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by tigers9 on November 16, 2008
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cro said:<,Z, that viper that kept excaping in the Texas Zoo had human help, LOL. >>
Well the FL cougar had lots of stupid human help too;-)
The big captive 'pet' cats when they are relased or at large for whatever reason, they are scared, in unfamilair territory, like a small kid alone at the mall lost from its mom. The big cat will likely hide and not hunt. The tiger that was lost in CA for 3 weeks few years back, when finally captured and killed had totally empty stomach. Somebody just released 2 servals in WA few days ago, both were found, severly attacked and injured by dogs they are still in vet hospital fighting for their lives. Our botle raised human imprinted cats have no clue how to hunt. When we butcher a horse, i have to give it to the cats in small pieces, otherwise if it has skin/hair, they don't see it as food. Canines on the other hand, they eat anything. Yes, u need to meet human raised exotic cats, it will totally chnage your view on it, thru pesonal contact.
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by tigers9 on November 16, 2008
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cr wrote:<<The wild ones at the zoo were just plain scary and evil. >>
yes, think about it, jsut about everytime somebody at AZA zoo ends up in the cat cage by accident, the person gets killed or severely injured. Many private owners are hands on all the time, 99.99999 we r in teh big cat cage, nothing happens, 99.99999 keeper is in AZA cage, something horrible happens. It is all about imprinting and love and training and human socialization. My cats when I get home and I don't go to greet them right away, they scream roar, they insist I come and say HI to them. teh bigger the cates are, the more dog like they ger. Tigers and lions, other than the size, are the best cat pets personality wise. The smaller the exotic cat gets. or if it has spots, like jaguar, the more independent they get, like domestics.
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by tigers9 on November 17, 2008
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<< Neighbors told CBS4 they feel safe and have never had any problems with Rigerman's exotic animals.>>
http://cbs4.com/local/cougar.animal.attack.2.865900.html
Nov 17, 2008 8:15 pm US/Eastern
Man Accused Of Break-In After Cougar Attacks Girl
PALM SPRINGS NORTH (CBS4) ¯ The man who owns a cougar that attacked a girl this Saturday doesn't understand why someone would break into his house and let the wild feline free, pretending to be the owner.
That's what police say happened, and now the teen is recovering at home after being mauled by it at the North Miami-Dade home.
The 4-year-old cougar named Chaos belongs to retired teacher Alan Rigerman. Rigerman owns him and a second cougar, who is Chaos's mother, along with several snakes, tortoises and alligators at his home in the 17 thousand block of Northwest 84th Avenue. Jorge Pino, a spokesman for The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, says Rigerman is properly permitted to keep the animals at his home.
"If I took him out, I'd have to hold him back from playing with you," said Rigerman, while inside with Chaos in his cage.
Miami-Dade police said the incident occurred when the 16-year-old entered Rigerman's home with Anthony Zitnick, 21, around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Rigerman said Zitnick went into the house without his permission with a key he'd given him soon after Hurricane Wilma when he did yard work for the older man.
"I feel terrible about the girl but nobody had the right to break in here and handle this animal without me, and I would not take this animal out with you in here," said Rigerman.
According to a report in the Miami Herald, Zitnick had helped Rigerman in the past with the cats, but never without Rigerman's supervision.
The girl's mom claims Anthony Zitnick told them the cats were his and the girl could work off some community service hours cleaning cages. Neighbors believe Zitnick took the girl into the house because he was trying to impress her. The victim's mother says she and her daughter were misled; they believed he was Chaos' caretaker.
"And he is not my pet," said Rigerman. "He is my cougar. He is what his is; never ever trust him."
Richard Miralles said he was outside when he heard the girl scream. He rushed to the house and was shocked by what he found. The girl was lying on the floor, Chaos was on top of her with the girl's head in his mouth and declawed paw on her face.
"I heard the girl screaming at the top of her lungs 'help me, help me, help me, this thing is gonna kill me!' so I jumped the fence! I got back there and the cat had the girl by the head," described neighbor Richard Miralles. Punching and kicking the cat, Miralles was able to get Chaos off the girl and back into his cage.
Miralles then carried the girl outside and waited for the ambulance. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries: puncture wounds, cuts and scratches to her head, neck and arms.
Zitnick was arrested and charged with burglary.
"Who the hell in their right mind would have somebody in to clean a cat's cage, a wild animal, no matter how many generations in captivity," said Rigerman.
Chaos remains in a cage at the house, according to Pino, and will remain there throughout the investigation.
"They're wild animals," Pino said. "They're not necessarily violent animals but they're wild animals. Any wild animal who is a predator is going to act accordingly."
"He's never bitten anybody before," Chaos's handler Jason Medina said Sunday. "I'm still upset with what happened, with the news. I don't want the cat to get bad publicity because he's not a bad cat. It was unfortunate the girl got hurt and I feel sorry for her and the family."
Neighbors told CBS4 they feel safe and have never had any problems with Rigerman's exotic animals.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald contributed material for this report)
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by LadyBloodRose on November 18, 2008
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he made the comment that the cat "likes to play" anyone ever play with ahouse cat? what starts out inoocent can turn into a painful exprence, perhaps thats what happened since they have yett o release an actual information on the events up to the attack itself? (ya know him opening the cage etc).
Frankly though, someone breaks into my house, they aint gona have to worry bout my snakes or what not cuz once they get in they aint gettin out!
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