Really? No one has any information on rabies? Like what signs to watch out for in case an animal is rabid? If maybe its something I should even be concerned about? I don't want to believe the stuff on regular government health websites, cause they say salmonella is bad, so I thought maybe you guys could give me some pointers or something. 

i will share my antedote and perhaps we can deduct the answers to your questions!

i was placing a cob of corn on my fence to feed the squirrels when, unbeknownst to me, a squirrel scrambles up the other side of the fence and bits right into my finger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hoLY OUCH MY FINGER IS BLEEDING EVERYWHERE OMGOMG!!! it totally hurt he bit to the bone so i called 9-1-1 because it was totally an emergency and the operator laughed and told me to call the dept of health and human services in my town to see what i should do....i was really expecting flight for life but i did as she said
D.H.h.s informed me that squirrels do not have saliva and that that is how rabies is transmitted(perhaps explains the foam)  however if you are interested in eating squirrels, raccoons etc i would moniter their habits or that of the general population of that which you are going to hunt and unfortunately suggest only killing healthy critters, you could probably call you local DHHS or human society to find out more or if their are any outbreaks in the area, if they ask just tell em you lost your cat or whatever and are worred about their health etc...

i should change that to read "only eating healthy critters"
i still think you should kill them first

Most wild game has its head chopped off before sale so if rabies is transmitted via saliva, it's a non-issue for us rawpalaeos.

Brain is a very nutritional organ-meat. Throwing it away would be a big waste.