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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006Declawed Tabby Cat Scares Bear From Back Yard
Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): http://www.nbc5i.com/family/9346381/detail.html ->Declawed Tabby Cat Scares Bear From Back Yard -> ->POSTED: 8:57 am CDT June 9, 2006 ->WEST MILFORD, N.J. -> ->At least one bear doesn't want to know Jack. -> ->Jack is a 10-year-old orange-and-white tabby in West ->Milford, N.J. And when the cat spotted the bear in a ->neighbor's yard earlier this week, the clawless kitty ->let the bear know who's boss. -> ->The bear scurried up a tree and eyed the cat for 10 to ->15 minutes, while Jack stared and hissed from the ground. ->The bruin inched its way down before jumping off and ->running away. -> ->But Jack chased the bear into the brush and up another tree. -> ->That's when Jack's owner realized what was happening and ->called her cat. The bear took off as Jack rubbed up against ->its owner and the neighbors. -> ->Jack's owner, Donna Dickey, told The Star-Ledger of Newark ->Jack considers the area his turf and doesn't want anyone ->in his yard. > Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > ->Jack considers the area his turf and doesn't want anyone > ->in his yard. That's hiliarious! Brown bears are more fierce than their cousins the black bears. This must have been a young one. And what was it doing in New Jersey??? Jill >> Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): >> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >Jill I haven't seen any account stating the color of the bear in question, so, given that it was on the East Coast, I would presume it was a black bear. Even so, there is quite a difference in size. I guess that this would be described as Psychological Warfare.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>> Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): >>> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> >>Jill They've got bears up the wazoo in Jersey-- it's a constant problem. THey recently reinstated an annual bear hunt. And just in the past month, two unfortunate bears were shot for trespassing. They are mostly young ones, who've just left their moms and are drawn to people's garbage for an easy meal. It's all very distressing. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > They've got bears up the wazoo in Jersey-- it's a constant problem. > THey recently reinstated an annual bear hunt. And just in the past > month, two unfortunate bears were shot for trespassing. They are > mostly young ones, who've just left their moms and are drawn to > people's garbage for an easy meal. It's all very distressing. A friend of mine lives up in the mountains; her property leads into national forest land. Anyway, last night a bear apparently got into her shed and distributed her trash all around her two-acre lot. The rules for the neighborhood require that all trash be kept in a closed trashcan, inside a shed. She does have a bear-proof trash can, but she said she got lazy about locking it down all the way. Oops. I guess she'll be more careful in the future ... Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > That's hiliarious! Brown bears are more fierce than their cousins the > black > bears. This must have been a young one. And what was it doing in New > Jersey??? I didn't see any mention of the bear being brown in the article. When I first viewed the article at the page from which it was taken, there was a photo with it and the caption stated that the bear was black. That photo has now been replaced with a poll asking if you think your pet would chase a bear or be too scared to chase one. >> That's hiliarious! Brown bears are more fierce than their cousins the >> black [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > has now been replaced with a poll asking if you think your pet would chase > a bear or be too scared to chase one. Probably just a reporter who didn't realize that Black Bears come in a large variety of usually dark colors. The real Smokey the Bear at the Zoo had a mate named Goldie and she was quite light. Jo Here's a photo! It's incredible: http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060610022309990006 > Here's a photo! It's incredible: > > http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060610022309990006 Quite incredible. Here's a Swedish papers story - if you don't understand Swedish, look at the pictures. There's a close-up of the cat. http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,839676,00.html SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Quite incredible. Here's a Swedish papers story - if you don't > understand Swedish, look at the pictures. There's a close-up of the cat. > http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,839676,00.html I'm amazed this story made it to Sweden! Or that Swedes know where "New Jersey" is without the USA being mentioned. I don't speak Swedish, but by process of elimination I was able to figure out that "bjorn" means bear. I guess I should have known that already, since that is a common name, but I didn't realize that was what it meant. Joyce > > Quite incredible. Here's a Swedish papers story - if you don't > > understand Swedish, look at the pictures. There's a close-up of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce I would imagine the majority of europeans would know where New Jersey is. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> I'm amazed this story made it to Sweden! Or that Swedes know where >> "New Jersey" is without the USA being mentioned. > I would imagine the majority of europeans would know where New Jersey is. Yes, so would I. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Quite incredible. Here's a Swedish papers story - if you don't > > understand Swedish, look at the pictures. There's a close-up of the cat. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > already, since that is a common name, but I didn't realize that was > what it meant. Yup, björn means bear. My Dad's name was Björn, so I had a bear for a daddy. ;o) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Here's a photo! It's incredible: >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,839676,00.html What a kitty! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek >Here's a photo! It's incredible: > >http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060610022309990006 Here it is in a bigger image: http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/06/10/picture_of_the_4.php Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl >> That's hiliarious! Brown bears are more fierce than their cousins >> the black [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > That photo has now been replaced with a poll asking if you think your > pet would chase a bear or be too scared to chase one. "Brown" bears come in many different shades, black being one of them. Don't ask me how to tell the difference - I think it's the size, maybe? > Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > ->Jack considers the area his turf and doesn't want anyone > ->in his yard. I can't believe that anyone lets a declawed cat roam outside! :< SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >> Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >I can't believe that anyone lets a declawed cat roam outside! :< That's one tough tabby! Here's a link to the write-up from the CBC news site: http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/06/09/cat-bear.html Giovanetti, who said she's never bonded with the neighbourhood cat, said she was always a little afraid of Jack. "Now, I think I fear him more," she is quoted as saying. Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl >> Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > I can't believe that anyone lets a declawed cat roam outside! :< It happens all the time. They declaw the cat to protect their house, and end up with worse behavior problems than they had to start with, so out they go. And cats that are crippled in any way have to become very territorial. When all you got left is a hiss and a growl, you perfect them. Jo >>> Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Jo Someone let Persia run loose and as a front-declawed cat she came to me for protection. I absolutely won't let her outside except in her kitty walk and always under supervision. Some people are just too stupid for words. Jill >>>> Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): >>>> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Jill AMEN! SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >Now here's a story about a brave cat who guards his turf (grin): > > http://www.nbc5i.com/family/9346381/detail.html Another link with good pics- http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAT_SCARES_BEAR?SITE=AZPHG |
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