CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – The Clark County Animal Shelter is warning residents about recent reports of distemper in the area.
The shelter said that a wildlife rehabber reported that 15 raccoons have tested positive for the illness in the Health Lane, Stoneybrook, Casa Landa, Fontaine and Lyndale areas.
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, distemper is an airborne illness that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems in animals…