News Release 

TOMPKINS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Frank Kruppa – Public Health Director
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:
Audrey Balander or Clayton Maybee, (607) 274-6688

The Tompkins County Health Department Seeks Information About a Dog to Rule Out Rabies Infection

 
May 29, 2012 (Ithaca, N.Y.) — The Tompkins County Health Department must locate a dog that may have bit a man on his hip on Pine Tree Road, in front of the horse barn. This occurred at approximately 11:15 a.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012. 

The dog appeared to be a chocolate lab/retriever mix with white spots. There was a young woman with dark brown hair, wearing a yellow top, and large brown sunglasses running the dog on a leash.

If the dog can be located and observed to be healthy by the Health Department by June 5, 2012, the risk of rabies infection can be ruled out and rabies post-exposure treatment for the person who was bitten will not be necessary.

Anyone with information regarding this dog is urged to call the Tompkins County Environmental Health Division at (607) 274-6688