Colorado woman puts injured bobcat in SUV next to child, authorities say
A Colorado woman picked up an injured bobcat and put it in her SUV, unrestrained, next to her child's car seat -- and now authorities are warning other parents not to do the same.
No one was injured, but CPW officials admonished the woman and warned others to never pick up wild animals. Officials tweeted a picture of the big cat.
See this bobcat? Notice its large teeth? Imagine the claws within its big paws. A #ColoradoSprings woman picked up this injured wild cat and put it in her car where her child was seated! NEVER PICK UP WILD ANIMALS. She was lucky. Please call @COParksWildlife and let us handle. pic.twitter.com/ZbhlnmRwdH
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) September 19, 2019
"See this bobcat? Notice its large teeth? Imagine the claws within its big paws," the tweet said. "A #ColoradoSprings woman picked up this injured wild cat and put it in her car where her child was seated! NEVER PICK UP WILD ANIMALS. She was lucky. Please call @COParksWildlife and let us handle."
This is the sight that greeted @COParksWildlife officer Sarah Watson when she responded to a call about an injured bobcat on Wednesday. An unrestrained wild bobcat in the back of an SUV under a blanket. A child's car seat was just feet away. NEVER PICK UP WILDLIFE! pic.twitter.com/x8GXL0zvNv
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) September 19, 2019
The CPW officer removed the bobcat. Officials told KCNC-TV the bobcat had been hit by a car and its back legs were paralyzed, so it was "humanely euthanized."
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