Any cornered, threatened critter with teeth will bite.
For them, it is an existential battle.
It isn't sickness, it's self-defense.
Anyone in Animal control would know that.
Besides, there are post-bite prophylactic shots for rabies you can get when it isn't known whether a critter had it or not, and what you do when the critter gets away.
it wasn't necessary to kill either of the animals to determine whether rabies was present.
So, bullshit. This was punitive.
Just mean.