Hunter kills mountain lion after it 'partially consumed' pet dog
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pet owners in an Idaho town may be able to rest easy.
A hunter killed a mountain lion that “attacked and partially consumed” a pet dog near Cascade, Idaho, on Jan. 3. It’s unclear if this lion was responsible for another dog attack that occurred nearby several days earlier.
In early January, a neighbor of the dog’s owner discovered the remains and notified the owner and the Valley County Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded to the scene, along with a houndsman and a local hunter. (iStock)
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game issued a press release about the incident, confirming that the lion responsible for at least one dog attack had been killed.
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In early January, a neighbor of the dog’s owner discovered the remains and notified the owner and the Valley County Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded to the scene, along with a houndsman and a local hunter.
The lion was discovered nearby, where it was “spooked from a day bed.” After the hounds chased the lion up a tree, it was killed by the hunter. The lion, a young male, reportedly had porcupine quills stuck in its skin near its mouth and head, which is apparently common for the area.
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Another dog was attacked and killed by an unidentified mountain lion on New Year’s Eve about a mile from the Jan. 3 attack site. Authorities have not confirmed if the same lion carried out both attacks.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, mountain lion attacks on people and animals are rare. When lions do attack pets as a food source, however, the department takes the situation very seriously as “the risk to human safety is heightened.”