[ProtectOurFreedom]

We'd be happy to lend you some of our nice California kitties to restart your population.

But be careful what you wish for. Poor 70 year old Jim Hamm almost had his head torn off earlier this year by one of the nice puddy-tats.

... Upon noticing that the lion had her husband's head in its mouth, Nell Hamm, 65, grabbed a 4-inch-wide log and beat the animal repeatedly -- to no avail. She then removed a pen from her husband's pocket and tried to poke it into the cat's eyeball -- but the pen simply bent and became useless.

She went back to using the log. The lion eventually let go and, with blood on its snout, stood staring at the woman. She screamed and waved the log until the animal walked away.

Mr. Hamm recently went home from the hospital. What an incredibly strong 70-year old! A little more information here.

[aculeus]

Great story!

[calex59]

You beat me to it. I was going to volunteer some of our CA kittys to be shipped out of state to a state of their choice! We have far to many of the large felines and they have lost their fear of man since no one in CA can hunt them now.

[LibWhacker]

My wife saw the X-rays of a woman killed by a cougar up in the foothills several years ago. Said it basically looked like the victim had been struck by a car: Spine completely severed, heart and other internal organs ripped loose, all from the impact of the cat's initial strike. They like to get a running start and slam into you so hard, the impact alone kills you.