By Advocate | February 22, 2012 at 11:14 pm | No comments
The disturbing video of a County Wildlife Board member tugging a trapped bobcat in front of his barking dog has now made it's way to the District Attorney.
VIDEO LINK - http://bcove.me/si0k67jm
The D.A. is considering whether to press charges of animal cruelty.
And some...
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By Advocate | February 16, 2012 at 2:30 pm | No comments
UPDATE:
The search is on to find a cat lost in the ceiling at Rocky Mountain Regional Airport in Broomfield.Achilles, an exotic Bengal cat, flies with its owners, who are both pilots.The couple flew into RMRA and were relaxing in the pilot's lounge with the cat when it...
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By Advocate | February 11, 2012 at 10:18 pm | No comments
A female baby mountain lion, also referred to as a cougar, stays close to her scratching toy in her new home at the Jackson Zoo. Four female cubs, three of them from the same litter, were rescued in Montana after their mothers were shot in the wild. The public can view...
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By Advocate | February 3, 2012 at 5:44 pm | No comments
Tigers, once best known as the stealthy predator of the jungle, are more likely to be found these days prowling a backyard enclosure in the United States as a status symbol.
That's something that surprised Montreal filmmakers Francis Delfour and Sebastien Tetrault when they...
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By Advocate | February 2, 2012 at 9:03 pm | No comments
Why is Newt so wrong? Find out at http://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/the-truth-about-white-tigers/
'Eye of the Tiger' Focuses on Gingrich with Lawsuit
The songwriter from the 1980s rock band, Survivor, is suing GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich for his unauthorized...
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By Advocate | January 31, 2012 at 8:54 pm | No comments
An injured bobcat, who dragged himself to a homeowner’s house in Minnesota for help, now has a name. Bernie, the bobcat, is recuperating and receiving special care at Wild and Free, a non-profit professional wildlife rehabilitation center in Garrison,...
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By Advocate | January 30, 2012 at 1:50 am | No comments
The Jackson County man who shot and killed a cougar on Nov. 27, 2011, was issued a citation on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Daniel Hamman, 26, was charged by citation with shooting a protected animal.
Hamman...
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By Advocate | January 28, 2012 at 11:53 pm | No comments
Prosecutors have charged a southwest Minnesota man for allegedly shooting a cougar last November.
Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Hamman of rural Jackson County was charged by citation Friday with shooting a protected animal, a misdemeanor.
Hamman allegedly shot the cougar...
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By Advocate | January 27, 2012 at 3:45 pm | No comments
Will you help us gather 10,000 friends by Feb. 14th? This has been a tough month financially. Both our van and our feeding truck have broken down. These are vital to our daily operations, and they’re very expensive to repair.
That’s why our challenge grant of $2,000...
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By Advocate | January 25, 2012 at 5:40 pm | No comments
Navy Pier abruptly closed its popular "royal white tigers" — featuring Gita and her cubs — after I showed up Tuesday asking about an interesting fact:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is revoking the white tiger owner's exhibition license for health and safety...
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