COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado woman picked up an injured bobcat and put it in her SUV, unrestrained, next to her child's car seat -- and now authorities are warning other parents not to do the same.
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officer responded Thursday morning to a call about in injured bobcat in Colorado Springs, the CPW's Southeast Region tweeted. The officer found a woman had put the "mortally wounded" bobcat in her SUV, feet away from a child in a car seat.
The CPW officer removed the bobcat. Officials told KCNC-TV the bobcat had been hit by a car and its back legs were paralyzed, so it was "humanely euthanized."
No one was injured, but CPW officials admonished the woman and warned others to never pick up wild animals. Officials tweeted a picture of the big cat.
"See this bobcat? Notice its large teeth? Imagine the claws within its big paws," the tweet said. "A #ColoradoSprings woman picked up this injured wild cat and put it in her car where her child was seated! NEVER PICK UP WILD ANIMALS. She was lucky. Please call @COParksWildlife and let us handle."
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