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06-22-2007, 12:21 AM
A Florida Man Risked Exposure To Rabies After Being Slashed And Bitten By 25-Pound Animal.
A 62-year-old Vietnam veteran said he was acting on instinct when he strangled a rabid 25-pound bobcat that attacked him on the back porch of his Florida home.
Dale Rippy 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.
Rippy said it was clear the crazed bobcat had to be stopped.
"I was bleeding everyplace," Rippy 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's neighbors in the suburban central Florida neighborhood called for help. Tests showed the dead bobcat was rabid. Rippy was treated for exposure to rabies, and several bites and cuts.
Authorities praised Rippy for clear thinking under pressure.
"We give this guy a lot of credit for what he did," said Pasco County Animal Control Manager Denise Hilton. "The man was definitely using his head when he did that. If he let the cat go, we could have had more victims."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/2...6049.shtml
A 62-year-old Vietnam veteran said he was acting on instinct when he strangled a rabid 25-pound bobcat that attacked him on the back porch of his Florida home.
Dale Rippy 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.
Rippy said it was clear the crazed bobcat had to be stopped.
"I was bleeding everyplace," Rippy 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's neighbors in the suburban central Florida neighborhood called for help. Tests showed the dead bobcat was rabid. Rippy was treated for exposure to rabies, and several bites and cuts.
Authorities praised Rippy for clear thinking under pressure.
"We give this guy a lot of credit for what he did," said Pasco County Animal Control Manager Denise Hilton. "The man was definitely using his head when he did that. If he let the cat go, we could have had more victims."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/2...6049.shtml
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06-22-2007, 01:25 AM
Meanass
06-22-2007, 02:09 AM
That is incredible.
Has anyone heard of the story about the triple amputee (one leg) in Flordia that led the police on a 15 minute car chase, got out and began headbutting all of the officers? It was on Colbert a few weeks ago.
Has anyone heard of the story about the triple amputee (one leg) in Flordia that led the police on a 15 minute car chase, got out and began headbutting all of the officers? It was on Colbert a few weeks ago.
06-22-2007, 08:23 AM
Yeah...thats straight up BADASS. Dont F with vets. I bet he was thinking he had his hands around Jane Fonda's throat, lol. Ohhhhhhhh we could only wish.
06-23-2007, 01:47 PM
This is insane what a hardcore Vet lol that is unreal
06-24-2007, 02:39 AM
If any of you are interested about the triple amputee story trying getting on youtube or go to Stephen Colbert's website. I was rolling in the floor when I first heard it.
BTW come to think about it I think the guy was a nam vet lol.
BTW come to think about it I think the guy was a nam vet lol.
06-24-2007, 10:54 AM
lol yeah..
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