Fisher Cat Attacks Boy

They are vicious predators.

Fisher cat attacks boy. In one case a fisher was blamed for an attack on a 6 year old boy. In another case a fisher is believed to be responsible for an attack on a 12 year old boy. Hopkinton police said the mother saw the animal monday morning and initially thought it was a cat or a fox. According to wpri a 12 year old boy was attacked yesterday by a fisher cat or a fox in rehoboth mass.

The incident happened on winthrop street in rehoboth at about 9 p m. Chicken owners especially need to be very vigilant about fisher cats because chickens are probably the fisher cat s favorite food. Wes brown says the animal attacked him on the leg and bit him as he struggled to get it off him. Unprovoked attacks on humans are extremely rare but fishers will attack if they feel threatened or cornered.

A 12 year old boy is recovering after an attack by what is believed to be a fisher cat according to rehoboth police. Rhode island police said a 6 year old boy walking to the bus stop with his mother was bitten by a fisher cat a close relative of the weasel. A 12 year old rehoboth boy was attacked by a fisher cat. The neck and head will be gone and the.

Fisher cats are not pleasant creatures. They will often raid chicken coops and are capable of killing many chickens at once. Recognize a fisher cat s attack. They might try to drag them away.

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