House Cat Attacks! Owner Calls 911
An owner calls the fuzz on an angry furry friend.
FOX News Radio’s Chris Foster has the details:
Lee Palmer tells the 911 operator in Portland, Oregon, the family’s 22-pound cat scratched their seven month-old son.
Palmer on 911 call: “I kicked the butt– the cat in the rear and it just went off.”
They barricaded themselves in the bedroom — with the dog.
Palmer on 911 call: “He’s trying to attack us. He’s very, very, very, very hostile.”
The cat’s a four year-old himalayan named Lux.
Palmer on 911 call: “He’s charging us. He’s at our door. Our bedroom door.”
911 Dispatcher: “One moment ok?”
Palmer on 911 call: (cat noise) “Do you hear him?”
911 Dispatcher: “Yeah I hear him, hold on, keep your door shut, ok?”
Police came and used a snare to take the cat into custody. The owner says the family’s debating what to do with him.
Chris Foster, FOX News Radio.
UPDATE: The family tells the Associated Press that they’re not giving up on their pet and are getting it medical attention and therapy.
SECOND UPDATE: The family surrendered the cat to a local shelter on Monday, March 17th. It is unclear whether or not they will keep the cat after all.
THIRD UPDATE: Lux is the cat is back home. Mike Oswald, a spokesman for the shelter said on Thursday, March 20th that Lux is healthy and shows no signs of abuse– so when the owners wanted him back, the Multnomah County Animal Services agency released him.
