Two women say they were driven out of the Washington Heights apartment they just moved into by an infestation of bats that kept them up all night and possibly bit them in their sleep. Holy smokes! And now, the women are suing the landlord for a cool $1 million. more ›

Tonight, just before you drift off to sleep, as the breeze from your fan makes the sheets gently kiss your weary cheeks, that slight tingling sensation on your foot that you thought was restless leg syndrome may in fact be a VAMPIRE BAT. more ›

In November, Upper East Side resident Jin Won was out for an afternoon walk with her four dogs. According to her, police pulled her over and asked why her dogs' rabies tags were from 2009 and not 2010. She explained that the vaccinations are good for three years, but unfortunately didn't have the paperwork on her to prove it, so she was issued four tickets. She was confused, but figured the whole thing would be tossed out in court when she showed up with the vaccination papers. That didn't quite work out as planned; Judicial Hearing Officer Richard Ross reportedly refused to look at the paperwork and declared the matter "a trial issue." more ›

Last Thursday a dead raccoon was found in Prospect Park, and soon after tested positive for rabies. Since then, locals have been criticizing the park for not testing other dead animals in the past—as is standard procedure in Central Park (where 120 raccoons tested positive this year, and a vaccination program was established). Some claim clean up crews stall on picking up reported dead animals, leaving them to believe the city is part of the problem... and we are all seconds away from a rabid zombie-animal takeover. more ›

While official health department reports claim this is only the second rabid raccoon found in Brooklyn since 1992 (in comparison, 100 tested positive in Central Park this year alone), others claim they've been undercounting. That's what licensed wildlife rehabilitator Anne-Katrin Titze has claimed, and she has a photo of a dead raccoon in Prospect Park from earlier this year which was never tested for rabies. more ›

With the murder spikes and drivers getting away scott-free after dangerous crashes, we were beginning to wonder just what the NYPD was spending all their time doing. And now we have an answer! Jin Won of the Upper East Side is furious at allegedly receiving a number of tickets when it seems the only thing she was guilty of was not having her dogs' vaccination papers on her when out for an afternoon walk. And this was on November 13th, so it wasn't even part of the end-of-the-month quota roundup! more ›

Westchester County health officials confirmed that the "mangy" coyote who attacked a teenager and toddler in Rye Brook had rabies. After the attacks, a trapper following the coyote saw her eat her own pup's head and then a police officer killed the animal after it lunged at him. The grandfather of the 2-year-old girl who suffered scratches (and her father, who protected her, were treated for rabies) told the Journal News, "It's scary to know that this sick animal was roaming around the village. It's a good thing to know the animal was ultimately caught. Hopefully there aren't too many other rabid animals around, but you never know." more ›

Just as the Parks Department publicly pat themselves on the back for practically ridding the city of rabid raccoons, a woman who was recently bit by a raccoon comes forward. Going by the name Elly, she told her story to Daily Intel. more ›

Back in December the Bad Old Days had returned in Central Park, but this time it wasn't the threat of man that concerned locals, it was animal! The number of rabid raccoons had gotten out of control, and an official warning was put out by the Department of Health. And since the city's population isn't foaming at the mouth now, we can only assume that we dodged some I Am Legend style outbreak, right? Right! According to the Daily News, the vaccination program the DoH instituted may have just worked. more ›

Westchester police are on the lookout for two coyotes that mauled a 6-year-old girl in Rye. The girl was playing in her front yard with her sisters when the coyotes "pounced" from a bush, biting her on the shoulder, thigh and possibly ear and scratching her back. more ›

A Staten Island woman is traumatized after her 5-year-old pit bull was decapitated by the Department of Health after he was euthanized. The pit bull, Rocky, who had to be put down after his kidneys failed, bit a lab tech on the way to the euthanasia room. Worried about a possible rabies infection, the DOH refused to return Rocky's remains until his vaccination records—which were up to date—were reviewed. Then, not satisfied without a tissue test, they took Rocky's head off without the owner's permission to examine his brain tissue. Owner Laurie Chappell told the Staten Island Advance, "That dog was all I had. Now after 10 days his head is in Manhattan and his body is in Travis. It’s horrible." more ›

The raccoons in Manhattan must have heard about the vaccination traps set up in Central Park, because they're on the move to Brooklyn! Well, at least one rabid raccoon was discovered in the borough—the Department of Health confirmed this week that they captured one in Boerum Hill. more ›

Did the coyote and bald eagle sightings keep you from thinking about all of those rabid raccoons roaming around Central Park? Well, they're still there—however, the city plans to vaccinate all Upper Manhattan raccoons against rabies so that we don't get some sort of I Am Legend/Cujo hybrid scenario on our hands. more ›

Back in December the Department of Health issued an alert regarding rabid raccoons taking over Central Park. Their warning stemmed from having serious intel on at least three rabid raccoons in the area. They warned New Yorkers to stay away from any raccoons, skunks, bats, stray dogs and cats—because the rabies could be spreading and we'd pretty much be looking at an I Am Legend scale outbreak if it crossed over to humans. (The last human case of rabies in the city was back in 1953.) more ›

Yesterday afternoon we received an alert from the Department of Health regarding rabid raccoons taking over Central Park! Dun dun dun. They have officially issued a warning, and tell us there are three raccoons (so far!) identified as being rabid — one in recent months, and the other two in the past week... which means it's spreading quicker than you can say Cujo. more ›

At least one dog flown into Newark Airport from Iraq as part of a stray dog rescue mission was found to have rabies and may have affected other animals, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday. 24 Dogs and 2 cats were on the flight, organized by Operation Baghdad Pups, a SPCA group that has brought hundreds of stray dogs over from Iraq to new homes in America. more ›

Glowing eyes peering down from trees and from behind gravestones, the night creatures are disrupting the eternal sleep of the dead and driving the living to distraction. Raccoons have proliferated at the famous Green-Wood Cemetery, digging up the grass over graves, eating the flowers left by mourners, and even invading crypts to scavenge for food. more ›