Effort launches to vaccinate raccoons against rabies
Raccoons have been seen in Green-Wood Cemetery, Prospect Park, Park Slope, Clinton Hill, Marine Park and elsewhere in the borough for years, much to the discomfort of local residents.
The animals, considered cute by some but as pests by most, feed on garbage, can collapse their spines to get into small spaces, and, worst of all, spread rabies.
Now, in an effort to deal with the problem, the city Health Department, along with several other entities, is starting an effort to vaccinate raccoons in wooded areas of Brooklyn, as well as the city’s other boroughs.