My friends live in Idledale...and just a couple of weeks ago, I spent the night at their house. In the morning, we were discussing mountain lions and bears. Up to that point, there was no issue...too bad that the lion (and dog) had to die because someone was stupid enough to leave their door open (assuming that this happened any time other than in broad daylight)!
IDLEDALE (AP) - A mountain lion has snatched a Labrador retriever from a bedroom in the foothills southwest of Denver, and the dog's dead body was found nearby.
State wildlife managers say the lion entered the bedroom early Monday through a door the owners left open, probably to cool the house. The door did not have a screen.
It's not clear whether the owners were in the room at the time.
State Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill says the DOW caught the cat in a trap at 7 a.m. Tuesday. The 130 pound male cat was immediately put down.
It has been taken to the Wildlife Health Lab in Fort Collins for testing.
The family is very shaken up by the incident but feel more at ease now that the cat has been caught, according to Churchill.
She added that Idledale is a prime cat habitat however with the family having the doors open with no screen there was no way to prevent this type of attack.
To her knowledge, Churchill has not heard of any incident of this kind in Colorado.
Idledale is about 14 miles southwest of Denver.
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I'm with you.
Poor lion! Poor dog!
Sometimes I think we should license pet owners, not just their pets.
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