According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cats are the most commonly reported rabid domestic animal in the United States.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a feral cat with rabies that was being fed by a resident attacked five people over the course of a week.
A 31-year-old woman was cited after admitting that the rabid cat was one of several strays that she named and fed.
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Rabid stray cat attacks 5 people, 1 puppy in Lakeland: PCAC
A rabid stray cat terrorized a north Lakeland neighborhood, biting five people and attacking a puppy before dying under a home, according to reports from Polk County Animal Control.
A rabies-infected, feral cat ― one of several being fed by a North Lakeland resident ― attacked at least five people and a puppy in before being found dead, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The ...
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