That raid was never about rabies.
The critters were just an excuse to get the jackboots in the door.
“The critters were just an excuse to get the jackboots in the door.”
I think that’s pretty evident by now.
Consider that small animals don’t vote. If they can whack those critters, imagine what they can, and happily will, do to us.
It was an act of intimidation — a cautionary demonstration.