contact with an animal’s saliva are advised to seek immediate medical attention and report the incident to the county Division of Public Health at (609) 645-5971.

The Atlantic County Animal Shelter provides a free rabies vaccination clinic to residents each month. For information on dates for future clinics, contact the shelter at (609) 485-2345.

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MULLICA TOWNSHIP - "I'm still so mad at myself. It's ludicrous. The taxpayers should not be responsible for something like this."

That's what Committeewoman Kathy Chasey said in 1996, after voting to have the township pay the legal bill for a colleague investigated for misconduct.

At Tuesday's public meeting, she cast a deciding vote to reimburse Mayor William Kennedy $1,000 for contesting an assault allegation, and when reminded of her quote, Chasey laughed.

Published: Thursday, December 18th, 2008

How about a nice story about the hunting community?

Three hunters very close to my family were out Dec. 7, walking in the woods near an old, abandoned community in Mullica Township, where they came across a young deer trapped helpless in an old, uncovered septic tank that was approximately seven feet deep.

The hunters contacted a Mullica police officer and a forest ranger, who was going to euthanize the helpless deer. But with the help of two additional hunters and a neighbor, all seven worked together to get the deer out of the hole before the forest ranger arrived.

Their attempts to dig the side of the tank out were unsuccessful. Undeterred, one of the hunters fashioned a rescue knot (similar to a lasso) and lowered it into the hole; the deer, which immediately started to panic, ran right into the rescue knot. The knot tightened and the men were able to pull the animal to safety. The emaciated deer was released from its rescue knot and struggled to its feet before slowly walking away, tired and worn out from the ordeal.

Many harsh words are directed at hunters, but it was their spirit of cooperation between man and nature that saved that deer from certain starvation.

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