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“Be very, very careful:” After seeing video, big cat expert thinks ‘Milwaukee Lion’ is a cougar, and a pet MILWAUKEE — Since receiving an initial call on Monday, July 20th regarding a possible lion near Garfield and Palmer in Milwaukee, MPD has taken about two dozen calls from concerned citizens who say they’ve seen the lion. MPD says all reported sightings have been on the city’s north side — and officers have investigated each call. So far, nothing has been found. Is it possible the ‘Milwaukee Lion’ is in someone’s basement? That’s what one large cat expert says could be...

Big cat roaming Detroit streets shot dead, thrown in garbage, group says   (link only)

Stray dogs are a common sight in Detroit. What about a big cat? According to reports, many residents on the city’s northeast side have seen what appears to be an exotic cat, perhaps as tall as four feet, roaming the streets. Officials with the Michigan Humane Society said they have received several calls about the animal and workers are out in the city, trying to find the feline. Antwaun Asberry, a 6-foot-5 Detroiter, told the Detroit Free Press the cat’s tail is longer than his arm. “I was like, what the (expletive) … I don’t know what it is. I...

DEADWOOD -- Despite sitting in a hot, bubbling Jacuzzi on her deck Thursday morning, Marlene Todd froze. She had just eased into in the hot tub a little after 7 a.m. on the deck of her Spring Street home when she heard some rustling beside her. There was a mountain lion, crouching less than a foot away. The lion must have been equally surprised. It was cornered somewhat because the deck stairs blocked its retreat. It would have to go up and over the hot tub.

WWE Hall of Famer 'Big Cat' Ernie Ladd passed away after a three year battle with cancer at the age of 68. Before entering the squared circle, Ladd was a player for the San Diego Chargers in NFL and won the American Football League title with the Chargers in 1963. He later joined Houston Oilers and then Kansas City Chiefs before moving to wrestling. Ladd debuted for the WWWF in 1968, managed by The Grand Wizard and had feuds with Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund and Andre The Giant. Upon leaving the WWF he joined Bill Watts in the mid-South and...

(Adams County-WANE) After NewsChannel 15 aired video of a big cat sighting in Adams County, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Adams County Sheriff's Department received phone calls from people who also claim to have seen the mysterious cat. The big cat sightings have been taking place for about a year. Now with the existence of video of the animal, there appears to be proof the cat really exists. An Adams County resident and her daughter videotaped what appears to be a big cat on two separate occasions. They're not sure if it's the same animal because one...

A mountain lion prowling around for easy meals has been scaring a...family ever since it killed one of the family's cats two weeks ago. About 2:30 a.m. ...Carrie Ann Warner heard noises outside that she assumed came from raccoons ... As the house had no windows on that side, she opened the door a little, a piece of firewood in one hand. One of her cats scooted out the door, right into the clutches of a mountain lion not 2 feet from her. Warner threw the firewood and hit the animal in the head as it carried off her cat....

'Monster' Cat In China Weighs 33 Pounds   POSTED: 6:16 pm EST February 20, 2006 UPDATED: 6:32 pm EST February 20, 2006   A 33-pound cat in Qingdao, China, is being described as a "feline monster" because of its 31-inch waist and large size, according to a report. The 9-year-old cat from the Shandong Province is so heavy it needs the help of its owner to get onto a bed. However, the cat is in surprisingly good health despite its weight, Local 6 News reported. The cat's owner said it has no interest in eating fish but prefers to...

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I saw it on the radio we have some big cat problems. One was find dead with an arrow through it a few days ago, now in the guy's freezer waiting to be stuffed. Multiple sitings in mercer county. I'm in the sticks and heard the dogs going nuts and sounding like there scarred to death at night time and thinking about purchasing a rifle that would take care of one of these critiers if it were to show up. Any ideas anybody and I'll just read for awhile. Thanx

Armed police are continuing to stake out the farm where at least one big cat is thought to have killed a dog. Dyfed-Powys Police sharpshooters have been drafted in to hunt two puma-like animals which struck at the farm at Llangadog, near Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, on Sunday evening. The force is warning the public and farmers not to search for the puma-like cat which attacked the dog within sight of its owner and was then joined by what could have been its cub. Officers armed with high-powered rifles are watching the site of the attack from hides and if the...