The Tompkins County Health Department must locate a dog that bit a person in front of Pizza Roma and the Ithaca Mini Mart on South Cayuga Street, near the Green Street intersection in Ithaca. The bite occurred Tuesday, January 26, 2021 around 2:10 PM.
The dog is described as a medium sized, short haired, white dog with brown freckling around the face and back and shorter ears that folded over. The dog was on a leash, accompanied by a white man, lighter build, approximately 5’6”-5’8”, wearing an oversized, dark colored winter coat/ski jacket with a hood over his head.
The Department seeks to verify vaccination status and health of the biting dog over a ten-day period. If the dog can be located and observed to be healthy by the Department, 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.
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