tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post115458125206146284..comments2023-09-16T03:22:13.461-05:00Comments on BRAZOSPORT NEWS: A tail of two batty citiesBanjo Jones http://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1154783895221803862006-08-05T08:18:00.000-05:002006-08-05T08:18:00.000-05:00Ni Hao! Kannich Wa!Hopefully controlling the rabi...Ni Hao! Kannich Wa!<BR/><BR/>Hopefully controlling the rabid bat population doesn't follow the lead of folks <A HREF="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/15178708.htm" REL="nofollow"><B><EM> back on the Yellow River</EM></B></A> in respect to dogs.<BR/><BR/>Things are rapidly changing however and many begin to closely distinguish pet versus food source. Both pets and gourmet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1154663894884529852006-08-03T22:58:00.000-05:002006-08-03T22:58:00.000-05:00I've been involved in a bat capture in an apartmen...I've been involved in a bat capture in an apartment. Some how we used a military gas mask, camo jacket and net. We never actually caught the bat, but neighbors heard my friend and me scream like 10-year-old girls. <BR/><BR/>We called the animal patrol.mike mcguffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854916463631133079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1154615587110938532006-08-03T09:33:00.000-05:002006-08-03T09:33:00.000-05:00In Austin, they would humanely capture the creatur...In Austin, they would <I>humanely</I> capture the creatures and return them to the wild, one by one. And give each bat a name. so people could adopt them and mail in a monthly stipend for their care. the sickly ones would be sent to a coalition of volunteer bat veterinarians.Banjo Jones https://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1154610819811529902006-08-03T08:13:00.000-05:002006-08-03T08:13:00.000-05:00Not a good comparison, Banjo. The Austin bats live...Not a good comparison, Banjo. The Austin bats live under a bridge over a lake. The Lake Jackson bats are in the walls of an apartment unit where people were living; some of the bats are testing positive for rabies. That would make me batty too! I think you can give the LJers a break on this one.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918948327971980617noreply@blogger.com