After the positive test, an officer confirmed that neighbors’ animals also were current on the rabies vaccination, police said.

Coyotes frequently eat raccoons, as well as other small mammals like rabbits, rats, mice, and pet dogs and cats. Coyotes do run in family groups but not in packs of unrelated animals as wolves do.

A Lenexa man is trying to legalize pet raccoons in Kansas. Stephen Kaspar is one step closer after testifying before the ...