It's a young and hungry cat. Nowhere close to full grown. They stay with mom for 2 years then have to make it on their own. This cat is just learning how to survive. Sadly the Toms kill the young cats and chase them into unfamiliar territory. Now he needs to learn to stay away from humans or he won't survive.
Why did it leave the dead cat in the garden and wander off and then return hours later? Why wouldn't it take the prey if it was that hungry? I would expect a quick kill, grab and run if it was purely food-motivated. Not hissing and pawing at the window for 10 minutes, with the dead cat lying there behind it and then eventually just leaving the cat's body in the garden. Let's be honest, something is "off" with this cougar and/or it has been way too habituated to humans. Wondering if maybe a human "raised" it as a cub and then "released" it and now it's just fearless around people.
@@michaeldressler8194 you’re the first person I’ve seen bring it up. You can tell right away it’s too small to be an adult; his face is still baby-ish and it looks like his coat still has faded spots. I wonder if he was this year’s cub and he got separated from his mother somehow
@@Kristin2885 When young cats learn to kill it's like playing. It takes awhile for them to learn to eat it. I've been around cougars quite a bit. My sheep farmer friend has had a cougar come and kill 25 sheep in one night. They are one of the few predators that don't always eat what they've killed. There's nothing wrong with this kitten. Afraid, confused, and no mom anymore. It didn't come back. It never left. They can hide 20 ft. away and you can't see them.
The cat is literally lying behind the cougar. They blur it out when it cuts to a different angle. He'd just killed it. What a literal horror to witness. I can't even imagine it.
This is why i will never understand why people say let their cats roam around freely outside. Yes i would supervise and keep tabs on a family member the same way. If dogs cant roam free why are they only up in arms about house cats? They are in more danger outside alone.
Cats are not dogs that’s why. Cats long to be outdoors, they are half wild. If you love them, you let them live, despite the risk. Keeping them indoors is a cruel waste of their life. If they die by a cougar or coyote, they lost a real life, as a part of nature. If they die by old age in the same house which they never left, they lose nothing. They were never alive. You are selfish and cruel for keeping them indoors.
@@safeysmith6720It should be illegal to have cats just free roam. Not only are in danger but also can be a danger to native wildlife. Backyard and front yard is fine or just indoors. If you can’t do that then don’t own a cat.
@safeysmith6720 yeah no, my cats are perfectly happy not getting eaten by wild animals or caught and tortured by cruel humans. They are a lot happier alive and indoors vs being hit by a car, suffering from poisoned food some neighbor purposely left out (our old neighborhood has someone doing this), being torn apart by a dog (my bil's cat got ripped apart by a dog and he ran out to that, he never lets his cats out now). There's literally nothing but suffering for them outdoors. Plus, they are horrible for birds and other local wildlife. It's cruel to allow them outside.
It is most like a young cougar that either a) lost it's mother before the two year mark and hasn't learned to hunt properly, or b) a young cougar kicked out by mom or Dad from the territory it grew up in and is trying to find a new territory near humans because older cougars avoid humans typically. Either way, it is starving and is too young & brash to know to be wary of humans.
True mature cougars are very elusive, avoid humans and hunt at night this young one is out in broad day light when most cougars are sleeping, they are nocturnal.
@de7403 As someone studying conservation, I can assure you that being a wildlife officer or a conservationist isn’t a “cushy” job. It’s underpayed hard labor.
That’s a tough pill to swallow having your cat killed by another animal, it happened to me over 20 yrs ago when a coyote killed my cat that a relative was watching for me. It still bothers me to this day, the guilt I carried for years that I wasn’t there to protect my fur baby!!! Terrible…..
Imagine being mother or father to a child killed by explosives in the middle east. Imagine the guilt they feel for not having gotten their family out of that vast hellish desert. Imagine their frustration with nation-states warring all around them while powerful first world countries arm their enemies.
@dontworryaboutit273 🤣🤣 Yeah, but the car next to me ain't trying to eat me 🤣🤣🤣🤣 when cars start eating people and scratching at your door, you will be worried about it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My horse once kicked and paralyzed a young buck that jumped into her pasture. We had to end his misery. We knew a cougar lived/visited our area since we have seen paw prints and a tail once. But the cougar knew better to mess with Peaches….. She was 1500lbs of “bring it on”.
Then you woke up and realized you live in liberal Canada where your 50 cal is banned and if you dare use it, your neighbor, a former isis supporter, will report you. 😂
Young confused cougar. We have a lot of Cougars in my part of BC. (Rural Vancouver Island.) Had one on my property 3 weeks back, saw it 40 feet away. I had found the remains of an eaten racoon and thought there might be a cougar around. I think it came back to finish its meal. We have deer and otters on the property so I'd assumed it would be the deer it would go after. Found a dead deer, in fact, 2 days later, vultures cueing me into it. (Big fan of vultures, here. lol.) No indication the cougar had killed it, certainly it wasn't eaten. (The raccoons remains amounted to a tail, 4 small bones and some bristly fur.) Vultures and flies ate the deer carcass. I have 2 cats and both have been very close to me all the time recently. They go out a few hours a day, but less than they used to. They haven't forgot the cougar. I don't know if my cats "met" the cougar or only smelled it/picked up indications of it, but they are changed animals. (My wife says that one of them definitely saw it, and scooted the long way around it.) Much more careful, take plenty of time to reconnoiter. We've had bears and giant horned owls on the property before, so they know what is in the neighbourhood, but the cougar is a first time event, I think. Still not sure if I should find a way to convert my cats to indoor cats only, two things make that tricky: first, I got them as feral animals and they were already used to outdoor life; second, I have a large garden -- hobby farm, really -- and my wife and I go in and out of the house 10 times a day minimum. Also, we've noticed that when neighbours' cats go missing, they tend to be indoor cats that escape their houses and explore, perhaps unaware of the dangers or how to get back home quickly. My cats have handled many intruders -- dogs and bears the worst -- and seem pretty capable. Cougars are at another level though, not sure most domestic cats can deal with them -- evasion and getting to small places is their main hope I think. And tracking smells and the unfamiliar. Our area (East Sooke area) is rich in the cougar's main prey -- deer -- so I assume they learn to hunt this animal and time their lives around its movements. I have heard that it is only the inexperienced cougars that go after pets. (Wolves are different, we have them here too: they will grab a cat or smallish dog any time I have heard.)
As is the case in this scenario - some cats will run straight for the door to hope to get it, as that's their main default. The cat in this scenario was killed right outside their back sliding glass door but the mom was making sandwiches and didn't notice the danger until it was too late. I hear of a lot of cats and small dogs that get killed right at their home entrances because it's their nature to run for safety and many times (especially mostly indoor cats) safety means home. And if nobody is at the door to let them in right away... well... you know what happens. Have you thought about installing a cat door at your house so it can get in quickly, even if you're not around. I would suggest an enclosed "cattio" maybe - but that would also need a small cat door to get inside from that as cougars would probably just tear down most store-bought cattio designs. I would stick with indoor-cat policy only as I'm too paranoid about these things. Ferals are usually smarter - they might choose to run up a tree or have safe spots mapped out in their territory, but I've also seen ferals get killed or horribly injured in my area, and we're not even out in the country.
@@iams2109 I live in Canada and I didnt know we had cougars. I wanted to move to one of those provinces one day :(. I'm in Quebec so we dont have those animals. I hate Quebec so much.
@@edwardmacnab354 French Beach is wonderful. The whole area is great. I had a chance to buy a big chunk of land in the Jordan River area, passed on it because it was time to settle down a bit. That was 7 years ago, lol, worth a lot more now. But raw land is tricky to buy and prone to capital gains when you sell. Still a good idea though. I'll look up your stuff. Thanks.
@@squatch545 I live in a rural area. Coming back would’ve been that cat’s last mistake. We don’t call the authorities or go on the news because something is killing our animals.
@@squatch545 bc of the title and she was like “oh why did it come back” hmmm idk maybe bc you gave it an easy meal”. If you went to a restaurant with good cheap easy meal, would it be dumb to see employee “shocked” that you come back
@@aho9071 The title doesn't have the word 'shocked' in it. There's also no evidence the cougar actually ate the cat. From the video, the cougar seems to be comfortable in residential properties, which means it's done this before.
@@squatch545 you are bad at context clues and literacy comprehension fr like it’s almost as if you didn’t watch the video. Here I’ll help you. There is blood on the cougar chest. At the end of the video there is a black burry censor bar behind the cougar. Yes, their cat did get eaten. (1:09) She then said it wasn’t acting as “typical cat”. What does a typical cat like a cougar supposed to act like? Almost saying that the cougar isn’t a WILD animal. They aren’t strictly nocturnal so what do they expect to act especially when an easy meal is sitting outside in the COUNTRYSIDE. Plus many people speculate that it’s a young inexperienced cougar hence why it was bold enough to eat on their property. Even the conservationist said it not unusual for it to come back. It is when it’s near people but again that could be bc it’s young and inexperienced. It’s fine to be scared, but she should expect it since it’s her fault. If meals were that easy and free I would go back.
@@kinglinus3708 In this case, the owner had every opportunity to keep it inside. The area is known to have wild cats roaming around - this is a case of utter stupidity. Cougars can smell your animal from a mile away and hone in on it's sent, it is light speed stupid to let a house cat roam the outside area of your house when you live in an area like this. No excuse for "but they get outside" you're an adult and responsible for their safety - this could have been your human kid and the cougar would have still ripped it's throat out, no excuses.
@@pageup213 Well yeah, people should be keeping their cats inside. Even in areas with no cougars - cars, dogs, chemicals in neighbour's gardens etc are all harmful. There's no circumstance under which a cat needs to be roaming outside, but some people just prefer to let their cat have freedom despite the risks
I think instead of blaming the cougar, which is a wild animal just looking for its next meal. Its important to point out that pet cats SHOULD NEVER be given unsupervised outdoor access. Not only is there a risk of predation but also parasite , diseases and death of road accidents.
You are not living in the real world when you state that cats SHOULD NEVER be given outdoor access. Cats with outdoor access far far away from the greatest threat(cars) live far happier and more complete lives than those kept inside all of the time(yes there are of course some exceptions both ways). I certainly understand that not every cat lives in thekind of environment that allows for "safe" indoor/outdoor lives. In city or urban areas of course one would not want their cat outside unsupervised. I deliver mail in a rural area of Virginia. I see indoor/outdoor cats all of the time and they are quite happy and content. Some of them have been around for many years.. They have large safe territories they can mark and patrol. They get to enjoy fresh air and direct sunlight. They get to hunt. They rarely are bored and get to kind of physical and mental stimulation that is essential to their well being.. They are not contained or constrained. Many of these cats live around and among livestock which provides for them additional stimulation. They get to live the life that they were biologically meant to live. Their natural instincts actually have meaning and practicality. They get the best of both worlds and a quality of life that many indoor only and outdoor only cats do not get to experience. I have a cat of my own and I live in the same rural country in which I deliver mail. My cat however is indoor only because there is a major road near my residence so I made a rational decision for him to remain indoor only. He is happy and content as many indoor only cats but not as happy as he would be if he had the opportunity to explore outside. Ive encountered many otherwise wonderful cat people who unfortunately have the same belief as you. It is a belief that is disrespectful of our cats and would deny a wonderful life to those cats who are in a position to enjoy such a life. I would also add that in all likelihood far far far many more indoor only cats die of abuse, mistreatment and neglect at the hands of horrible human caretakers than are killed by wild animals outside.
@@gozorak It is a proven FACT that outside cats live much shorter lives than inside cats…..average lifespan of outside cats is 2 years….inside cats live 20+ years. Educate yourself by research!
I feel sorry for the kitty. Friendly reminder that this is why domestic cats should be kept inside with a catio for the cats own private space and a harness to train them to walk with you outside, as well as SUPERVISED outdoor time. Never let your cats roam olaround outside by themselves. That’s literally how over 63 species of small birds nearly went extinct. And before any of you try to argue, do your research because adoption centers are having people sign waivers to not let their cats outside in some states, and more vets are saying not to let them outside either now too.
You failed to mention that those species are only going extinct because of human over breeding that has led to stray cat populations that are now invasive species in many countries. So yeah, let's punish animals for our irresponsible acts against nature by declawing, manipulating their nature, putting them in uncomfortable leashes, taking away their natural instincts, and keeping them confined to glorified prisons that are never going to be remotely big enough to compensate for the freedom they lose.
Most doctors I worked with said that for over 20 years. There’s a big difference between domestic and wild domestic depend on their humans. The wild depend on their survival skills and they’re more dangerous.
So is driving, eating, drinking, walking across the street, swimming, owning large pets, breathing, and being alive, yet we are allowed outside into the oh so dangerous world. Why are humans so obsessed with animals being safe from what is natural for them, yet we take the same damn risks every day with no one to tie us to our house so we can't be in danger? It is deluded to protect nature from itself and humans have lost sight of the fact that animals, "domestic" or not, want to be outside regardless of the perfectly normal dangers.
Humans have advantage over a cougar, if the human is willing to kill it, of course it depends on the person, but an average man can kill a cougar with its bare hands, better mobility, strength and strategical thinking
I’m so fed up with people letting their precious cats run loose, only for tragedy to happen. Would you let your 3 year old run around unsupervised ? Keep your kitties indoors and if you have the room or property can add on a “catio”. A million things can go wrong for an outdoor cat.
Exactly. And then they get all riled up and frantic when they can't find the cat like what'd they think was gonna happen?? Hope it found a better home 😑
I'm so fed up with people letting their precious cats run loose, only for tragedy to happen. Would you let your 25 year old run around unsupervised? Keep your kitties and your adult children wrapped in bubble wrap and enclosed in plexiglass boxes and if you have the room or property can add on a "cage". A million things can go wrong outside. Stay safe at home.
Cats are predators that don't give a damn about their being other predators outdoors, they just want to go out regardless. Not sure why humans have decided it is their job to protect animals from the natural dangers that come with being alive when we as a species endanger ourselves everytime we leave home without anyone coming to tell us we shouldn't leave home because of the danger.
You gave the cougar a free hors d'oeuvre then can't figure out why it came back for more? And somehow this is newsworthy? It happens all the time in rural Alberta.
This Women has a young child at home and they let the cougar live after it came back to the house. Don’t get me wrong I love nature but I love my family more. If it came back twice it will definitely come back again.
This is more than just “a little distressing”….when this lady (or anyone else) calls Alberta Fish & Wildlife or the animal control unit in their area & tells them a cougar is at their back door trying to get in (preying on small pets & generally being a menace) they should act IMMEDIATELY to secure that animal. It seems to me that if they did that, they wouldn’t still be looking for it.
Why do people still let their cats out. Letting your cat out to wander the neighborhood on its own is the most cruel thing you can do for the poor animal. Cats that are let outdoors live far shorter unhealthier lives. House cats are called house cats for a reason. If they'd kept the cat in they'd still have their pet.
Sad, but cats on average kill more than 100 million birds each year in Canada - source Birds Canada - Better to keep them indoors to protect birds and small mammals, and also their lives.
@@squatch545 A simple Google research will clarify that this is neither an urban legend nor misinformation. In fact, these numbers are on the lower end scale of the problem.
@@mediumsizedxrpbag7776 LOL Are you serious? Google is a search engine, it provides you with results when you search for something. Then, people with brains, select for reliable source of info among the results. That is how it works.
I'm from Argentina, so my opinion is in the context here, there is a documented case and in Internet news of a guy from my country who fought and killed a puma with only a knife because the puma killed his dog, you guys , the Canadians, became too soft with the passing of the years, make canada great again please
Thank you 😭 “aggressive cat” “close to the window” uhmmm he’s a wild animal and they’re putting their houses in his land! People are thick in the head sometimes
As an indoor cat owner, I find it applauding that people (not necessarily this woman; perhaps the cat sneaked out through an open door) allow their cats to go outside. There is NO reason for a house cat to be outside. You are risking your pet being injured, stolen, poisoned, killed, etc. Sad this family lost their pet but hopefully people will be more cautious, especially since they live in a rural area.
@@elizabethklein7073 Yes, I was thinking maybe it was 'raised' as a cub by foolish humans and then just released when it got older. It's way too habituated to humans. And it's not about being "hungry" - the cougar left the dead cat in the garden for hours and then returned later.
@@Kristin2885 This is more natural behavior than what we see with the more human wary cougars. Naturally, they would be very curious and unafraid of humans, only with increased pressure did they start to become so elusive that past few hundred years.
@@TheChewyTurtle This is not natural behaviour unless you live in some kind of isolated utopia and don't mind humans becoming part of the food chain. What do you think would happen if that glass door wasn't between the cougar and the woman and her daughter? Hissing and pawing at the door and growling isn't behaviour I would label as just 'curious'.
No. Don't want to attract cougars? Don't build your communities in a place that was their habitat first. You can't expect them to just disappear cause you live their now. People wonder why whild animals come into their yards while ignoring the fact that said yard once belonged to said animals. Yeah, go figure, the animals would also like somewhere to live that isn't being mowed over for human industrialization that rips apart the environment and throws off the balance of all the animals living there.
Why wouldn’t you keep your cat inside if you knew these are outside? Now I didn’t watch the video cause it makes me upset, so idk if she said her cat escaped or not
Regardless of what is wrong or not wrong with the cougar we humans have been pushing animals out their territory and definitely messing with their food source.
When a government protects a predatory species that does not really need to be protected the population of that species grows. This reduces the population of that species' normal prey, causing said species to search farther and wider for prey while simultaneously chasing said prey into areas occupied by humans. Now why pray, would any government want to increase the populations of predatory species while claiming that said species are endangered when actually they are not? And is it any coincidence that said governments do not want humans to reside in rural areas any more, opting instead to encourage us to live in areas where we can be more easily monitored and controlled? Finally, in times of engineered civil unrest, it is a foregone conclusion that people desperate to save their families from tyranny, genocide, rape, murder and starvation would "head for the hills". With an over-abundance of predators this would be a definite risk - especially if governments resorted to countering this reaction using the same time-dishonored tactics utilized by the Nazis and communist USSR in the earlier part of the 21st century, ie: going in and culling the natural prey that these predators rely on - leaving escaping humans as these predators' Plan B for survival. If you think your own government would never do such a thing you're way behind the curve.
How are we pushing them out of their territory we are all stuck inside the cities and all the other land is unoccupied. The globalists are pushing them out with their solar panel farms and endless other gigantic waste of time and space.
Oh my gosh I am so sorry about that but cats are domestic cats do not belong outside anymore it is so scary for our cats to be outside so many people are mean to cats add dogs to don't forget about coyotes are out everywhere and every neighborhood all across the United States and they can scale a 12-foot fence and higher so can a cougar please keep your family animals inside at all times
House cats have been known to survive against many predators including often even frightening away bears but I guess when faced with a bigger version of its own species it’s not going to stand a chance…😢
Why do people who are well off choose to live in areas where dangerous wildlife can just walk up to your house? I live in Africa, we don’t do that here. We don’t purposefully set up houses where predators can just show up on your doorstep.
Cats don't do jobs. You got yer seeing eye dog yer drug sniffing dog yer rescue dog and so forth but you ever seen a cat with a job? Now tell me who's the smarter of the two?
@@doktormcnastycats don’t do jobs? Tell that to all the people who relied and still rely on cats to keep away pests like mice. Farm cats are very common, and cats in general kept us safe from plagues and famine. In the World Wars cats even served on warships as mice control and soldier morale support, some had their own military paw-printed documents and a few survived not only one but multiple shipwrecks (Unsinkable Sam). Cats also served in trenches for similar reasons. Also I don’t really see how animals doing jobs makes them “smart.” They’re just having humans take advantage of their natural abilities, dogs with sniffing, cats with hunting ability and their incredible ears too. No pet is getting paid money for this so it’s not a job. Cats have been shown to be incredibly intelligent, and the cats that served in war are braver than you.
Let your little "fur babies" wander freely, then cry when wildlife eats it. Find lots of missing pets & parts at coyote and fox dens here in urban open space from irresponsible owners. The same people that moved there because they thought it be neat to live near natural open spaces. All of a sudden they want the animals removed because fur baby got eaten.
She should not have left her cat outside, in an area with lots of wildlife it is the wildlife's home too. Additionally this is a young cougar just learning to hunt/or orphaned and hasn't figured out how to hunt properly. RIP innocent house cat whose owner was irresponsible.
Stop putting your cats outside, my word. If it isn't a wild animal it's cruel people. Please stop doing this to your cats. They are in so much danger out there and they also damage local ecosystems.
You don’t have my sympathy lady. Keep your pets inside. You’re irresponsible… the cougar is a hunter. Take responsibility for your pets and children. Keep them inside ! Pfffff 😡
Build a fence around your backyard like the typical suburban backyard size to let your dog or w.e. out, or your kids play, no reason for cats being out, one of my mom's cats got eaten by something and all I said was that it's a risk for outdoor cats Still though, it's a bit worrying as older kids, like 12 or so should be able to play around the neighborhood, I wouldn't want my 12 year old out if there was a cougar Someone actually seen a cougar in my area which is extremely rare but possible, I've myself as an adult stayed out of that forest since, even though I used to play in it, actually there's a spot in it I want to metal detect, but don't want to go alone and I don't have friends to go with, not only is there cougars in that part of the forest supposedly, there is also crack heads for sure lmao, I shouldn't laugh a women got robbed in there
@@digginggopherThere is no fence you can build to deter a mountain lion unless it's electrified. Even a fox can leap on a six ft privacy fence, let alone a lion. We had 10 ft fences with triple barbed on our bison ranch, black bears and mountain lions had zero issue getting over. Just a basic fact of life living in predator country.
@@diggingthewest7981 Was just going to say this. I know someone that had their small/medium dog taken right out of their yard by a coyote that jumped the fence (and it was in the suburbs). Fences only prevent your animals from getting out and off your property - all the wildlife can still get in, unfortunately. It definitely creates a false sense of security for many people who don't realize how easy it is for wild animals to go over or under a fence.
@@PHN-2024 The woman who was on screen for like a second?? 😅 what a weird rude thing to say about someone. Had to rewatch the video to even catch a name
I encountered this cougar the other night, she was hissing and throwing a fit because the bar was closing. Would not leave and was starring down my friend Tommy. Nature is brutal.
@@h.neubert8770 Apparently in your world having an opinion or viewpoint that is not in lockstep with your own and not hiding it is 'bullying'. And you're posting your disdain trying to push them in to silence, almost as if bullying them...
@@Kestrylll that's just his opinion as well though. Anyone can make an opinion about other's opinion. Now make an opinion of this cause noone can stop you even if I like it or not. Cause that's just how things flow here unless RUclips censors you
This young cougar must be so hungry. And why are ppl still leaving cats unattended outside?? Poor pet ownership judgement call. I dont know any pet professionals or animal experts that advocate for leaving pets outside to roam unattended....for the safety of both the pet AND wildlife. The few times my cat accidentally escaped outdoors, she killed a vole, a bird, a bunny, and a mouse. When I was a kid, my family kept the cats outside. One got hit by a car, one got maimed by raccoons, one froze to death, and one disappeared all together. I learned to be more responsible as an adult and never intentionally let my cat wander outside.
So hungry that it left the dead cat in the garden for hours before returning? A desperately hungry animal is going to eat their kill right away, preferably taking it away from busy/human areas first. They're not just going to leave it out in the open and come back later, hoping it's still there.
@@Kristin2885 it’s a young puma, probably just been left by its mother and figuring out how to hunt for itself. That said a cat isn’t going down easy unless it’s been ambushed. This cat was probably ambushed just as it walked out the front door
Yup.... here we go again! We have a young Cougar out hunting... In its own territory... Its not like it built the homes in the area! A woman freaking out about her cat that she put outside knowing full well that shes living in an area with wildlife! Its the Cougars fault that its hungry and gets her cat...and now because were upset over the whole thing we have to track and destroy this poor animal!!!! What the hell is wrong with this picture? 😐
WOW, more like just a hungry cat look for an easy meal bc the owner was TOO LAZY to think of a safer ways for her cat to hangout outside. Here’s a thought A CATIO, leash, playpen, tent, or even just let it stare out of the window. If she truly loves her pet, it a no brainer to care about its safety. On top of that, her cat is an easy meal . What makes you think it won’t come back? It’s the equivalent of “if a new restaurant food is SO good, why not go back?” Are you strange for coming back to your favorite restaurant?
Farm cats are outdoor cats. I wouldn’t think cougars are commonplace near Calgary anyways. A cat let outdoors in the city is far more likely to get run over by a car, than for this sort of thing to happen. Don’t pounce on this poor lady. I am sad for her and her children for the loss of their pet and frightening experience for them.
No Cougars are pretty much across the entire province at this point tbh, it's just that they're naturally elusive and wary of humans. This one is a younger one probably got kicked out by a large male, and is just hunting whatever it can catch. And yeah if you have a cat that you let outside in the backcountry you're gunna half to deal with the fact it could easily not return at somepoint
Not to mention inside cats are a win for everyone. Cats live longer, owners have better sense of security and don’t need to worry about the cat outside, and also since cats or dogs aren’t native species it’s also better for animal species outside that they hunt. And if people say that it’s not good for pets to be inside all the time because they’re meant to be outside, having protected catios or using leashes for pets work well.
I know these people. They live on an acreage and their cats are outdoor/barn cats. Unfortunately they don't keep them in the house. I personally wouldn't have cats that I kept outdoors but people on acareages tend to do that a lot.
You can of course tell that this is modern day Canada where all projectile launchers are banned. Back in the day, that cougar would be a rug on the wall and never make it to social media. Now they just clutch their pearls and wonder what to do.
Did you know that Vancouver Island has the most aggressive mountain lions in North America? In this case, this is definitely out of character behaviour. It will be interesting to discover the cause of this behaviour… Starvation, illness, wildfire exposure… for sure a risk to children and pets….
and how exactly did you determine which region or area has 'the most aggressive mountain lions in North America'? are you assuming that the highest density therefore equals the most aggressive? there is no measurement by any wildlife biologists for the 'most aggressive' trait.
@@thecount1001 Actually, there have been studies of mountain lions, whose range runs from The northern most points in North America (Pacific side) to the Florida pan handle. The big cats are called by different names, cougar, mountain lion, puma, etc, but are essentially the same species. They tend to be shy of humans and do not normally display aggressive behaviours towards them. The studies focused on cases of aggression where humans were actively hunted and attacked, and these maulings often resulted in severe injuries and / or death. On Vancouver Island ,over time, it was noticed that the mountain lions had become fairly aggressive. One theory is that whenever an attack on humans happened, there would be a hunt and ‘x’ number of mountain lions would be eliminated. The thinking is that it was the less aggressive ones that were killed and not the actual ones who were attacking humans. Since it is a closed population ( being on an island ), that meant that the breeding mountain lions carried with their progeny the trait of being more aggressive. Is this true or not, I can not say for sure however, the number of attacks on humans is indeed higher on Vancouver Island Now, as for this case in Alberta, one would have to trap the cat to find out if underlying health problems drove it to snack on the cat. Interestingly enough, when we lived in the Lower Mainland my then 8 year old son brought a newspaper article to school about a mountain lion that was tranquilized on the North Shore because it was being a nuisance. It promptly threw up 🤮 an unfortunate neighborhood cat. Which of course was why my son chose that newspaper article for school!
People are just not smart and thinking it’s ok to leave pets outside knowing there are wild animals in their backyard. Of course the cougar will come back to try and find more food. Keep your pets indoors or be with them when you take them outside
Moved into an area, known to have fox and coyotes around, our little dog never goes outside by itself. New neighbours moved in just a little ways away, and has a yappy little dog that wanders around without supervision, just waiting for that last little yelp. Part in parcel, living in the country
I am getting ticked off of the comments that think they know everything. NO, this is not normal behavior. It brought the family cat infront of the door and started hissing amd growling at the family like they are next, most likely growling at the little girl. It even came back later that night, doing the same exact thing. I am sorry, but that is NOT normal behavior for a mountain lion. Something is wrong with it big time. Stop trying to be an animal expert because I know half the people arent in the comment section. I never seen mountain lions do this and I have seen them a few times in the mountains. They run when they see you; the only time they are aggressive is when they have babies around.
Cougars are resilient and can be stalkers, that's why I don't date them anymore
so you are in your twenties ? Their favorite prey lol .
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Always an unfunny clown in the group
@@jamescosgrave9155 You mean YOU right?
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Cougar: “I heard you have an open position for a house cat.”
Cat distribution system on steroids.
Do u speak at funerals?
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Insensitive
Very insensitive I’d say
It's a young and hungry cat. Nowhere close to full grown. They stay with mom for 2 years then have to make it on their own. This cat is just learning how to survive. Sadly the Toms kill the young cats and chase them into unfamiliar territory. Now he needs to learn to stay away from humans or he won't survive.
exactly. about the only comment with any understanding.
I was thinking this too. He/she looks extremely young.
Why did it leave the dead cat in the garden and wander off and then return hours later? Why wouldn't it take the prey if it was that hungry? I would expect a quick kill, grab and run if it was purely food-motivated. Not hissing and pawing at the window for 10 minutes, with the dead cat lying there behind it and then eventually just leaving the cat's body in the garden. Let's be honest, something is "off" with this cougar and/or it has been way too habituated to humans. Wondering if maybe a human "raised" it as a cub and then "released" it and now it's just fearless around people.
@@michaeldressler8194 you’re the first person I’ve seen bring it up. You can tell right away it’s too small to be an adult; his face is still baby-ish and it looks like his coat still has faded spots. I wonder if he was this year’s cub and he got separated from his mother somehow
@@Kristin2885 When young cats learn to kill it's like playing. It takes awhile for them to learn to eat it. I've been around cougars quite a bit. My sheep farmer friend has had a cougar come and kill 25 sheep in one night. They are one of the few predators that don't always eat what they've killed. There's nothing wrong with this kitten. Afraid, confused, and no mom anymore. It didn't come back. It never left. They can hide 20 ft. away and you can't see them.
It still had the blood of their cat on it.
Naa animals look for food and this one wanted to be sweeter pet.. thats all
Liberals
Ah mimi. It’s just an animal like us. Humans forgotten about nature.
The cat is literally lying behind the cougar. They blur it out when it cuts to a different angle. He'd just killed it. What a literal horror to witness. I can't even imagine it.
Like the immigrants that Dementia Joe and Comrade Kamala allowed into the US.
This is why i will never understand why people say let their cats roam around freely outside. Yes i would supervise and keep tabs on a family member the same way. If dogs cant roam free why are they only up in arms about house cats? They are in more danger outside alone.
Exactly. I totally agree. That's why the owner is exactly a big part to blame. Totally their fault. Owner shouldn't own pets.
Cats are not dogs that’s why. Cats long to be outdoors, they are half wild. If you love them, you let them live, despite the risk. Keeping them indoors is a cruel waste of their life.
If they die by a cougar or coyote, they lost a real life, as a part of nature. If they die by old age in the same house which they never left, they lose nothing. They were never alive.
You are selfish and cruel for keeping them indoors.
@@safeysmith6720It should be illegal to have cats just free roam. Not only are in danger but also can be a danger to native wildlife. Backyard and front yard is fine or just indoors. If you can’t do that then don’t own a cat.
@@classicmonke8190 I think you missed his point.
@safeysmith6720 yeah no, my cats are perfectly happy not getting eaten by wild animals or caught and tortured by cruel humans. They are a lot happier alive and indoors vs being hit by a car, suffering from poisoned food some neighbor purposely left out (our old neighborhood has someone doing this), being torn apart by a dog (my bil's cat got ripped apart by a dog and he ran out to that, he never lets his cats out now). There's literally nothing but suffering for them outdoors. Plus, they are horrible for birds and other local wildlife. It's cruel to allow them outside.
It is most like a young cougar that either a) lost it's mother before the two year mark and hasn't learned to hunt properly, or b) a young cougar kicked out by mom or Dad from the territory it grew up in and is trying to find a new territory near humans because older cougars avoid humans typically.
Either way, it is starving and is too young & brash to know to be wary of humans.
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True mature cougars are very elusive, avoid humans and hunt at night this young one is out in broad day light when most cougars are sleeping, they are nocturnal.
thats so sad! i hope nothing happened to the mom
@@ed1019-h8o
Looks like a hostile takeover
'Wildlife officers are currently monitoring the situation.' That's newspeak for, 'We aren't doing anything and hope nothing bad happens'
@de7403 As someone studying conservation, I can assure you that being a wildlife officer or a conservationist isn’t a “cushy” job. It’s underpayed hard labor.
@DimityPockets I wanted to be a forest ranger once. After talking to one...I changed my mind. There's too much regulation, and no common sense.
No, they are going to kill it. I have no doubt about it. 😢
I sure notice that Canadian politicians "monitor" a lot
Yeah…this isn’t the regular law enforcement. Wildlife usually takes their job pretty seriously and does what they’re supposed to do.
That’s a tough pill to swallow having your cat killed by another animal, it happened to me over 20 yrs ago when a coyote killed my cat that a relative was watching for me. It still bothers me to this day, the guilt I carried for years that I wasn’t there to protect my fur baby!!! Terrible…..
Imagine being mother or father to a child killed by explosives in the middle east. Imagine the guilt they feel for not having gotten their family out of that vast hellish desert. Imagine their frustration with nation-states warring all around them while powerful first world countries arm their enemies.
That's why here in Ohio there's no limit on coyote their a pest. Those an wild hog. Wild hog kills pets to
@@themiddleman3060 this video is about furry animals not the human type……..dahhhhh
@@cloudie9druoid172 you'll need a better point than irrelevance to diminish the one i made.
My condolences 😢
Why do people allow pets outside unattended in areas with carnivorous wildlife 🤔🤔🤔
Just plain Stupidity
Good question. They left the cat laying outside for hours if the cat didn't take it away to eat. Poor kitty that was killed.
@@mryeahisaidit good question!
I mean this happens very rarely. Why get in a car when there are car accidents every day?
@dontworryaboutit273 🤣🤣 Yeah, but the car next to me ain't trying to eat me
🤣🤣🤣🤣 when cars start eating people
and scratching at your door, you will be worried about it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dont leave your cat outside
Are we sure it wasn't a Haitian migrant that ate the cat?
Typical Albertan response
😂😂😂😂😂😂@@seanmcintyre131
It was just in their garden 😢
People who say cats need to stay inside obviously don't know cats.
My horse once kicked and paralyzed a young buck that jumped into her pasture.
We had to end his misery.
We knew a cougar lived/visited our area since we have seen paw prints and a tail once.
But the cougar knew better to mess with Peaches…..
She was 1500lbs of “bring it on”.
"Was" is she deceased? 😢
@@scotthearts9634
Horses don't live forever,as much as we want them to.
Wow deleting my comment that the cougar is after the child what kind of platform is this 🤣
Cougar: "You gonna open the door, or what?"
Hahahaha
"you gonna open the door or what 👹"
It's not funny
"hun go get the 50cal, we got a new rug"
Then you woke up and realized you live in liberal Canada where your 50 cal is banned and if you dare use it, your neighbor, a former isis supporter, will report you. 😂
@@alvarezahjust say you failed the background check bro, or move to america if you care that much
@Gyati just say you voted for Justin if you care thag much bro, you don't gotta get mad.
@@alvarezahWhat do you mean former?? They still do, just on the down-low until they get their global Caliphate.
@@alvarezah be silent hill billy
Young confused cougar. We have a lot of Cougars in my part of BC. (Rural Vancouver Island.) Had one on my property 3 weeks back, saw it 40 feet away. I had found the remains of an eaten racoon and thought there might be a cougar around. I think it came back to finish its meal. We have deer and otters on the property so I'd assumed it would be the deer it would go after. Found a dead deer, in fact, 2 days later, vultures cueing me into it. (Big fan of vultures, here. lol.) No indication the cougar had killed it, certainly it wasn't eaten. (The raccoons remains amounted to a tail, 4 small bones and some bristly fur.) Vultures and flies ate the deer carcass.
I have 2 cats and both have been very close to me all the time recently. They go out a few hours a day, but less than they used to. They haven't forgot the cougar. I don't know if my cats "met" the cougar or only smelled it/picked up indications of it, but they are changed animals. (My wife says that one of them definitely saw it, and scooted the long way around it.) Much more careful, take plenty of time to reconnoiter. We've had bears and giant horned owls on the property before, so they know what is in the neighbourhood, but the cougar is a first time event, I think. Still not sure if I should find a way to convert my cats to indoor cats only, two things make that tricky: first, I got them as feral animals and they were already used to outdoor life; second, I have a large garden -- hobby farm, really -- and my wife and I go in and out of the house 10 times a day minimum. Also, we've noticed that when neighbours' cats go missing, they tend to be indoor cats that escape their houses and explore, perhaps unaware of the dangers or how to get back home quickly. My cats have handled many intruders -- dogs and bears the worst -- and seem pretty capable. Cougars are at another level though, not sure most domestic cats can deal with them -- evasion and getting to small places is their main hope I think. And tracking smells and the unfamiliar.
Our area (East Sooke area) is rich in the cougar's main prey -- deer -- so I assume they learn to hunt this animal and time their lives around its movements. I have heard that it is only the inexperienced cougars that go after pets. (Wolves are different, we have them here too: they will grab a cat or smallish dog any time I have heard.)
Jesus... how do you live like that? Are you not scared of these animals?
As is the case in this scenario - some cats will run straight for the door to hope to get it, as that's their main default. The cat in this scenario was killed right outside their back sliding glass door but the mom was making sandwiches and didn't notice the danger until it was too late. I hear of a lot of cats and small dogs that get killed right at their home entrances because it's their nature to run for safety and many times (especially mostly indoor cats) safety means home. And if nobody is at the door to let them in right away... well... you know what happens. Have you thought about installing a cat door at your house so it can get in quickly, even if you're not around. I would suggest an enclosed "cattio" maybe - but that would also need a small cat door to get inside from that as cougars would probably just tear down most store-bought cattio designs. I would stick with indoor-cat policy only as I'm too paranoid about these things. Ferals are usually smarter - they might choose to run up a tree or have safe spots mapped out in their territory, but I've also seen ferals get killed or horribly injured in my area, and we're not even out in the country.
@@iams2109 I live in Canada and I didnt know we had cougars. I wanted to move to one of those provinces one day :(. I'm in Quebec so we dont have those animals. I hate Quebec so much.
french beach here . I have vids of the area on "edward mac nab" RUclips and the spelling must be precise
@@edwardmacnab354 French Beach is wonderful. The whole area is great. I had a chance to buy a big chunk of land in the Jordan River area, passed on it because it was time to settle down a bit. That was 7 years ago, lol, worth a lot more now. But raw land is tricky to buy and prone to capital gains when you sell. Still a good idea though.
I'll look up your stuff. Thanks.
These people live in rural areas and are shocked that wildlife exists
Where did you get the idea they were "shocked"?
@@squatch545 I live in a rural area. Coming back would’ve been that cat’s last mistake. We don’t call the authorities or go on the news because something is killing our animals.
@@squatch545 bc of the title and she was like “oh why did it come back” hmmm idk maybe bc you gave it an easy meal”. If you went to a restaurant with good cheap easy meal, would it be dumb to see employee “shocked” that you come back
@@aho9071 The title doesn't have the word 'shocked' in it. There's also no evidence the cougar actually ate the cat. From the video, the cougar seems to be comfortable in residential properties, which means it's done this before.
@@squatch545 you are bad at context clues and literacy comprehension fr like it’s almost as if you didn’t watch the video. Here I’ll help you. There is blood on the cougar chest. At the end of the video there is a black burry censor bar behind the cougar. Yes, their cat did get eaten. (1:09) She then said it wasn’t acting as “typical cat”. What does a typical cat like a cougar supposed to act like? Almost saying that the cougar isn’t a WILD animal. They aren’t strictly nocturnal so what do they expect to act especially when an easy meal is sitting outside in the COUNTRYSIDE. Plus many people speculate that it’s a young inexperienced cougar hence why it was bold enough to eat on their property. Even the conservationist said it not unusual for it to come back. It is when it’s near people but again that could be bc it’s young and inexperienced. It’s fine to be scared, but she should expect it since it’s her fault. If meals were that easy and free I would go back.
Letting your cat outside when there is cougars around is completely insane. Like I'm sorry but you are just setting your cat up for failure.
Ya but cats get outside but i wouldnt want mine out
@@kinglinus3708 In this case, the owner had every opportunity to keep it inside. The area is known to have wild cats roaming around - this is a case of utter stupidity. Cougars can smell your animal from a mile away and hone in on it's sent, it is light speed stupid to let a house cat roam the outside area of your house when you live in an area like this. No excuse for "but they get outside" you're an adult and responsible for their safety - this could have been your human kid and the cougar would have still ripped it's throat out, no excuses.
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Well yeah, people should be keeping their cats inside. Even in areas with no cougars - cars, dogs, chemicals in neighbour's gardens etc are all harmful. There's no circumstance under which a cat needs to be roaming outside, but some people just prefer to let their cat have freedom despite the risks
@sarcasticgenius8563 you don't need animals if you don't want them outside and just keep them locked in a house for the rest of their lives.
That mountain lion was young,hungry and hissing at its own reflection. It’s came back to see if it could get another easy meal.
"People living in cougar territory are shocked and scared to see a cougar".
Yes, people live on planet Earth where cougars live as well huh?? According to your stupidity!!
@@jrviade85yard comment.
@@jrviade85
Daft comment. Swear the education in your country must be so horrendous
@@jrviade85 thats a dumb comparison and you know that 💀 But nice try 😂
I think instead of blaming the cougar, which is a wild animal just looking for its next meal. Its important to point out that pet cats SHOULD NEVER be given unsupervised outdoor access. Not only is there a risk of predation but also parasite , diseases and death of road accidents.
You are not living in the real world when you state that cats SHOULD NEVER be given outdoor access. Cats with outdoor access far far away from the greatest threat(cars) live far happier and more complete lives than those kept inside all of the time(yes there are of course some exceptions both ways).
I certainly understand that not every cat lives in thekind of environment that allows for "safe" indoor/outdoor lives. In city or urban areas of course one would not want their cat outside unsupervised. I deliver mail in a rural area of Virginia. I see indoor/outdoor cats all of the time and they are quite happy and content. Some of them have been around for many years.. They have large safe territories they can mark and patrol. They get to enjoy fresh air and direct sunlight. They get to hunt. They rarely are bored and get to kind of physical and mental stimulation that is essential to their well being.. They are not contained or constrained. Many of these cats live around and among livestock which provides for them additional stimulation. They get to live the life that they were biologically meant to live. Their natural instincts actually have meaning and practicality. They get the best of both worlds and a quality of life that many indoor only and outdoor only cats do not get to experience.
I have a cat of my own and I live in the same rural country in which I deliver mail. My cat however is indoor only because there is a major road near my residence so I made a rational decision for him to remain indoor only. He is happy and content as many indoor only cats but not as happy as he would be if he had the opportunity to explore outside. Ive encountered many otherwise wonderful cat people who unfortunately have the same belief as you. It is a belief that is disrespectful of our cats and would deny a wonderful life to those cats who are in a position to enjoy such a life.
I would also add that in all likelihood far far far many more indoor only cats die of abuse, mistreatment and neglect at the hands of horrible human caretakers than are killed by wild animals outside.
@@gozorak
Outdoor access,
via an enclosed-catio condo,
would have provided safety.
@@gozorak It is a proven FACT that outside cats live much shorter lives than inside cats…..average lifespan of outside cats is 2 years….inside cats live 20+ years. Educate yourself by research!
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@@nancybusso61712 years living as a cat vs 20 years living as a prisoner
I feel sorry for the kitty. Friendly reminder that this is why domestic cats should be kept inside with a catio for the cats own private space and a harness to train them to walk with you outside, as well as SUPERVISED outdoor time. Never let your cats roam olaround outside by themselves. That’s literally how over 63 species of small birds nearly went extinct. And before any of you try to argue, do your research because adoption centers are having people sign waivers to not let their cats outside in some states, and more vets are saying not to let them outside either now too.
Add to the risks of allowing domestics into wild territory is transmission of parasites and diseases not normal for wild animals.
You failed to mention that those species are only going extinct because of human over breeding that has led to stray cat populations that are now invasive species in many countries. So yeah, let's punish animals for our irresponsible acts against nature by declawing, manipulating their nature, putting them in uncomfortable leashes, taking away their natural instincts, and keeping them confined to glorified prisons that are never going to be remotely big enough to compensate for the freedom they lose.
Most doctors I worked with said that for over 20 years. There’s a big difference between domestic and wild domestic depend on their humans. The wild depend on their survival skills and they’re more dangerous.
Never allow your pets outside if it has predators like these around it’s just dangerous
So is driving, eating, drinking, walking across the street, swimming, owning large pets, breathing, and being alive, yet we are allowed outside into the oh so dangerous world. Why are humans so obsessed with animals being safe from what is natural for them, yet we take the same damn risks every day with no one to tie us to our house so we can't be in danger? It is deluded to protect nature from itself and humans have lost sight of the fact that animals, "domestic" or not, want to be outside regardless of the perfectly normal dangers.
Sorry for your loss ... Nature is cruel 😥
My heart is breaking for your animal and for you capturing this moment.. our animals are everything to my life. I’m so sorry for your loss
I grew up on the Rez this happened daily and I wasn't on the news for it
News van doesn't have 4x4 capability for r3z roads
@@ZebbMassivjust say Rez ain’t that bad I live on a Rez and no mountain lion come around here
Oh poor you.
"I"?
@@SoWhat59 yes he wrote "I" can you read ??????
Seemed like it was looking for more prey inside the house.
And you didn’t kill it after it killed your cat. Weak.
@99Em07 cougars ain’t got no laws, unless you talking about ya mom?
@99Em07 No you wouldn't dude
Would you shoot the glass too because when you open the door your screwed at that distance
Humans have advantage over a cougar, if the human is willing to kill it, of course it depends on the person, but an average man can kill a cougar with its bare hands, better mobility, strength and strategical thinking
@@esqueletoroqueiro yeah unlikely, whats next tigers and Lions
I’m so fed up with people letting their precious cats run loose, only for tragedy to happen. Would you let your 3 year old run around unsupervised ? Keep your kitties indoors and if you have the room or property can add on a “catio”. A million things can go wrong for an outdoor cat.
Oh grow up life happens
Why would you put your cats in prison indoors ?
Exactly. And then they get all riled up and frantic when they can't find the cat like what'd they think was gonna happen?? Hope it found a better home 😑
Cats was legit first wild are you a Karen or something? Legit cats can stay outside.. My cats stay outside and are just fine and happy
I'm so fed up with people letting their precious cats run loose, only for tragedy to happen. Would you let your 25 year old run around unsupervised? Keep your kitties and your adult children wrapped in bubble wrap and enclosed in plexiglass boxes and if you have the room or property can add on a "cage". A million things can go wrong outside. Stay safe at home.
Don’t leave your pets outside in territories predators are known in.
Cats are predators that don't give a damn about their being other predators outdoors, they just want to go out regardless. Not sure why humans have decided it is their job to protect animals from the natural dangers that come with being alive when we as a species endanger ourselves everytime we leave home without anyone coming to tell us we shouldn't leave home because of the danger.
@@Somesomesowhen you adopt an animal it becomes your job to protect it and care for it, it's not just any random animal, it's your damn responsibility
You gave the cougar a free hors d'oeuvre then can't figure out why it came back for more? And somehow this is newsworthy? It happens all the time in rural Alberta.
You and all the up votes are clueless
I blame Disney portraying deadly animals as docile pets
Thank you. I don't even know why this is a story on You Tube. views?
What sick psychological need do you have to blame the pet owners?
This Women has a young child at home and they let the cougar live after it came back to the house. Don’t get me wrong I love nature but I love my family more. If it came back twice it will definitely come back again.
Now you're talking
This is more than just “a little distressing”….when this lady (or anyone else) calls Alberta Fish & Wildlife or the animal control unit in their area & tells them a cougar is at their back door trying to get in (preying on small pets & generally being a menace) they should act IMMEDIATELY to secure that animal. It seems to me that if they did that, they wouldn’t still be looking for it.
Why do people still let their cats out. Letting your cat out to wander the neighborhood on its own is the most cruel thing you can do for the poor animal. Cats that are let outdoors live far shorter unhealthier lives. House cats are called house cats for a reason. If they'd kept the cat in they'd still have their pet.
No one had a gun to take care of that cougar that's not afraid of people? …Oh yeah…Canada…
Sad, but cats on average kill more than 100 million birds each year in Canada - source Birds Canada - Better to keep them indoors to protect birds and small mammals, and also their lives.
This has been debunked all over the internet. Stop spreading urban legends and misinformation.
@@squatch545 A simple Google research will clarify that this is neither an urban legend nor misinformation. In fact, these numbers are on the lower end scale of the problem.
@@JayJr. A simple Google search reveals no such thing.
@@JayJr.ah, google. very trustworthy and reliable always.. 😂
@@mediumsizedxrpbag7776 LOL Are you serious? Google is a search engine, it provides you with results when you search for something. Then, people with brains, select for reliable source of info among the results. That is how it works.
Cats do a lot of killing. This time a bigger cat came along… both our cats were killed by coyotes. It’s a tough life out there.
You shouldn't even own any with that attitude.
@@richardr3511Facts are facts. If facts make you upset maybe don't watch RUclips.
@@richardr3511 nah... mayb they should get more cats to feed to the coyotes....?
@@DatsNotALegitRescueVid how bout don't feed wildlife period! You do realize it's not just cats that get killed by them right?
I quote "DAMN MOTHER NATURE! YOU SCARY!!"
They never bothered to move the poor dead cat before it returned hours later? Eh? Some cat lovers.....
I saw another video that shows tge cougar walking away with it in its mouth. Maybe he stashed it somewhere nearby?
I'm from Argentina, so my opinion is in the context here, there is a documented case and in Internet news of a guy from my country who fought and killed a puma with only a knife because the puma killed his dog, you guys , the Canadians, became too soft with the passing of the years, make canada great again please
LOL who was this guy? Kraven the hunter?
I hate when unprepared People decide to live in Nature without considering what can go wrong...
Thank you 😭 “aggressive cat” “close to the window” uhmmm he’s a wild animal and they’re putting their houses in his land! People are thick in the head sometimes
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I hate when random idiots on youtube have nothing going in their lives but to blame others for things they have no control over.
our so called pr*me min*ster said that canadians cant have guns
@@saraybarra4807 I call that free day off from work. The nap on people's front porches here in Utah.
As an indoor cat owner, I find it applauding that people (not necessarily this woman; perhaps the cat sneaked out through an open door) allow their cats to go outside. There is NO reason for a house cat to be outside. You are risking your pet being injured, stolen, poisoned, killed, etc. Sad this family lost their pet but hopefully people will be more cautious, especially since they live in a rural area.
having an outdoor cat is asking for trouble. There are so many possible predators lurking. Stray dogs, coyotes, cougars, etc
Why do these people live in dangerous areas without guns to protect their family and pets?
Cat food and/or fresh water may have been left out on the deck for their domestic cat pet on a regular basis.
Yes. I am also wondering if the cougar had been fed somehow to have that bold behavior.
@@elizabethklein7073 Yes, I was thinking maybe it was 'raised' as a cub by foolish humans and then just released when it got older. It's way too habituated to humans. And it's not about being "hungry" - the cougar left the dead cat in the garden for hours and then returned later.
People keep letting their cats outside to get hit by a car, killed by wildlife, etc... I don't understand it.
@@Kristin2885 This is more natural behavior than what we see with the more human wary cougars. Naturally, they would be very curious and unafraid of humans, only with increased pressure did they start to become so elusive that past few hundred years.
@@TheChewyTurtle This is not natural behaviour unless you live in some kind of isolated utopia and don't mind humans becoming part of the food chain. What do you think would happen if that glass door wasn't between the cougar and the woman and her daughter? Hissing and pawing at the door and growling isn't behaviour I would label as just 'curious'.
Isn't sad to live in a country where you can not defend yourself. I don't understand why they would to be disarmed.
Don’t want to attract cougars? Don’t provide them with a free meal of a house pet.
No. Don't want to attract cougars? Don't build your communities in a place that was their habitat first. You can't expect them to just disappear cause you live their now. People wonder why whild animals come into their yards while ignoring the fact that said yard once belonged to said animals. Yeah, go figure, the animals would also like somewhere to live that isn't being mowed over for human industrialization that rips apart the environment and throws off the balance of all the animals living there.
Cougars have been getting
More aggressive and populous in areas new areas. Not good, we depopulated them for a reason
Why wouldn’t you keep your cat inside if you knew these are outside? Now I didn’t watch the video cause it makes me upset, so idk if she said her cat escaped or not
That woman’s voice!!!😱
The most severe case of vocal fry I have ever heard.
That's a Man
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Regardless of what is wrong or not wrong with the cougar we humans have been pushing animals out their territory and definitely messing with their food source.
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we are animals too and have our territory as well
When a government protects a predatory species that does not really need to be protected the population of that species grows. This reduces the population of that species' normal prey, causing said species to search farther and wider for prey while simultaneously chasing said prey into areas occupied by humans.
Now why pray, would any government want to increase the populations of predatory species while claiming that said species are endangered when actually they are not? And is it any coincidence that said governments do not want humans to reside in rural areas any more, opting instead to encourage us to live in areas where we can be more easily monitored and controlled?
Finally, in times of engineered civil unrest, it is a foregone conclusion that people desperate to save their families from tyranny, genocide, rape, murder and starvation would "head for the hills". With an over-abundance of predators this would be a definite risk - especially if governments resorted to countering this reaction using the same time-dishonored tactics utilized by the Nazis and communist USSR in the earlier part of the 21st century, ie: going in and culling the natural prey that these predators rely on - leaving escaping humans as these predators' Plan B for survival. If you think your own government would never do such a thing you're way behind the curve.
How are we pushing them out of their territory we are all stuck inside the cities and all the other land is unoccupied. The globalists are pushing them out with their solar panel farms and endless other gigantic waste of time and space.
Speak for yourself. We inhabit the earth the same so their “territory” is ours as well.
No, that cougar or mountain lion or whatever has evil intentions. Killing the pet cat and then coming back to mean-mug you...
Oh my gosh I am so sorry about that but cats are domestic cats do not belong outside anymore it is so scary for our cats to be outside so many people are mean to cats add dogs to don't forget about coyotes are out everywhere and every neighborhood all across the United States and they can scale a 12-foot fence and higher so can a cougar please keep your family animals inside at all times
😢 I'm sorry for the house cat😢😢😢
Why in the world would you let your pet cat outside?
DONT DEMONIZE ANIMALS FOR DOING WHAT WE ALL DO…LOOK FOR FOOD!!
Well dont let your cats out.
Insensitive comment. Could have easily been a dog, kid, grown adult.
@@shawnw.7553 don't let your dogs, kids, adults out
@@shawnw.7553 you also shouldnt live your dog or child out if their are cougars out btw
Pretty small cougar
Probably would not attack adult
Kid maybe
Barn cat…they didn’t want it in the house
Awe, that’s too close. Sad to hear about the kitty.
House cats have been known to survive against many predators including often even frightening away bears but I guess when faced with a bigger version of its own species it’s not going to stand a chance…😢
Why do people who are well off choose to live in areas where dangerous wildlife can just walk up to your house? I live in Africa, we don’t do that here. We don’t purposefully set up houses where predators can just show up on your doorstep.
Free meal lmao? As opposed to the cougar using its debit card.
Cats don't do jobs. You got yer seeing eye dog yer drug sniffing dog yer rescue dog and so forth but you ever seen a cat with a job? Now tell me who's the smarter of the two?
@@doktormcnasty You think the smarter of the two are the ones working and not getting paid? Sounds like order of intelligence is cat, dog, then you.
@@doktormcnasty good point actually
@@doktormcnastycats don’t do jobs? Tell that to all the people who relied and still rely on cats to keep away pests like mice. Farm cats are very common, and cats in general kept us safe from plagues and famine. In the World Wars cats even served on warships as mice control and soldier morale support, some had their own military paw-printed documents and a few survived not only one but multiple shipwrecks (Unsinkable Sam). Cats also served in trenches for similar reasons.
Also I don’t really see how animals doing jobs makes them “smart.” They’re just having humans take advantage of their natural abilities, dogs with sniffing, cats with hunting ability and their incredible ears too. No pet is getting paid money for this so it’s not a job. Cats have been shown to be incredibly intelligent, and the cats that served in war are braver than you.
That is so sad, nature does not always show mercy..r.i.p furbaby 😢
Nature never shows mercy.
@@dlighted8861 This is a young, vulnerable cougar. Fragile wildlife.
Let your little "fur babies" wander freely, then cry when wildlife eats it. Find lots of missing pets & parts at coyote and fox dens here in urban open space from irresponsible owners. The same people that moved there because they thought it be neat to live near natural open spaces. All of a sudden they want the animals removed because fur baby got eaten.
She should not have left her cat outside, in an area with lots of wildlife it is the wildlife's home too. Additionally this is a young cougar just learning to hunt/or orphaned and hasn't figured out how to hunt properly. RIP innocent house cat whose owner was irresponsible.
Bruh a cougar will kill my car is getting clapped. Most of yall are scared to slide for your family members it’s pathetic
@0:17 you can tell Jessica is the kind of woman who fears she may be charged $50/hour for the air she uses while speaking.
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Maybe don’t have an outdoor cat? When you take a domesticated animal and let it roam free it’s bound to go wrong.
Stop putting your cats outside, my word. If it isn't a wild animal it's cruel people. Please stop doing this to your cats. They are in so much danger out there and they also damage local ecosystems.
That's why you keep your pets indoors.....
You don’t have my sympathy lady. Keep your pets inside. You’re irresponsible… the cougar is a hunter. Take responsibility for your pets and children. Keep them inside ! Pfffff 😡
Build a fence around your backyard like the typical suburban backyard size to let your dog or w.e. out, or your kids play, no reason for cats being out, one of my mom's cats got eaten by something and all I said was that it's a risk for outdoor cats
Still though, it's a bit worrying as older kids, like 12 or so should be able to play around the neighborhood, I wouldn't want my 12 year old out if there was a cougar
Someone actually seen a cougar in my area which is extremely rare but possible, I've myself as an adult stayed out of that forest since, even though I used to play in it, actually there's a spot in it I want to metal detect, but don't want to go alone and I don't have friends to go with, not only is there cougars in that part of the forest supposedly, there is also crack heads for sure lmao, I shouldn't laugh a women got robbed in there
Is she asking for sympathy though?
@@digginggopher Oh boy, call your shrink....
@@digginggopherThere is no fence you can build to deter a mountain lion unless it's electrified. Even a fox can leap on a six ft privacy fence, let alone a lion. We had 10 ft fences with triple barbed on our bison ranch, black bears and mountain lions had zero issue getting over. Just a basic fact of life living in predator country.
@@diggingthewest7981 Was just going to say this. I know someone that had their small/medium dog taken right out of their yard by a coyote that jumped the fence (and it was in the suburbs). Fences only prevent your animals from getting out and off your property - all the wildlife can still get in, unfortunately. It definitely creates a false sense of security for many people who don't realize how easy it is for wild animals to go over or under a fence.
Scottie Potter...FFS
That’s Mr. Scottie Potter.
@@PHN-2024 The woman who was on screen for like a second?? 😅 what a weird rude thing to say about someone. Had to rewatch the video to even catch a name
@@ClownGutzz A Better Name would be “A-Man-Da? Potter”.
"it scares me that this is an aggresive cat thats not acting typically - actually thats a cat acting tyipically
People who love their cats do not let them roam outside ..so many dangers😔😔
Don’t allow your cats to be outside if you know your in a area full of wild animals
I encountered this cougar the other night, she was hissing and throwing a fit because the bar was closing. Would not leave and was starring down my friend Tommy. Nature is brutal.
That Chick in the Glasses is a Dude.
that was my first thought too, immediately tripped my transformer radar
Who cares
The internet is full of bullies SMH
@@h.neubert8770 Apparently in your world having an opinion or viewpoint that is not in lockstep with your own and not hiding it is 'bullying'.
And you're posting your disdain trying to push them in to silence, almost as if bullying them...
@@Kestrylll that's just his opinion as well though. Anyone can make an opinion about other's opinion. Now make an opinion of this cause noone can stop you even if I like it or not. Cause that's just how things flow here unless RUclips censors you
we know
So Why did the woman kill her housecat?
This young cougar must be so hungry. And why are ppl still leaving cats unattended outside?? Poor pet ownership judgement call. I dont know any pet professionals or animal experts that advocate for leaving pets outside to roam unattended....for the safety of both the pet AND wildlife. The few times my cat accidentally escaped outdoors, she killed a vole, a bird, a bunny, and a mouse. When I was a kid, my family kept the cats outside. One got hit by a car, one got maimed by raccoons, one froze to death, and one disappeared all together. I learned to be more responsible as an adult and never intentionally let my cat wander outside.
Cougar "I can't stand your vocal fry..."
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Why would you let your cat outside!?
Gunless Canadians crack me up every time. Get a spine and defend yourselves!
Not to worry. The authorities are keeping monitoring the matter. Wink wink.
RIP to her pet cat. Also, the cougar is likely hungry due to the wildfires. 😢
What wildfires, plenty of wild game they can hunt, this isn’t in a fire effected area
Most animals get hungry everyday, with or without fire.....
So hungry that it left the dead cat in the garden for hours before returning? A desperately hungry animal is going to eat their kill right away, preferably taking it away from busy/human areas first. They're not just going to leave it out in the open and come back later, hoping it's still there.
@@Kristin2885I thought that was odd. I get taking it away to eat and then going back to an area it had success in, but that was weird behaviour imo.
@@Kristin2885 it’s a young puma, probably just been left by its mother and figuring out how to hunt for itself. That said a cat isn’t going down easy unless it’s been ambushed. This cat was probably ambushed just as it walked out the front door
Yup.... here we go again! We have a young Cougar out hunting... In its own territory... Its not like it built the homes in the area! A woman freaking out about her cat that she put outside knowing full well that shes living in an area with wildlife! Its the Cougars fault that its hungry and gets her cat...and now because were upset over the whole thing we have to track and destroy this poor animal!!!! What the hell is wrong with this picture? 😐
fish and wildlife officers are looking for it for rehab and relocation - they won't kill it unless it shows a health issue
@@battles146 dont always believe what fish and wildlife say... They say one thing and do the opposite
WOW, more like just a hungry cat look for an easy meal bc the owner was TOO LAZY to think of a safer ways for her cat to hangout outside. Here’s a thought A CATIO, leash, playpen, tent, or even just let it stare out of the window. If she truly loves her pet, it a no brainer to care about its safety. On top of that, her cat is an easy meal . What makes you think it won’t come back? It’s the equivalent of “if a new restaurant food is SO good, why not go back?” Are you strange for coming back to your favorite restaurant?
What's with the weird dude?
He was coming back for her toddler.
It's always unexpected that urbanites aren't expecting pets to live outside of residences. Such a dichotomy to life in Canada.
Farm cats are outdoor cats. I wouldn’t think cougars are commonplace near Calgary anyways. A cat let outdoors in the city is far more likely to get run over by a car, than for this sort of thing to happen. Don’t pounce on this poor lady. I am sad for her and her children for the loss of their pet and frightening experience for them.
No Cougars are pretty much across the entire province at this point tbh, it's just that they're naturally elusive and wary of humans.
This one is a younger one probably got kicked out by a large male, and is just hunting whatever it can catch.
And yeah if you have a cat that you let outside in the backcountry you're gunna half to deal with the fact it could easily not return at somepoint
@@cryodrakonboreas8628 Very true, even by coyotes.
Why do people still think cats need to go outside? They don’t! Keep them safe
Because who wants to be inside all the time?
@@impassable if you want to stay alive longer, better to stay at home as much as possible, every culture knows this
Right. Its th owners fault their pets get hurt and killed
My cats are strictly indoor cats but they are constantly trying to sneak out. Cats just naturally WANT to be outside
Not to mention inside cats are a win for everyone. Cats live longer, owners have better sense of security and don’t need to worry about the cat outside, and also since cats or dogs aren’t native species it’s also better for animal species outside that they hunt. And if people say that it’s not good for pets to be inside all the time because they’re meant to be outside, having protected catios or using leashes for pets work well.
I know these people. They live on an acreage and their cats are outdoor/barn cats. Unfortunately they don't keep them in the house. I personally wouldn't have cats that I kept outdoors but people on acareages tend to do that a lot.
You can of course tell that this is modern day Canada where all projectile launchers are banned. Back in the day, that cougar would be a rug on the wall and never make it to social media. Now they just clutch their pearls and wonder what to do.
Did you know that Vancouver Island has the most aggressive mountain lions in North America?
In this case, this is definitely out of character behaviour. It will be interesting to discover the cause of this behaviour…
Starvation, illness, wildfire exposure… for sure a risk to children and pets….
and how exactly did you determine which region or area has 'the most aggressive mountain lions in North America'? are you assuming that the highest density therefore equals the most aggressive? there is no measurement by any wildlife biologists for the 'most aggressive' trait.
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Actually, there have been studies of mountain lions, whose range runs from The northern most points in North America (Pacific side) to the Florida pan handle. The big cats are called by different names, cougar, mountain lion, puma, etc, but are essentially the same species.
They tend to be shy of humans and do not normally display aggressive behaviours towards them. The studies focused on cases of aggression where humans were actively hunted and attacked, and these maulings often resulted in severe injuries and / or death.
On Vancouver Island ,over time, it was noticed that the mountain lions had become fairly aggressive. One theory is that whenever an attack on humans happened, there would be a hunt and ‘x’ number of mountain lions would be eliminated. The thinking is that it was the less aggressive ones that were killed and not the actual ones who were attacking humans. Since it is a closed population ( being on an island ), that meant that the breeding mountain lions carried with their progeny the trait of being more aggressive. Is this true or not, I can not say for sure however, the number of attacks on humans is
indeed higher on Vancouver Island
Now, as for this case in Alberta, one would have to trap the cat to find out if underlying health problems drove it to snack on the cat.
Interestingly enough, when we lived in the Lower Mainland my then 8 year old son brought a newspaper article to school about a mountain lion that was tranquilized on the North Shore because it was being a nuisance. It promptly threw up 🤮 an unfortunate neighborhood cat. Which of course was why my son chose that newspaper article for school!
It’s STARVING
@@thecount1001 They are laid back in Utah unless you're dicking with them.
Get over it you live in the country. People wanna blame the animals blame the people. And I’m not at animal rights activist.
People are just not smart and thinking it’s ok to leave pets outside knowing there are wild animals in their backyard. Of course the cougar will come back to try and find more food. Keep your pets indoors or be with them when you take them outside
How is this world news? A predator got an easy meal and returned…the family is idiotic to have outdoor cats in cougar country. Criminal really…
Is he from Haiti?
This wouldn't have happened if Trump was President.
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@@bobwoods1302 He's running for president of Canada?
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How much is the media tells you guns are bad maybe explain why it's reasonable to own a firearm especially in the county region
Not the smartest cougar.
Moved into an area, known to have fox and coyotes around, our little dog never goes outside by itself. New neighbours moved in just a little ways away, and has a yappy little dog that wanders around without supervision, just waiting for that last little yelp. Part in parcel, living in the country
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@@LeticiaSarabia-yb8dm I think he wants the doggy to be a goner 😭
@@MixedChick1 I know. That's Why I Practically begged him to warn his Neighbor!! I Don't Want the Little Dog to Die!!! 😨😱☹️😢😭💔🖤🕊️ 🤷🙋
In Alaska they call little dogs owl bait.
@@Ieatpaste23 Oh No!! Really?? ☹️😢😭😭😭💔🖤🕊️ NOT the Little Dogs!! 😨😱😠😠
I am getting ticked off of the comments that think they know everything. NO, this is not normal behavior. It brought the family cat infront of the door and started hissing amd growling at the family like they are next, most likely growling at the little girl. It even came back later that night, doing the same exact thing. I am sorry, but that is NOT normal behavior for a mountain lion. Something is wrong with it big time. Stop trying to be an animal expert because I know half the people arent in the comment section. I never seen mountain lions do this and I have seen them a few times in the mountains. They run when they see you; the only time they are aggressive is when they have babies around.
This is not the cougar's fault. Keep your cats indoors, it is much safer for them. Give your cats enrichment and interaction and they won't get bored.
Yes, imagine being forced to stare at the same four walls every day when your very DNA is screaming at you to roam.
It's a lie that it's an enriching life for them inside
@@ERIN_198my cats don’t want to go outside. Explain that?
@@Donna_Nola they do. They're just apprehensive after a life time if captivity
@@Donna_Nolathey’re lazy
Was it a Haitian cougar?
Ask Trump
Poor beebee :c keep your pets inside, guys!
Too bad y'all banned guns! Probably lookin for your kids or even you!