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one can never assume everyone is going to avoid petting skunks.  
They're quite cute and cuddly in appearance.

jt

On Aug 24, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

> Independent of rabies, pray tell why would anyone go out of their  
> way to pet skunks? They seem to have a way to discourage such  
> behavior ;-) .
>
> John Teeter wrote:
> > it being skunk season and with the mention of rabies, please note  
> > that skunks are the only mammals which are not killed by rabies.  
> > Don't pet skunks, they can bite. Other critters, you wait to see  
> > if they happen to have rabies b/f you begin treatment. with  
> > skunks, you just assume the have rabies and start treatment right  
> > away ... or so I've heard.
> >
> > jt
>
> --
> “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in  
> higher esteem those who think alike than those who think  
> differently.”  Friedrich Nietzsche


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