BOCA RATON – Animal Care and Control and the Palm Beach County Health Department are issuing an alert to be on the lookout for an aggressive otter that has attacked a dog and at least two adults recently in the Boca Chase Development.
Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control has set out traps and begun distributing informational flyers to residents in the area as the otter 
continues to elude capture. Rabies is suspected, but cannot be confirmed until the animal is captured and tested.
The Epidemiologists at the Health Department are in touch with a man and a woman attacked on a recent Sunday morning by the otter, in separate incidents. As a precaution, the victims have begun vaccine treatment.
The dog was attacked the previous Thursday and again on Friday. Its rabies vaccine is up to date and the animal has been placed in home quarantine for 45 days.
Persons who may have come in contact with the otter in the area should contact the Palm Beach County Health Department at 561-671-4184.
Domestic animals, dogs, and cats, over four months of age, are required to be vaccinated against rabies and wear a current rabies license tag. Rabies shots are available through a veterinarian or by calling Animal Care and Control at 561-233-1200.