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City of Sedona Passes New Wildlife Feeding Ordinance
This article submitted by the city of Sedona.
Sedona AZ – In an effort to protect the welfare and safety of both the public and wildlife, on April 11, 2023, the Sedona city council passed a new wildlife feeding ordinance intended to provide guidelines and rules for the safe feeding of wildlife.
Highlights of the ordinance include:
• It is unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowingly...
Keeping wildlife wild after javelines bite Sedona residents
Sedona AZ (March 27, 2018) – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds residents not to feed wildlife.
The Game and Fish Department reminds everyone to stop feeding wildlife following two javelina attacks near Sedona last month. Both attacks were the result of people feeding javelina at their homes.
On February 5, 2018, Game and Fish received information that a 79-year-old woman was...
Rabid Fox Attacks Sedona Child
Harley McGuire, SedonaEye.com Star Paws Up Columnist, asks that all his pals get a rabies vaccine today! Don’t delay!
Sedona AZ (January 4, 2013) – The rabies virus kills 55,000 people worldwide each year and is considered one of the world’s most deadly viruses. The word “rabies” is derived from the Latin word for ‘madness.’ It is typically transmitted by animals such...
Dog Attacked by Rabid Mountain Lion
Cordes Lakes AZ (May 8, 2012) – On May 4, 2012 while camping on the southeast side of Cordes Lakes, a Chino Valley man’s family dog was attacked by a rabid Mountain Lion. The owner of the dog beat the mountain lion to death with an iron skillet. The lion’s remains were sent to the Arizona State Laboratory and tested positive for rabies. The dog was current on its vaccinations but will still...