Fisher Cat Attack Rhode Island
Glocester perhaps the greatest victim of fake news in rhode island is not a person but a four legged creature known colloquially as the fisher cat a quick search on youtube for fisher cat.
Fisher cat attack rhode island. After one of the animals had to be euthanized last week which razza said was necessary after it was apparently struck by a vehicle as it attempted to cross cherry hill road chief richard s. Police say the boy was waiting for the bus with his mother and other kids when the 20 to 25 pound animal appeared. Ap fisher cats carnivores that normally feast on small mammals are having some run ins with humans and their pet dogs in western rhode island. Tracey chartier was attacked wednesday by the animal which is related to a weasel.
Chicken owners especially need to be very vigilant about fisher cats because chickens are probably the fisher cat s favorite food. The animals which are typically found in the northern parts of the u s. A 12 year old boy is recovering after an attack by what is believed to be a fisher cat according to rehoboth police the incident happened on winthrop street in rehoboth at about 9 p m. 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. Diseases fishers harbor ticks and fleas but otherwise have relatively few parasites and incidence of dis ease is relatively low. They are vicious predators.
Kid walking to bus stop attacked by a fisher cat. They might try to drag them away. Two fisher cat attacks were reported in west greenwich last week and the rural town s police chief says his station has received reports of several sightings in recent weeks. Tamburini wanted residents to be aware that there may be some fisher cats roaming throughout the town.
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