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US woman fights off rabid bobcat, strangling it with bare hands | US woman fights off rabid bobcat, strangling it with bare hands |
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A 46-year-old grandmother strangled a rabid bobcat to death after the animal attacked her in her front yard in north-eastern Georgia. | A 46-year-old grandmother strangled a rabid bobcat to death after the animal attacked her in her front yard in north-eastern Georgia. |
The Athens-Banner Herald reported that DeDe Phillips of Hart county had gone outside on 7 June to take a picture when the bobcat lunged at her. | The Athens-Banner Herald reported that DeDe Phillips of Hart county had gone outside on 7 June to take a picture when the bobcat lunged at her. |
“My neighbor’s dog was barking and it drew my attention,” she said. “I saw the cat and I took a picture. The cat took two steps and was on top of me … It came for my face.” | “My neighbor’s dog was barking and it drew my attention,” she said. “I saw the cat and I took a picture. The cat took two steps and was on top of me … It came for my face.” |
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Phillips said she grew up in the country, where her father-in-law was once a trapper of bobcats. As a result, she knew something about the animal’s behavior and how to fight back. | Phillips said she grew up in the country, where her father-in-law was once a trapper of bobcats. As a result, she knew something about the animal’s behavior and how to fight back. |
“I thought, ‘not today’,” she told the newspaper. “There was no way I was going to die.” | “I thought, ‘not today’,” she told the newspaper. “There was no way I was going to die.” |
She grabbed the cat by its throat and didn’t let go. She was afraid of calling for help, she said, because her five-year-old granddaughter was in the house. | She grabbed the cat by its throat and didn’t let go. She was afraid of calling for help, she said, because her five-year-old granddaughter was in the house. |
“Once I got him where he wasn’t moving,” she said, “I started screaming for my daughter-in-law to call 911.” | “Once I got him where he wasn’t moving,” she said, “I started screaming for my daughter-in-law to call 911.” |
Her son arrived with a gun, she said, but she didn’t want him to fire because she was so close. So he pulled a knife. | Her son arrived with a gun, she said, but she didn’t want him to fire because she was so close. So he pulled a knife. |
“My son stabbed it four or five times,” she said, “but it never budged so I knew it was completely dead.” | “My son stabbed it four or five times,” she said, “but it never budged so I knew it was completely dead.” |
Phillips suffered a broken finger and several bite and claw wounds to her hands, arms, chest and legs. She was also treated for rabies. | Phillips suffered a broken finger and several bite and claw wounds to her hands, arms, chest and legs. She was also treated for rabies. |
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