Fisher Cat Attack Humans
James maranto had to pry open the animal s mouth to save his puppy.
Fisher cat attack humans. Our security system displayed a raccoon knocking over a bucket of compost. A 12 year old boy is recovering after an attack by what is believed to be a fisher cat according to rehoboth police. Generally fisher cats hunt small animals not people. They re a member of the weasel family a mustelid just like mink otter ferrets badgers etc.
This fisher cat attack successfully took out one of my chickens on 8 29 2016 at 5 49am. If provoked or cornered it might attack your cat so this is yet. However these animals are generally shy and prefer to avoid human contact. Fisher cat nuisances damage in recent years fishers appear to have grown more accustomed to humans and have decided to make pit stops in suburban areas.
The incident happened on winthrop street in rehoboth at about. Watch his entry on the left of the. Amazing to see how stealthy he is. The raccoon left for awhile and fisher arrived to.
Fisher cats aren t cats at all. If bitten get rabies shots. If cornered fisher cats could attack humans to self defend.