There have been three positive cases of rabies confirmed in foxes in the Nain area, and one in Hopedale. Officials are waiting for results of tests conducted on four other foxes in Nain and two in Hopedale.
Joe Dicker is the AngajukKâk with the Nain Inuit Community Government.
He says that the two dog catchers and two conservation officers are on a scheduled basis.
Residents are asked to call the dog catchers during work hours at the office and call the conservation officers after hours.
Dicker also says that each week, the schedule changes but it is for the better.
Ian Winters is the conservation officer with the Nunatsiavut Government in Hopedale.
He says the residents of Hopedale are asked to be on the look out for rabies around the community.
A resident was attacked by a fox yesterday, but Winters is waiting to speak with the resident.
There was another shipment of samples sent out and will take approximately three days to wait for confirmation.
Winters adds that this is a bad year and people are asked to be extra cautious for your dogs, pets and for yourselves.