After four cases of rabies were confirmed in the Roanoke-Alleghany Health District, 10 News is working for you with prevention tips, symptoms to look out for and what to do if you encounter an animal you believe is infected.

Lynchburg Animal Control responded to a complaint of animal hoarding in a home on Shaffer Street on July 9.

The proceeds will go towards the expansion of the shelter’s spay and neuter clinic and help off-set the costs of sending animals to no-kill shelters.

A skunk was confirmed positive for rabies in the area of Mountain Pass Road in Troutville Thursday, according to the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts.

Multiple agencies in Pittsylvania County served a search warrant for a home in Hurt Tuesday afternoon.

Animal control officers need your help tonight after a dog was found with his throat cut.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Authorities in Virginia Beach say they are investigating after a dog was found killed with suspicious wounds. Virginia Beach Animal Control said in a new release the animal was found killed Tuesday morning in the Pungo area of the city. Animal Control said that a necropsy is being conducted and the case is under investigation. Owner Charlie Grimstead said the dog had been stabbed, according to The Virginian-Pilot. The newspaper reported that Grimstead said on Facebook that the dog was found in her pen but that he believes she was killed elsewhere and someone put her back in the pen.

PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – Pulaski County Animal Control and a nonprofit are looking for answers after a 100-pound bloodhound had to be put down after suffering from an untreated gunshot wound and cancer. A couple found Cletus on the side of the road in Pulaski last week. The dog was taken to the animal shelter for treatment, then sent to Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge near Charlottesville to get more extensive work. Don’t let them suffer because there is people across the state who can help with these situations,” said Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge Founding Member Kimberly Hawk. Anyone with information is asked to call Pulaski County Animal Control at 540-674-8359.

BROAD RUN, Va. – Animal Control officers in Virginia seized more than 70 neglected animals and at least one dead dog from a home they suspect was operating as a puppy mill, a county sheriff’s office announced. More than 50 poultry and other animals were also seized, the sheriff’s office said. The agency didn’t specify how many animals were dead but said a deceased dog was transferred to the Fauquier Health Department Agriculture Laboratory for a necropsy. Animal control officials in Baltimore County, Maryland, initially contacted Fauquier County Animal Control when a caller reported that a dog showing signs of “prolonged neglect” had been left unclaimed at a veterinary clinic in Maryland, news outlets reported. Irina Barrett, 41, of Broad Run was charged with felony cruelty to animals resulting in death and misdemeanor neglect of companion animals, the sheriff’s office confirmed.

iStock / SMImpMECHANICSVILLE, Md. - Authorities in Maryland found two black Labrador retrievers decapitated and discarded in the woods on Sunday. A deputy with the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office was responding to an animal cruelty call and discovered the dogs in a wooded area in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Animal Control arrived at the scene and determined that the dogs had been killed within the last 48 hours. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.