Pueblo Craigslist Puppy Had Rabies: Health Department

PENROSE, CO -- Pueblo health officials are looking for dog owners who sold a puppy on Craigslist in Penrose that later died of rabies.

"Public Health needs help to find where this puppy came from to protect people from a chance of getting sick or dying from rabies," the Pueblo Department of Public Health & Environment said in a statement.

The red min-pinscher mix puppy was sold April 12, the health department said.

Rabies is 99.9 percent fatal if a human is infected, the health department said. Staff are working with Fremont and El Paso County health departments to identify and offer treatment to the people who sold the puppy.

If you have information about the puppy or person who sold the puppy immediately contact the Pueblo Department of Public Health & Environment 719-583-4307.

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