Armadillos pass leprosy to humans

I read about this several years ago also. I read that it is helpful because treatments can be tested on armadillos.

"Truman added that it might help persuade people living near armadillos — their range extends from Texas to the Carolinas — to avoid contact with the animals. That means refraining from touching, playing with and — yes — eating the critters, which are feted at armadillo festivals, cheered on at armadillo races and chased down during armadillo hunts." .... The things people do when they are bored!

"Truman added that it might help persuade people living near armadillos — their range extends from Texas to the Carolinas — to avoid contact with the animals. That means refraining from touching, playing with and — yes — eating the critters, which are feted at armadillo festivals, cheered on at armadillo races and chased down during armadillo hunts." .... The things people do when they are bored! We used to live in the southwest part of Orlando, FL and man these things were all over the place. My dad and I used to chase them. Glad we never caught one now. Just checked Wikipedia...I had... [More]

Pink Fairy Armadillo....It actually looks like a rabbit with an armadillo skin draped over it.

The army warned us to to touch them due to leprosy when I was stationed in Georgia in 1994. I did enjoy chasing them occationally.

does leprosy turn you in to a leprechaun?!?!?

The army warned us to to touch them due to leprosy when I was stationed in Georgia in 1994. I did enjoy chasing them occationally. Yeah for some reason, when you chase one, you end up laughing too hard to keep up with it. If you stop and think...who the hell would ever chase an armadillo, while you're actually chasing an armadillo...it's just funny. LOL

Right on gang, I've known about this for a long, long time also. Knew about it growing up in Oklahoma, where there's tons of 'em. Another "new study"......LOL. The photoshopped Pink Fairy Armadillo is horrid by the way, but made me smile

does leprosy turn you in to a leprechaun?!?!? Eventually.

Right on gang, I've known about this for a long, long time also. Knew about it growing up in Oklahoma, where there's tons of 'em. Another "new study"......LOL. The photoshopped Pink Fairy Armadillo is horrid by the way, but made me smile I thought it was pshopped too, but...it's actually true, it's a real deal breed of armadillo. Google threw up tons of images. lol