Jul 23, 2020
ATTN AUS MEDIA: STOP 👏 PROMOTING 👏 BAT 👏 CARERS 👏 WHO 👏 DONT 👏 USE 👏 APPROPRIATE 👏 PPE
#* This PSA is specific to Australia where bats are known to carry deadly lyssavirus (look it's 4 genes off rabies but Australia doesn't want#to call it rabies but it's almost exactly the same). All bat handlers are supposed to use appropriate PPE and if they don't and get bitten#the bat has to be euthanased so it's brain can be sent for testing to ensure it doesn't have the virus#lyssavirus#bats#tldr dont cuddle bats without a mask#and gloves#ideally double gloved