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    D M
    BPL Member

    @farwalker

    Locale: What, ME worry?

    We work at a remote airfield and this bobcat showed up today and made some friends. A female, obviously someone's pet, declawed and very very friendly! We called Game and Fish and it now is at a rehab center in Tucson.BobcatGuys with bobcatBobcat

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    John S.
    BPL Member

    @jshann

    Beautiful cat.

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    Valerie E
    Spectator

    @wildtowner

    Locale: Grand Canyon State

    De-clawed?!? That's horrible; I can't believe a veterinarian would do that to a bobcat. Now it will have to live in captivity forever. Sad.

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    Stephen M
    BPL Member

    @stephen-m

    Locale: Way up North

    It is indeed Valerie, it's horrid.

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    Michael L
    BPL Member

    @mpl_35

    Locale: NoCo

    Considering how friendly it appears to be, I bet it has always lived like a domestic cat. I wouldn't expect it to be able to live in the wild even with claws without the training it would get from its mother. Perhaps it could have, now it never will be able to.

    #2173215
    Dave @ Oware
    BPL Member

    @bivysack-com

    Locale: East Washington

    Pretty cat. Interesting to see one up close.

    #2173217
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    Either clawed or de-clawed, it is still a beautiful animal.

    –B.G.–

    #2173225
    Stephen M
    BPL Member

    @stephen-m

    Locale: Way up North

    Indeed a very beautiful animal.

    #2173256
    D M
    BPL Member

    @farwalker

    Locale: What, ME worry?

    Yea it is sad, but I'm thinking that bobcat did a really smart thing, coming into our compound and seeking human company. Perhaps she knew she would not survive out there without her claws. She was sooo soft and beautiful, everyone wanted to take her home but as a former wildlife biologist I had to tell them we must call Game and Fish as it's illegal to have one. Which leads me to wonder what vet in our area did this work??? Surely the vet knew the laws about having wild cats. I've been tempted to put an add in our local paper to see whom responds, she was in very good shape, no fleas or ticks and the paws were in excellent shape despite being declawed. She was cleaner than some peoples cats I've seen. If she had not come into the work area, she surely would have been eaten by a coyote or mountain lion, and we have lots of those here. She is in good hands now, the people at the sanctuary rehab place in Tucson are wonderful and they have on site veterinarians, people who volunteer and many who care deeply for our local wildlife. We took a hawk there that crashed into one of our fences, unfortunately she died, but they did all they could to save her.

    #2173287
    Stephen M
    BPL Member

    @stephen-m

    Locale: Way up North

    DM,

    I am delighted you were able to help out the little kittie.

    #2173396
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    Hopefully they find the bobcat a good home. That's pretty cool and kind of sad all at the same time.

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