Rabid Stray Cat Attacks 5 People, 1 Puppy in Lakeland: PCAC

'It's really concerning': Lakeland residents speak after 5 people, puppy attacked by rabid cat

Animal control and the Department of Health are working together on the multiple rabies exposures, and neighbors said this was quite the scare.

Rabid cat attacks 5 people and a puppy in Lakeland

A 31-year-old woman was cited after admitting that the rabid cat was one of several strays that she named and fed.

Stray cat attacks 5 people, puppy in Polk County, tests positive for rabies

A cat has tested positive for rabies after it attacked multiple people in Polk County, officials said.

Lakeland Rabies Alert: Feral Cat Triggers 60-Day Warning - Tampa Free Press

LAKELAND, Fla. – Health officials have issued a 60-day rabies alert for parts of Polk County after a feral cat tested positive for the disease. The unvaccinated cat was found in north Lakeland near Glen Road on June 11. The Florida Department of Health in Polk County is now actively monitoring the area and warning […] Lakeland Rabies Alert: Feral Cat Triggers 60-Day Warning

Rabid stray cat attacks 5 people, 1 puppy in Lakeland: PCAC

A rabid stray cat terrorized a north Lakeland neighborhood, biting five people and attacking a puppy before dying under a home, according to reports from Polk County Animal Control.

Rabid cat attacks five people in Lakeland

Rabid feral cat attacks five people and a puppy in North Lakeland; state lab confirms rabies.