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Authorities Kill Tiger That Had Been Roaming Simi Valley | ||
2005-02-23 | ||
MOORPARK, Calif. - Authorities shot and killed a tiger Wednesday that had been roaming for days in the hills near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The cat was shot several hundred yards from school soccer and baseball fields at the edge of a housing development, said Lorna Bernard, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game. Authorities still don't know who the owner is. "It's unfortunate that we had to kill it," Bernard said. "It's even more unfortunate that the person who owned it didn't come forward and alert us immediately. We might have been able to capture it." The hunters had been looking for the animal for eight days, using infrared equipment at night. They had set traps with goat meat and chicken. Federal wildlife service trackers had to shoot to kill because a tranquilizer would have taken several minutes to bring down the animal and the hunters or others could have been in danger. The hunt began after the discovery of paw prints on a ranch near the library that were far too large for native bobcats or mountain lions. The size of the tracks indicated the animal weighed as much as 600 pounds; officials thought it might even be a lion.
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Posted by:Steve |
#8 Correct- there are a number of factor's and ways to look at the problem. I did see the cat on tonight's 6 p.m. evening news it was a "purty Cat" as tweety bird would say. Maybe Ray Horn could have assisted** Ithink you know what I mean! Andrea Jackson |
Posted by: Andrea Jackson 2005-02-23 9:43:00 PM |
#7 Not to mention that "super tranqing" often leads to death by respiratory depression. |
Posted by: too true 2005-02-23 9:42:12 PM |
#6 Right. Let's second guess the guys on the scene. It was shot near a school. Who wants to be the one in the wrongful death suit deposition explaining the value you placed on the life of the deceased when you decided to use a tranq instead of a real bullet? |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-02-23 9:37:54 PM |
#5 Well, they sure could have used tranquilizers. What a bunch of bunk. Some people . . . |
Posted by: ex-lib 2005-02-23 9:29:23 PM |
#4 Who ever owned the cat probably had an illegal pet! The owner may have lost his home in all the rain/mud slides and let the cat go hoping someone would take care of the cat?? like so many do with stray animals...leave them off in the woods, dead end street etc. That is my guess. I don't think they had to kill the cat- super tranq it. Andrea Jackson |
Posted by: Andrea Jackson 2005-02-23 9:28:43 PM |
#3 should've baited with DU commenters...that way nobody worth a damn woul've been hurt |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-23 3:48:35 PM |
#2 The cat was shot several hundred yards from school soccer and baseball fields at the edge of a housing development He needed a wash and blow dry, now he's dead, thanks morons. |
Posted by: Cees Mom 2005-02-23 3:36:36 PM |
#1 Authorities shot and killed a tiger Wednesday that had been roaming for days in the hills near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Jimmy Carter probably had some friends plant this cat to scare off tourists. He is still bitter over 1980. |
Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-23 2:21:15 PM |