FARMINGTON — Police plan to organize efforts to help control the cat population in town after a rabid cat bit a woman downtown last month.

As only one cat tested positive for rabies, Police Chief Kevin Willey said the department has stopped trapping cats on Acorn Court, where the incident occurred Aug. 21. He added the woman who was bitten has been evaluated by medical personnel and there is no indication she contracted rabies.

Numerous cats live in and around her home and property along Acorn Court, which is a dead-end street surrounded by other neighborhoods in the downtown.

While seven cats, including the rabid one, were euthanized, an eighth cat — which is believed to be a stray — was caught Aug. 24.

Willey said it was the only cat to be caught in the humane traps, which officers set up around Acorn Court to reduce the number of strays in the area. He added the cats showed no symptoms of being rabid during the 10 days it spent in quarantine at Cocheco Valley Humane Society in Dover.

“I wanted to wait the full 10 days for the quarantine to expire,” Willey said, adding afterward the cat was moved out of quarantine and was eligible for adoption, under state law.

He said he does not know whether the cat was adopted as of Friday.

Willey said he continues to receive calls from residents who are concerned about feral, stray or abandoned cats in the area. As a result, he said police intend to work with animal organizations to safely trap, neuter and release cats.

Willey said police are hosting their biannual rabies clinic Sunday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Farmington Fire Department. He added Animal Control Officer Kate Koval, who supervised the rabies investigation, will be available to answer questions or listen to concerns.

For more information about ongoing events or animal issues in town, visit the Farmington Police Department’s website at http://farmingtonpd.com. For more about the Cocheco Valley Humane Society, visit their website at www.cochecovalleyhumanesoc.org.

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