Sarah Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11747293 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa (Fragglebabe) Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Aw poor lion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJHale Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 each time i click on your link it disconnects my internet lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 oops!! here you go A mountain lion found it was no match for a Jack Russell terrier which trapped it up a tree on a farm in the US state of South Dakota. The dog's owner, Chad Strenge, heard frantic barking near the family's farm in Colman, Moody County. He discovered the 150lb (68kg) male lion, also known as a cougar, clinging to the top of a tree with 17lb (8kg) terrier Jack at the bottom. Mr Strenge, helped by his dog, chased the mountain lion and shot it dead. "He trees cats all the time," Mr Strenge told The Argus Leader newspaper. "I suppose he figured it was just a cat." Professor Jonathan Jenks, an expert on cougar migration, said hunters usually needed two or three hounds to chase a lion up a tree. He said the cougar was probably not hungry enough to attack Jack. "It very well could have lost a territory and decided to take off from the Black Hills and head this way," he told The Argus Leader. Lawful killingJack the cat's owners described him as very territorialArden Petersen, of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks department, told The Madison Daily Leader that no charges would be filed for shooting the animal. People in South Dakota have the right to kill mountain lions which they feel are a threat to themselves, their livestock or their pets. The lion was taken to South Dakota State University, where it will be studied. It is not the first time a potentially dangerous north American wild animal has been brought to heel by a family pet. In 2006, a ginger cat - also called Jack - chased a black bear up a tree in West Milford, New Jersey. When the bear eventually climbed down, Jack the cat chased it up another tree. The bear only escaped when Jack's owner called him into the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celestial Echo Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 That is awesome Thank you for sharing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dygosamikita Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Poor lion probably just wanted the yappy little dog to shut up Shame that the guy shot the poor thing though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffmonster Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 The moral of the story: don't name your pet Jack... it's likey to be a psycho!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokis_mom Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Very lucky doggie that the cat decided it wasn't worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 JR's are known for being a big personality in a little body, but that is amazing!! I love the cat story, too, bet that bear wondered what was happening!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERNOWHUSKIES Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Im amazed the jack russel didnt have to be plucked from the cougers teeth BUT what a horrible end ....poor couger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Poor thing! It COULD have quite easily killed and eaten the man and his RAT but chose not too and how does the man repay it? Shooting it! Idiots with guns really are gunna cause the end of the world I swear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 why did they have to shoot it for it was causing no harm, if it wanted too that dog would have been a snack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 poor couger RIP i hate gun's and some people are just so trigger happy xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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