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Dale Rippy says he was acting on instinct when a rabid 25-pound bobcat attacked him on his porch in this central Florida suburb.
Rippy, 62, endured the bobcat’s slashes and bites until it clawed into a position where he could grab it by the throat. Then he strangled it.
“I was bleeding everyplace,” the Vietnam veteran said of the May 30 attack. “If that cat had attacked a child, it would’ve been really bad. It wouldn’t have quit.”
Rippy was treated for exposure to rabies, and several bites and cuts.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services.
