Group wants man charged for lion death

Daily Camera ^ | October 10, 2007 | Heath Urie

[george76]

Mother-in-law of shooter says he had no choice but to shoot.

A man who shot and killed a mountain lion last week in defense of his puppy should face criminal charges in the incident for "baiting" the animal, a wildlife-advocacy group said Tuesday.

Wendy Keefover-Ring, director of the Boulder-based Sinapu Carnivore Protection Program, said state prosecutors should cite Jeremy Kocar for baiting the mountain lion by leaving his dog tied up outside overnight.

Kocar also should face charges of shooting a cougar out of hunting season, which runs Nov. 20 through March 31, shooting without a hunting license and animal cruelty for leaving the puppy out without the protection of a covered kennel, Keefover-Ring said.

"I think it's absolutely negligent," Keefover-Ring said. "If you're living in mountain-lion country, it's common sense that you don't tether a dog outside.

"He needs to be made an example of."

Kocar, 31, killed the big cat early Friday morning after discovering Duke, his family's 8-month-old Rottweiler-Labrador mix, trapped in the cougar's jaws outside his Nederland-area trailer.

Kocar said the cougar turned toward him and took an aggressive posture, prompting him to fire a round at the cougar's head.

[B4Ranch]

Someday people will learn to shoot, shovel and shut up. Leaving the decision whether or not you are going to be prosecuted to a bureaucrat of the Colorado Division of Wildlife is foolish.

[george76]

This will get even worse soon.

The city liberals are growing in their political power.

sad.

[B4Ranch]

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