Fisher Cat Attacks Boy

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.

Fisher cat attacks boy. In another case a fisher is believed to be responsible for an attack on a 12 year old boy. According to wpri a 12 year old boy was attacked yesterday by a fisher cat or a fox in rehoboth mass. Hopkinton police said the mother saw the animal monday morning and initially thought it was a cat or a fox. Man takes on fisher cat that attacked puppy in nh by jim armstrong wbz tv january 25 2013 at 10 11 pm filed under.

A 12 year old boy is recovering after an attack by what is believed to be a fisher cat according to rehoboth police. Chicken owners especially need to be very vigilant about fisher cats because chickens are probably the fisher cat s favorite food. Fur trade and conservation. They will often raid chicken coops and are capable of killing many chickens at once.

The neck and head will be gone and the. They might try to drag them away. Unprovoked attacks on humans are extremely rare but fishers will attack if they feel threatened or cornered. In one case a fisher was blamed for an attack on a 6 year old boy.

A 12 year old rehoboth boy was attacked by a fisher cat. Boy 6 bitten by fisher cat thebostonchannel june 23 2009 posted on 06 23 2009 12 06 34 pm pdt by joeprobono. Cockapoo fisher cat fisher cat attack james maranto jim armstrong. Fisher cats are not pleasant creatures.

Wpri reported that jane foster rehoboth animal control officer said the. The incident happened on winthrop street in rehoboth at about 9 p m.