"I just want people to be aware that things like this happen," Womack said. "If it's not the mange, it's something that doesn't need to be in the environment."
Im guessing based on the evidence presented thus far that some sick fuck has crossed inbred dogs with fuck knows what to create these sad creatures. Then given it a dose of something that causes it to die/necrotise so its harder to do tests on em when they're found. All in the hope of creating an urban legend
I suggest you gather the villagers into a torch wielding mob and rush any local castles owned by medical professionals. Let me know how it goes