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An elderly couple in New Jersey had been feeding a stray cat for years before it attacked them on Oct. 21

The feral cat — which tested positive for rabies after the attack in Blairstown Township — was euthanized

The mauling left behind an "absolutely shocking" amount of blood, the responding animal control officer said

Police in a New Jersey community issued a “rabies alert” after a feral cat attacked an elderly couple who had been consistently feeding it.

The Blairstown Township Police Department issued the alert on Facebook on Wednesday, Oct. 22, a day after the incident, which left behind what the responding animal control officer described as an "absolutely shocking” amount of blood .

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, a police officer responded to a report of “a cat attacking

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