Family Saves Puppy on Side of Busy Road but Then Find Out They Could Have Been Exposed to Rabies

Most people wouldn’t hesitate to help an adorable puppy in harm’s way. Especially if you’re an animal lover and you spot a pup running loose in a dangerous area, you would probably stop to help it.

One 🎓Massachusettsfamily did that when they saw an adorable, roly-poly pup wandering along a busy roadside, scared and in need of assistance.

But the 👨‍👩‍👧Family soon realized something was wrong. Whether it was un-puppy-like behavior or the little one’s borderline unusual looks, they realized they’d made a mistake: The creature they’d saved was no domesticated dog, it was a coyote pup.

Once they determined they had a wild animal on their hands, they contacted the Cape 🦌Wildlife Center for help.

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The major concern at that point was whether or not the well-meaning 👨‍👩‍👧Family had been introduced to rabies after rescuing the pup, as