{"id":418027,"date":"2026-08-27T07:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/418027\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T07:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:30:12","slug":"raccoon-tests-positive-for-rabies-in-hollywood-park-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/418027\/","title":{"rendered":"Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Hollywood Park, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">HOLLYWOOD PARK, Texas \u2013 Hollywood Park police are warning residents after a raccoon tested positive for rabies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In a news release Wednesday, police said the raccoon was found around the 300 block of Yosemite Drive, near Casa Del Vista.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Police believe the raccoon may have come in contact with a rabid skunk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cNo human exposure has been reported, but please take immediate precautions to keep your family and pets safe,\u201d police said in the release. \u201cI highly recommend you educate your children to not provoke or go near wildlife. Especially if they appear sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Police urge residents to keep their distance from wild or stray animals and to avoid attempting to approach or capture them. Pet owners should also ensure their pets are up to date on rabies vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">If a person or pet comes into contact with wildlife, or if an animal is spotted behaving strangely, residents should report it immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Reports can be made to Bexar County dispatch at 210-335-6000. Residents can also contact Hollywood Park Animal Control or local law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOLLYWOOD PARK, Texas \u2013 Hollywood Park police are warning residents after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. In&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[244,13867,6052,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-418027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-animals","tag-hollywood-park","tag-rabies","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}