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Ptah

(33,028 posts) Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:54 PM Jun 2018

Man attacked by bobcat near Bisbee, agencies search for wild animal

PIMA COUNTY, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
A man walking his dog in a neighborhood street off Naco Highway in Cochise County claims he was attacked by a bobcat Sunday morning.

Cochise County Sheriff's Office shared the news in a press release Sunday evening. It stated that deputies and USDA personnel didn't locate the bobcat soon after 7:15 a.m., but they took the following report from the man.

He noticed the bobcat in some brush near Della Street and Barnett Road. He told first responders that he let his dog go and told it to run home, but the wild animal remained focus on him. The bobcat tore into his arm, according to the release.

The man's wife noticed the dog returned alone, so she hopped into her car to find her husband. When she did, the bobcat didn't leave until she honked the horn, according to the man.

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/38496986/man-attacked-by-bobcat-near-bisbee-agencies-search-for-wild-animal

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Man attacked by bobcat near Bisbee, agencies search for wild animal (Original Post) Ptah Jun 2018 OP

Sad. It must be a small dog too. drray23 Jun 2018 #1

We have bobcats...living in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. My dog has treed a few bobcats. ALBliberal Jun 2018 #2

I drove down that road to the border last spring. There were a bunch of stray dogs running around. Kali Jun 2018 #3

UPDATE: Authorities find, euthanize bobcat that attacked man near Bisbee Ptah Jun 2018 #4

drray23

(7,627 posts)

1. Sad. It must be a small dog too.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:56 PM

Jun 2018

Mine would have torn into the bobcat to save me. I have a big Newfoundland. Fortunately the man survived.

ALBliberal

(2,340 posts)

2. We have bobcats...living in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. My dog has treed a few bobcats.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:24 PM

Jun 2018

But my money's on the bobcat if they ever actually fight. Poor guy. They really are powerfu! Looking....twice the size of house cats. Beautiful but scary all the same.

Kali

(55,007 posts)

3. I drove down that road to the border last spring. There were a bunch of stray dogs running around.

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Mon Jun 25, 2018, 01:08 AM

Jun 2018

I assume he is going to need rabies treatment along with whatever else - lots of antibiotics for sure.

Ptah

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4. UPDATE: Authorities find, euthanize bobcat that attacked man near Bisbee

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Mon Jun 25, 2018, 12:58 PM

Jun 2018

PIMA COUNTY, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Authorities say the bobcat that attacked a man in Cochise County has been located and euthanized.

The man was walking his dog in a neighborhood street off Naco Highway when he was attacked by the bobcat on Sunday morning, June 25.

According to a news release from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office, the animal was found Sunday night in the same location and was euthanized by USDA personnel.

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/38496986/man-attacked-by-bobcat-near-bisbee-agencies-search-for-wild-animal

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