Man, what kind of barbaric person DECLAWS aka mutilates them and then proceeds to dump the animal? People can be so cruel... I'm glad they are taken care of now.
When I was a kid, my daycare lady had a duplex with daycare on one side. The other side in the back yard was 2 very small dog cage runs with 2 bobcats. She had them dewclawed. And the poor thing never came out of those cages outside. They barely had enough room to turn around in, and spent the day turning around to get some sort of movement/exercise and slept. I was already obsessed with wildlife at that age and knew they were in a terrible place. I was severely punished when I brought up the topic of them ever getting out. Made me stand facing the wall for an hour while the kids went to play outside every day for idk how long. Looking back, I feel so sad and really hope something was done eventually.
I was actually thinking that the second I saw these girls, but they are very lucky but again who declaws these big cats and then dumps them, but to be honest it could have been worse because there is no possibility that they could survive in the wild again and like a housecat the bobcat can live many years in captivity.
@@dragulia_venaromore like both toes and fingers claws are literally a cats life without them they can’t do 75% of the things they normally do like climb and hunt as effectively
Declawing A bobcat! That is barbaric and cruel. But this was a great story I just couldn’t imagine spending $400 a month on food for my cat. However I would like to have them if I could afford them
Yeah you can have to look around some of the people. I always thought it would be cool to have a wolverine haha I have lots of bobcats on my farm here always cool to see them or catch them on camera but that's where they belong out in the woods not in my house. I'm pretty sure there's some reason they can't go out and catch $400 worth of squirrels and rabbits on their own anyhow I'm just babbling at this point. Yeah it's cool don't keep wild animals as pets I see at SeaWorld next weekend haha
In the 80's I had a cat declawed, the biggest mistake of my life. She had a limp that never went away, it still gives me chills. I'm surprised that they found a vet that would do it. It totally changes their lives. I only watched until the narrator said the word declawed. I stopped it immediately.
We had wild bobcats come on our porch when our family lived in Louisiana on the edge of a woods. A momma cat with her kittens came one time and while the momma cat wouldn't come near us the kittens would play with us just like house cat kittens. As they grew up they eventually stopped coming by. We kids wanted to keep the kittens but our parents had more sense!
That's an awesome dynamic. Thats like both parents letting there kids play with each other while at same time watching over them. Except this time, it was a Bobcat ,😄
I think these people taking the bobcats was a wonderful thing. I know these can’t be released because of what their first owners did. Why is this even legal? It almost always ends badly for the animal.
In many but not in all places it is not. The problem is that whether is legal or not it’s very difficult to regulate. The problem them comes what do you do with them once the damage has been done? There really are only two options 1 have a preserve where they can live some sort of normal life but absent most predators and prey 2 MAYBE allow those few most adaptable to having humans near them be allowed to be adopted into private households PROVIDED the potential owners are full aware of what they are taking on and willing to live up to those expectations. I almost feel like bobcat ownership needs to be never full ownership and at least on some some scale remain a Fostering program so that wildlife experts can keep a close eye on them
You are supposed to NEVER declaw, cats. Because, in the future, the cat is going to develop very serious back issues. Example: in a human, it's like having your hands snipped at the second digit. So much for the use of your hands, get the point.
I personally wish they would outlaw declawing cats as there is no way that is humane. You can get them to stop scratching without ripping the toenails out. I am highly against that practice. I wish they knew How bad that is for cats
There are only three states that still allow the ownership of exotic pets like bobcats. Two of them are Nevada and Texas. I am not sure what the other state is. But many people who do get bobcats when they are young underestimate what they will be getting into as they grow and mature. And that doesn't take very long at all. In a year or two, they are full grown, and can cause serious injury at that point, even if they are usually well mannered. Proper ownership of bobcats is a full time commitment and is very expensive.
@@1s23d Okay. I stand corrected. I was told it was down to just three states. I would not advise anybody to have any wild cat as a pet unless you have the adequate money, space and time to care for them. But am glad there is still at least some freedom left in the USA.
Michigan, though you have to have a permit. (Yeah, other folks might like to know what they might encounter in an emergency.) There are properly wild ones near my house. They eat bunnies.
honestly you just need to by dog food level size of domestic meat filled cat food plenty of people end up with bobcat pets hear in the mountain states and just dont realize or care to much.
Declawing a cat is horrible, it is a mutilation of their paws which can and often does result in pain as they walk, jump or run - all fundamental parts of being a cat. If a person has the means, space, time, love and knowledge of cats I have no problem with keeping them as a pet. Look at it from the cats point of view, no more constant threat of starvation, no more constant threat of being dinner for a larger predator, no more unattended injuries just to name a few things. Instead, they receive the opportunity to give and receive love and enrichment like nothing in the wild can match. These two bobcats have it made and they get to express love and bring a lot of joy to people who obviously love and understand them. Except for the declawed condition (which these people did not do of course), these cats have it made. Back in the 1980's, in my home state of Tennessee, a woman had moved there from Maryland and she had a pet 'declawed' bobcat as a pet which was used to sleeping by the fireplace and in their bed with them. In Tennessee, it is illegal to have a pet which is indigenous to the region (something she did not know when they moved there.) The state took her cat from her and put him in an enclosure with another bobcat at a local zoo. The other bobcat killed him the first night now I ask all these animal behaviorists which was better for that poor cat? He should have remained her pet as she was clearly taking care of him and he had been declawed. The law there has lightened up a bit since that incident as another family moved there and they instantly reported that they have a pet bobcat and the state officials asked them to build a proper enclosure for play and enrichment which they did.
Onychectomy "Declawing" is a market friendly way of saying partial amputation, cutting off the top of their fingers to get rid of the the claw. And its illegal in many places for a good reason. The claws are not only for offense but traction while climbing and running, for grooming etc to trim them is fine but to remove them completely is a major impedance to the cat's daily life and potentially health and hygiene especially if allowed outside as they can't climb or run properly and are now almost defenseless against predators and rivals without a way to escape.
@R. C.P Bobcats aren't pets at least like a dog, they can be tame but it requires a special person. Their wild instincts will never go away. That said these are rescues whom the original owners declawed and these people took them in, they cannot ever be released into the wild and I am glad they are being taken care of.
The owners encouraged not breeding them for pets and the previous owner declawed them and bottle fed them from kittens meaning they wouldnt survive in the wild. Bob cats shouldnt be pets but given the situation it’s necessary or given to a bobcat rescue center
A pet is simply an animal you own so anything can be a pet. People were pets when slavery was legal, wolves were pets for natives. You can also domesticate any animal with enough time and proper knowledge (dogs are the result of domesticated wolves over centuries). With advances In genetic engineering we can simply select the traits we desire any animal to have and domesticate with simplicity.
What these people are doing is acceptable, taking in a pair of bobcats as a rescue mission really, but anyone taking these fellows out of the bush, then proceeding to declaw and often defanging them so there’s ‘no threat’ involved, is quite simply CRUEL AND CRIMINAL ! Most countries/states have outlawed this practice thank the Gods. Such gorgeous creatures deserve to be protected from this barbarity, it’s their birthright to be allowed to live in peace. Susan and Michael, Australia 💜🦘
Owning bobcats is only legal in three states the last i knew. Nevada and Texas are two of them. Taking proper care of them is a full time commitment and very expensive.
I need a pet like this, something that could beat up all the neighbour's cats and dogs. Teach them a lesson for coming in and digging holes in my garden???
Kind of late, but what a total mistake first by taking them in and second by declawing. These are wild animals that belong in the forest. Just wait till the inborn instinct kicks in.
How would they like it if someone cut their knuckles off, let me just say that if these people deced or die they no longer want these Large Cats then what have you taken away their defense Realy stop it talk about stupid, there is a resin,
Bobcats are smart predators, very calculated and cunning. The bobcat in my area, killed and attacked my four ducks. Kept returning until no ducks were left.
I’m so grateful the Big Cat Public Safety Act passed in the U.S. It’s about time. The awful, greedy exotic pet trade is shameful. Meanwhile, cats that already have been domesticated by humans thousands of years ago are languishing in shelters and suffering on the streets, begging for homes and owners.
A Gueche. I owned one. Or rather he owned me. He was very small undersized. Just showed up. He didn't love a long life. We called him Jolino. They are not pets!
We had a male Bobcat that lived in our cellar. We tolerated each other and he was friendly at times but was mostly a nocturnal creature. He even came and laid down a few feet away when I was working on my car with our two kitties near by. I put out dry food for him until, one day, he dissapeared.
She said, "We'll be the first to tell you, these cats should not be bred". Yet, they have 2!🤔 Even though, I agree with her...Bobcat's, are not meant to be, domestic house cats!
Man, what kind of barbaric person DECLAWS aka mutilates them and then proceeds to dump the animal? People can be so cruel... I'm glad they are taken care of now.
People are very cruel..!! I love my furry kitty cat family
When I was a kid, my daycare lady had a duplex with daycare on one side. The other side in the back yard was 2 very small dog cage runs with 2 bobcats. She had them dewclawed. And the poor thing never came out of those cages outside. They barely had enough room to turn around in, and spent the day turning around to get some sort of movement/exercise and slept. I was already obsessed with wildlife at that age and knew they were in a terrible place. I was severely punished when I brought up the topic of them ever getting out. Made me stand facing the wall for an hour while the kids went to play outside every day for idk how long. Looking back, I feel so sad and really hope something was done eventually.
I was actually thinking that the second I saw these girls, but they are very lucky but again who declaws these big cats and then dumps them, but to be honest it could have been worse because there is no possibility that they could survive in the wild again and like a housecat the bobcat can live many years in captivity.
Whoever they were that declawed these cats, i would like to cut off their fingers.
Those cats would not be allowed in that house if they had claws.
Declawing cats should be illegal! That's cruelty. Poor cats, it's like us having our toes cut off, it's just cruel
I know right?
more like our fingers.
@@dragulia_venaromore like both toes and fingers claws are literally a cats life without them they can’t do 75% of the things they normally do like climb and hunt as effectively
No, it's more like having your fingernails pulled out.
@@dt_grey4521humans dont rely on nails to live
Declawing A bobcat! That is barbaric and cruel. But this was a great story I just couldn’t imagine spending $400 a month on food for my cat. However I would like to have them if I could afford them
Yeah you can have to look around some of the people. I always thought it would be cool to have a wolverine haha I have lots of bobcats on my farm here always cool to see them or catch them on camera but that's where they belong out in the woods not in my house. I'm pretty sure there's some reason they can't go out and catch $400 worth of squirrels and rabbits on their own anyhow I'm just babbling at this point. Yeah it's cool don't keep wild animals as pets I see at SeaWorld next weekend haha
I have been married twice, the bobcats would have been far easier.
That was a mistake i only made once, but yes, two bobcats would have been easier and cheaper to manage, lol.
In the 80's I had a cat declawed, the biggest mistake of my life. She had a limp that never went away, it still gives me chills. I'm surprised that they found a vet that would do it. It totally changes their lives. I only watched until the narrator said the word declawed. I stopped it immediately.
The previous owner declawed them. The people in the video took them after the declawers dumped them.
DO NOT EVER DECLAW A PET!
@@ronaldkrikorian4712DO NOT YELL AT ME
This is exactly why I don't cut my nails
Nice one boomer!
We had wild bobcats come on our porch when our family lived in Louisiana on the edge of a woods. A momma cat with her kittens came one time and while the momma cat wouldn't come near us the kittens would play with us just like house cat kittens. As they grew up they eventually stopped coming by. We kids wanted to keep the kittens but our parents had more sense!
That's an awesome dynamic. Thats like both parents letting there kids play with each other while at same time watching over them. Except this time, it was a Bobcat ,😄
Declawed?! That’s barbaric and sadistic!
the previous owner did, not these people who adopted them
Two bobcats that have human pets is a better description.
Wow. So cool. Glad they found a great home after the torture they endured with their first owners. (De-claw)
In some states declawing is illegal. So inhumane.
I think these people taking the bobcats was a wonderful thing. I know these can’t be released because of what their first owners did. Why is this even legal? It almost always ends badly for the animal.
In many but not in all places it is not. The problem is that whether is legal or not it’s very difficult to regulate. The problem them comes what do you do with them once the damage has been done?
There really are only two options
1 have a preserve where they can live some sort of normal life but absent most predators and prey
2 MAYBE allow those few most adaptable to having humans near them be allowed to be adopted into private households PROVIDED the potential owners are full aware of what they are taking on and willing to live up to those expectations.
I almost feel like bobcat ownership needs to be never full ownership and at least on some some scale remain a Fostering program so that wildlife experts can keep a close eye on them
They didn’t want to be “Home Alone”, so they decided to adopt Bobcats! 😂. Go the McCallisters.
Nicely done. 😁
Wow how they manage I got one regular cat ruling the household and that’s enough
Seriously and my 9 lb cat is the boss over me and my 80lb dog 😂
I got my cat and 2 dogs
No Vet with any ethics would declaw a cat today.
Let alone a freaking bobcats!
And yet, one did.
Everything has a price
You are supposed to NEVER declaw, cats. Because, in the future, the cat is going to develop very serious back issues.
Example: in a human, it's like having your hands snipped at the second digit. So much for the use of your hands, get the point.
I personally wish they would outlaw declawing cats as there is no way that is humane. You can get them to stop scratching without ripping the toenails out. I am highly against that practice. I wish they knew How bad that is for cats
Cute cats. You can keep them though.
What a cool story and the owners seem to be such nice people.
Vets who declaw should be charged with animal cruelty, and people who are pro declawing should have their fingertips removed
Best comment ever!
Id love to have my finger prints removed... where do I sign up?
Gorgeous cats 🖤🐈🐈🖤
There are only three states that still allow the ownership of exotic pets like bobcats. Two of them are Nevada and Texas. I am not sure what the other state is. But many people who do get bobcats when they are young underestimate what they will be getting into as they grow and mature. And that doesn't take very long at all. In a year or two, they are full grown, and can cause serious injury at that point, even if they are usually well mannered. Proper ownership of bobcats is a full time commitment and is very expensive.
Actually bobcats are legal in Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin other states require a permit in order to keep them as pets
@@1s23d Okay. I stand corrected. I was told it was down to just three states. I would not advise anybody to have any wild cat as a pet unless you have the adequate money, space and time to care for them. But am glad there is still at least some freedom left in the USA.
Michigan, though you have to have a permit. (Yeah, other folks might like to know what they might encounter in an emergency.) There are properly wild ones near my house. They eat bunnies.
honestly you just need to by dog food level size of domestic meat filled cat food plenty of people end up with bobcat pets hear in the mountain states and just dont realize or care to much.
PA you can pretty much have any animal you want. Bears, lions, all that.
Declawed? I have zero respect. "Declawing" is amputation to the first joint...
The original owner declawed them, then dumped the bobcats.
@Tyler Jankins - Actually I have 2 F1 Savannahs & a high percentage F3 Savannah / bobcat / lynx hybrid - so I'm kinda informed. ;)
@@IAmDeepSpace 0 respect for you your a creep 🤢
@@cichlidrich6589 lol 😆
$400 a month!!!! That's less money than the worst Obamacare coverage. I'll take the cats they're probably better healing.
Well it’s not an ideal situation for animals who deserve to live the life they were meant to be living but I’m glad they are well cared for.
Declawing a cat is horrible, it is a mutilation of their paws which can and often does result in pain as they walk, jump or run - all fundamental parts of being a cat. If a person has the means, space, time, love and knowledge of cats I have no problem with keeping them as a pet. Look at it from the cats point of view, no more constant threat of starvation, no more constant threat of being dinner for a larger predator, no more unattended injuries just to name a few things. Instead, they receive the opportunity to give and receive love and enrichment like nothing in the wild can match. These two bobcats have it made and they get to express love and bring a lot of joy to people who obviously love and understand them. Except for the declawed condition (which these people did not do of course), these cats have it made. Back in the 1980's, in my home state of Tennessee, a woman had moved there from Maryland and she had a pet 'declawed' bobcat as a pet which was used to sleeping by the fireplace and in their bed with them. In Tennessee, it is illegal to have a pet which is indigenous to the region (something she did not know when they moved there.) The state took her cat from her and put him in an enclosure with another bobcat at a local zoo. The other bobcat killed him the first night now I ask all these animal behaviorists which was better for that poor cat? He should have remained her pet as she was clearly taking care of him and he had been declawed. The law there has lightened up a bit since that incident as another family moved there and they instantly reported that they have a pet bobcat and the state officials asked them to build a proper enclosure for play and enrichment which they did.
Onychectomy "Declawing" is a market friendly way of saying partial amputation, cutting off the top of their fingers to get rid of the the claw. And its illegal in many places for a good reason. The claws are not only for offense but traction while climbing and running, for grooming etc to trim them is fine but to remove them completely is a major impedance to the cat's daily life and potentially health and hygiene especially if allowed outside as they can't climb or run properly and are now almost defenseless against predators and rivals without a way to escape.
very cruel to declaw them, why would a vet perform this on them without first contacted appropriate authorities.
Declawed huh?
That's probably a requirement, huh
De clawed...!!!! No.......!!!!!!!!!
Not pets. Not pets. Not pets.
@R. C.P Bobcats aren't pets at least like a dog, they can be tame but it requires a special person. Their wild instincts will never go away.
That said these are rescues whom the original owners declawed and these people took them in, they cannot ever be released into the wild and I am glad they are being taken care of.
@Lurking Carrier hi
The owners encouraged not breeding them for pets and the previous owner declawed them and bottle fed them from kittens meaning they wouldnt survive in the wild. Bob cats shouldnt be pets but given the situation it’s necessary or given to a bobcat rescue center
A pet is simply an animal you own so anything can be a pet. People were pets when slavery was legal, wolves were pets for natives. You can also domesticate any animal with enough time and proper knowledge (dogs are the result of domesticated wolves over centuries). With advances In genetic engineering we can simply select the traits we desire any animal to have and domesticate with simplicity.
@Lurking Carrier What
Bob cats should be kept as pets if they're not kept as pets , they might be extinct.
There beautiful cats
They are beautiful and loved.
Watching this video makes me want to have a bobcat.
Bobcat nah but a pallas cat 👀 might have to make an exception
Good story
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I want a BOB cat. I will call him Bob. What about the female Bob cat? What do you call her?
Barb👀🤷🏿♀️
Cat
Bobbi!
My bobcat's name is Daisy, but that's what the previous owners named her.
Bobbette;-)
What these people are doing is acceptable, taking in a pair of bobcats as a rescue mission really, but anyone taking these fellows out of the bush, then proceeding to declaw and often defanging them so there’s ‘no threat’ involved, is quite simply CRUEL AND CRIMINAL ! Most countries/states have outlawed this practice thank the Gods. Such gorgeous creatures deserve to be protected from this barbarity, it’s their birthright to be allowed to live in peace.
Susan and Michael, Australia 💜🦘
They're adorable 😍
Tamed wild animals can never be pets. I'm glad they found a home with people who look after them.
Owning bobcats is only legal in three states the last i knew. Nevada and Texas are two of them. Taking proper care of them is a full time commitment and very expensive.
I need a pet like this, something that could beat up all the neighbour's cats and dogs. Teach them a lesson for coming in and digging holes in my garden???
Bobcats are cool AF
Brown cat usually very aggresive hunter. Also brown are extremely clingy and huggy with owner and can knead the mom. Search cat yamada
Declawing is inhumane
If you remove a cats claws it’s like removing a humans finger tips…..imagine living without finger tips
Send the people Declawing cats to jail. There should be a law for this. Extremely cruel
Imagine declawing a cat 🤡🇺🇸
Why dont they just file and dull the claws instead of declawing. Just buy a file from walmart for like $5.
Kind of late, but what a total mistake first by taking them in and second by declawing.
These are wild animals that belong in the forest.
Just wait till the inborn instinct kicks in.
How would they like it if someone cut their knuckles off, let me just say that if these people deced or die they no longer want these Large Cats then what have you taken away their defense Realy stop it talk about stupid, there is a resin,
Declaws?!?😢 bad bad choice. I hope they don’t have any pain…selfish ppl
Hope the neighbors check on the couple weekly. 😮😮
Glad to hear they did the safe and humane thing by declawing the cats. They need to make that a standard fare for all cat owners.
Regular cats not enough for them? I see trouble down the road for this couple.
Declawed , so cruel ! What vet.did this ?👎😿😹😭😹😿
DEUS CRIOU PRIMEIRO OS ANIMAIS, E SE AGRADOU QUANDO CRIOU O HOMEM SE ARREPENDEU, ESTA RSCRITO EM GENESIS, BIBLIA OS ANIMAIS SAO PRESENTES DE DEUS♥️
Bobcats are wild animals. They should be out in the wild. That is where they want to be.
I’m glad that everyone here is appalled at the declawing
Says don’t take in a bobcat then give us link 😂lmao
They still have teeth🙈
Humans got nukes and guns 🦈
Costs a fortune just 2 feed them; voracious meat eaters !
Raw chicken? What about salmonella?
Would love to know what they do for a living to afford this lol
i think they would spray too much for me.
Dude marry a sandra bullock
3-4 pounds of raw meat, a day... each.
I thought it was illegal to have any wildlife as pets?
Im gonna call you Steve French
Bobcats are smart predators, very calculated and cunning. The bobcat in my area, killed and attacked my four ducks. Kept returning until no ducks were left.
There cute but would not have bobcats as pets
God created these creatures for a reason
They are still wild animals.
I’m so grateful the Big Cat Public Safety Act passed in the U.S. It’s about time. The awful, greedy exotic pet trade is shameful. Meanwhile, cats that already have been domesticated by humans thousands of years ago are languishing in shelters and suffering on the streets, begging for homes and owners.
A Gueche. I owned one. Or rather he owned me. He was very small undersized. Just showed up. He didn't love a long life. We called him Jolino. They are not pets!
They arent that big
I wonder if they let them sleep on the bed
Challenge accepted
I’m so glad this couple took in these cats and are giving them what they need. Poor things didn’t ask to be pets. It’s awful they were declawed.
My man lives with 2 bobcats and 1 cougar. 😂
She's got that QOS shirt on under the sweater too lol
Key: they are declawed.
Where's Kevin
De clowed? Terrible
We had a male Bobcat that lived in our cellar. We tolerated each other and he was friendly at times but was mostly a nocturnal creature. He even came and laid down a few feet away when I was working on my car with our two kitties near by. I put out dry food for him until, one day, he dissapeared.
😁👍
Cats are all predators!!!
Nice to be rich...
Hmm new challenge time turn bobcats to friendly towards humans. We just need a couple selective breeding
my girlfriends' neighbors had a bob kitty. He was a large not quite domesticated. But very friendly dude
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NOT GOOD FOLKS!
RIP Val
I want one
I want one.
Beautiful cats and good family.
You mean you can’t just go to your local pet store and get Bobcat chow???
Not sure I'd like to pay the food bills, but that's my idea of a cat!
Yeah until you open the front door and that cat going outside its going to be crazy 😂
De clawed!
They do not recommend breeding Whild animals. Whild belongs to nature, not to people. They should stay beyond our control.
To big not to de claw having inside. I didn't on my house cat but he's 8 pounds , bobcat rip your face off
I found a baby bob cat in the winter and took him home that was two years ago he’s a big teddy bear
If I can adopt a bobcat in Texas then I'm moving there
She said, "We'll be the first to tell you, these cats should not be bred". Yet, they have 2!🤔
Even though, I agree with her...Bobcat's, are not meant to be, domestic house cats!
I like them over dogs. Dogs have been known to have killed people. Never heard of that happening by a Bobcat.
They have 2 because they were rescues that cannot be released into the wild because they have no claws.
Both cats are female. They wont grow in population.