Telegraph<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n“About six cats pounced on the unnamed dog owner as she walked her poodle in the city of Belfort, in the popular Franche-Comte region, on the Swiss border, dragging her to the ground and mauling her.<\/p>\n
She was bitten repeatedly and left with a torn artery which could have proved fatal, while the dog was also badly hurt.<\/p>\n
It is thought that particularly high summer temperatures may have made the cats far more aggressive than usual.<\/p>\n
Josette Galliot, the mother of the 31-year-old victim, said: “They jumped on her and managed to knock her over.<\/p>\n
“The feral cats bit her on the leg and on her arms. They even pierced an artery,” Mrs Galliot told l\u2019Est Republicain newspaper, adding that her daughter had been “living a nightmare” since Sunday\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n
The woman was rushed to hospital where she received treatment for her wounds, and a number of injections including one against rabies. The poodle was treated at a nearby veterinary clinic.<\/p>\n
A local police spokesman meanwhile suggested that the attack was “very unusual” and therefore “a cause of great concern”.<\/p>\n
He added: “Tourists from countries like Britain should certainly be wary \u2013 they should certainly not approach these cats, or try to feed them.”<\/p>\n
There are an estimated 8,000 feral cats born in France every day but they are generally considered relatively harmless.<\/p>\n
Colonies of feral cats usually begin with people dumping unwanted, unsterilised pets.”<\/p>\n
Beware of feral cats when traveling to France?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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