The cat colony at Su Pallosu in Sardinia (a Mediterranean island and a region of Italy) has existed for over a century but has recently become a hot tourist spot where guests can pet the animals and see the local archaeological sites.
A mama bobcat gave birth under a family’s deck in Allen, Tx. Now her own family’s made itself at home in their backyard.
Video c/o Jim Rose, who’s trying to get the cats to move out before they’re fully grown and terrorizing the neighbors’ pets.@CBSDFWpic.twitter.com/hpfXDMIyj4
Can’t view the vid…so did Jim Rose call animal control and get some traps so the bobcats can all be moved to a wooded area where they belong. I wouldn’t put up with this for two seconds. They are wild and should never be domesticated. He’s giving them a taste of domestication and that is wrong.
The Roses have reached out for help, hoping to find the bobcat family a better home.
“It would make me very very happy for someone to come and relocate these animals somewhere,” said Jim. “We called the Allen Police Department, the fire department, the veterinarian, a shelter. We called the state of Texas, wildlife and game. Everyone tells me the same thing. Nothing can be done.”
The city of Allen forwarded CBS 11 News a portion of their website saying it doesn’t intervene when these animals are roaming their natural habitat, which includes urban environments, unless the animals are “sick, injured, or unusually aggressive.”
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirmed game wardens “will not remove the bobcats and don’t perform most animal control duties.”
Relocation, according to DFW Urban Biologist Rachel Richter, “is often not logistically possible and many relocated animals die from the stress.”
The best case scenario, she said, is for the homeowner to encourage the bobcats to relocate on their own by using light sound and smell deterrents.
The Cats of Sardinia….
The cat colony at Su Pallosu in Sardinia (a Mediterranean island and a region of Italy) has existed for over a century but has recently become a hot tourist spot where guests can pet the animals and see the local archaeological sites.
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Can’t view the vid…so did Jim Rose call animal control and get some traps so the bobcats can all be moved to a wooded area where they belong. I wouldn’t put up with this for two seconds. They are wild and should never be domesticated. He’s giving them a taste of domestication and that is wrong.
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I’m sure he will if he hasn’t already done so.
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You won’t believe this:
The Roses have reached out for help, hoping to find the bobcat family a better home.
“It would make me very very happy for someone to come and relocate these animals somewhere,” said Jim. “We called the Allen Police Department, the fire department, the veterinarian, a shelter. We called the state of Texas, wildlife and game. Everyone tells me the same thing. Nothing can be done.”
The city of Allen forwarded CBS 11 News a portion of their website saying it doesn’t intervene when these animals are roaming their natural habitat, which includes urban environments, unless the animals are “sick, injured, or unusually aggressive.”
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirmed game wardens “will not remove the bobcats and don’t perform most animal control duties.”
Relocation, according to DFW Urban Biologist Rachel Richter, “is often not logistically possible and many relocated animals die from the stress.”
The best case scenario, she said, is for the homeowner to encourage the bobcats to relocate on their own by using light sound and smell deterrents.
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/06/11/allen-couple-says-bobcat-family-backyard/
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Having lived in TX, I DON’T believe this. At all.
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