Acme Areas News
Tragedy hit a family of five, when the family's beloved dog (Prince) seemed to come down with a sudden and dangerous case of rabies yesterday morning. The mother (Martha Scott) got her three children (Jacob, Sally, and Mathew Jr.) to safety by ushering them outside and into the car while her husband (Mathew Scott Senior) called for help from inside his home. He was able to call Animal Control but still ended up being bitten by his own dog on his hand and forearm. When Animal Control arrived, the dog was already dead and Mathew Sen. was successfully treated for rabies and released from the hospital this morning. A representative of the local police department would only comment by saying, "This was an isolated incident and there is no need to start a rabies scare but, as always, there will be the annual rabies clinic at the police station so that citizens may vaccinate their pets."
Reported by Mary Lopez in today's newspaper
