The Allen County Animal Rescue Facility will remain closed while health officials investigate a confirmed case of rabies in a kitten housed there. Laboratory testing confirmed the animal’s rabies diagnosis Tuesday. The ACARF staffer has begun rabies post-exposured prophylaxis (PEP) as recommended, Johnson said, a series of shots taken over the next several days to prevent possible infection. The kitten’s littermate was to be euthanized this week and submitted for rabies testing, due to its known exposure history. “This temporary closure is a precautionary public health measure and does not indicate an increased risk to the general public,” Johnson said.