For months we’ve been telling you that the current economic slowdown combined with the rise in fuel costs have left more and more families with little choice but to abandon their pets. Now after a series of attacks by a rabid cat in Milford, CT many are wondering if this current rise in pet abandonments may also result in a rise in the number of rabies cases. 

For two residents at the Sunny Valley Townhouse complex in Milford, CT what they thought was just a cute little tabby looking for some attention turned out to be a wild animal intent on hurting somebody.  The first victim was bitten on the leg while standing on her patio, a second was attempting to break up a fight amongst two cats when one bit her.  The authorities were called about the cat attacks and as it turned out later in the week it was announced that the animal was indeed rabid. Police immediately began issuing warnings to those families in the area that they should in no way approach any unknown animals in the area. “People should stay away from any of those wild cats. If they've had close contact with them, they should seek immediate medical attention.”

Upon further study it was determined that as many as a dozen infected cats were in the area all presumably living in a wooded portion of the complex. As more and more pets are abandoned every day, incidents such as this one are sure to gain attention as concerns over rabies spreads across the country.