Over the last 10 years, the Santa Clarita Valley has recorded the most rabid bats in all of Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is urging people to stay alert after confirming 61 rabid bats so far in 2025, the second-highest total ever recorded in Los Angeles County. Only 2021 saw more, with 68 rabid ...

Santa Clarita residents have reported multiple rabid bats this year, with local public health officials urging families to remain cautious and ensure pets are vaccinated against rabies. Rabid bats were discovered throughout Santa Clarita from March through October 2025, with several incidents involving possible pet exposure, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In Santa Clarita, bats ...

Two bats with rabies have been found in Santa Clarita since the start of September, prompting public health officials to remind residents of proper procedures when encountering possibly rabid wildlife. Of the 40 bats confirmed to have had rabies in Los Angeles County in 2024, 15 have been found in the Santa Clarita Valley. Being surrounded by several National Forests ...

Four out of the seven rabid bats reported so far in Los Angeles County in 2023 were found in the Santa Clarita Valley, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Rabies is a fatal viral disease affecting humans and pets that is transmitted by bite or scratch from infected animals, most commonly rabid bats in Los Angeles ...

Bats are widely-known by most people to be the carriers of disease and all kinds of nasty maladies. Not only do bats scare many people, but they also have the potential to kill them through their diseases they carry. With the wide variety of diseases bats carry and how they can affect your health, it is important to exercise caution ...

Ten rabid bats have been found in Santa Clarita so far this year, with three discovered in September alone, prompting a warning from public health officials. Across Los Angeles County, 34 rabid bats have been found in 2019 — nearly one-third in the Santa Clarita Valley — with the most recent sighting after a live bat was left outside the ...

A total of 33 rabid bats were discovered in Los Angeles County from March to Dec. 2017, with 25 of these found within the Santa Clarita Valley, according to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals most ...

Public Health officials reported several rabid bats have been found in Santa Clarita recently, prompting reminders from local veterinarians about the importance of vaccinations. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The number of rabid bats found in Los Angeles County has grown by 50 percent from July 18, when there were 12 ...

World Rabies Day is returning to the U.S. on Sept. 28, and Cinema Veterinary Centre will offer $5 rabies vaccines for one day only in honor of the awareness day. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. One fourth of the rabid bats found in Los Angeles County so far in 2016 were ...

Story by Leon Worden, SCV News. As the 2015 rabies season comes to a close, the Santa Clarita Valley has hosted more than half of all rabies reports across Los Angeles County, according to public health officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Approximately 56 percent of rabies reports emanated from the Santa ...