Posted on 06/18/2009 1:30:08 PM PDT by Chet 99
HAILEY (AP) — A central Idaho man will be allowed to keep his bobcat at his home at least until August.
Police were called in last week in Hailey when a resident of this tourist town south of Sun Valley reported a big cat had jumped his fence.
Initially, Hailey Police ordered Anthony Pruitt, the cat's owner, to remove it from city limits.
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Oh yea, this will end well.
Are you talking about the situation in Idaho with the bobcat, or this thread?
Hah! ... I was thinking the same thing.
...But it is so cute and cuddly, what could possibly go wrong?
Good ol’ Blaine County, the liberal backwater of the state!
Aw come on it’s just a big cat. Mike Tyson had lions and despite being the worst parent in the world he kept them from eating his children.
We’ll see how he likes it when it sends a double-sized hairball across the room.
They only get to be 25 to 30lbs.. The size of a cockerspaniel
What makes her think she's a dog?
They’re relatively small, but they’ll still eat your face off if they feel like it.
Reincarnation? All dogs do go to heaven, I’m pretty sure of it...
Proper name. Robert Feline!
I got a 20 pound cat at home, he dwarfs my two other cats. Good thing for them he is very cat friendly.
Is a bobcat >>that thinks<< it’s a dog the same thing as a mature man thinking he is a female?
The irony here is the one who psychoanalyzed the bobcat and then came up with the conclusion that said bobcat “THINKS IT” is a dog.
I have a Minx that can fetch, but it certainly does not “think it’s a dog” nor do ‘I’ think such.
Our cat, Vincent, thinks he’s a dog. He will retrieve a catnip filled mouse a couple times...
I love to see it when it gets old enough to chase cars!
Come mating season, it will forget all about that dog stuff...
I know people who hunt them and have killed them over 40 lbs! Biggest I have ever seen a picture of (verified, not photoshop) was right at 50lbs.
I have seen video of a large bobcat taking down a yearling deer (deer had no spots - probably about 40-45 lbs).
did you see the move ‘The Hangover’?
Well, the female dogs of that neighborhood better hope so!
If the only way he could have this cat for a pet was to de-claw it, then I am totally against it.
This animal is now disabled for release and must be kept by someone.
(Think of de-clawing as having the first joint of your fingers and toes removed)
And the URL to the story on it: http://www.antigodailyjournal.com/full.php?id=7762
I thought I saw one recently, and I estimate about 70lbs (compared with my old hound, who is a little smaller but sturdier). Definitely 50+, probably not 80.
I have seen them before, and coyotes are plentiful, so I’m not surprised, but even to me this was a big cat.
A bobcat with a camel toe?
Eww. Looks like a Pamela Anderson starter kit.
LOL
How about “trainer boobies”......or, “starter boobies” oooo....ooooo....”learner’s boobies” (learner’s permit?)
Camel-toe, Indiana: Home of the Big Cat Split
http://www.funrestarea.com/pages/camel_toe.shtml
5-4-3-2....
Interesting timing of a post?
Your #9 followed by this:
“They’re relatively small, but they’ll still eat your face off if they feel like it.”
Bring it on, I’m game!
A bobcat is not a pet. It can kill a MAN. I think he should shoot it - the skin might make a hot bikini fabric.
Yeah. It’s that bobcat that thinks it’s a dog that he really has to worry about ...
You're absolutely right. No declawed cat of any kind should ever be allowed to roam free. They have only their teeth, but they instinctively try to use their missing claws for hunting and defense.
Deceptively sweet looking little darlin’ isn’t it
The part about a bobcat that drives people nuts is its cry, which sounds like the loudest angry baby you ever heard, but a dozen times more grating. It has a visceral, instinctual effect, and makes your hair stand up.
You only need to hear it once, as it is unforgettable.
I couldn’t stand to have one. I do know that sound they make. I grew up in a big forest and we’d have to console tourists and even locals who would become extremely concerned about a baby or woman screaming in the woods. Even though I knew better I would still have this tiny thought of well, what if this time it really is ........
My mother had a Manx cat when I was little. She cried when it got out of the house and we never saw it again...With those tufted ears they resemble a bob cat..
Wonder if his kitty jumps on his bed in the morning and gently bites his face to get him awake?
What lowlifes.. What kind of idiot hunts bobcats?
SO can people, dogs, elephants, tigers, lions, snakes, mosquitoes, spiders....let's kill them all.....now before it's too late!
I’ve seen a couple cats that were half housecat and half bobcat......they roam this ladies woods...and sleep in her garage....she feeds them....
I had a fat Siamese rescue that was de-clawed when I got it. It would choose a smallish tree it could get its front arms wrapped around and climb up it, it was fun to watch. She didn't even want to go outside unless I was going out then she would follow me like a dog. I think she knew she was nearly defenceless.
That cat is lucky it didn’t get up a tree, since it would have no way to keep from falling if it slipped.
I went to visit a friend of a friend once, and she had a declawed and defanged cat. I pet it, but it tried to slash and bite me. I was shocked because most domesticated animals love me. I guess it didn’t take well to strangers, and it was a good thing that its weapons were removed. It never went outside though.
Didn't know there were PETA members of FR!!! Impressive!
I am sure the many bonafied hunters here on FR appreciate being lumped into the "idiot" category. I "predator" hunt when I have time - around here, that mainly means coyotes and bobcats. I have seen a few bobcats, but have yet to get a shot at one. Do connect on a few 'yotes from time to time.
Thanks for calling me an idiot! Brightens my day.
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