BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A bobcat in Aiken County tested positive for rabies on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety says the bobcat was found near Indian Mound Drive and Short Street in Beech Island.

According to officials, a goat and a pig were exposed.

The bobcat was tested for rabies on Monday and was confirmed to have rabies on Tuesday, officials say.

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“Keeping your pets and livestock current on their rabies vaccination is a responsibility that comes with owning an animal,” said Terri McCollister, DPH’s Rabies Program manager.

“It is one of the easiest and most effec

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