Anxious hours end in cougar's capture
Incident date:
Fri, 11/19/2010
Date reported:
Fri, 11/19/2010
Date Published:
Fri, 11/19/2010 (All day)
City:
San Antonio
State:
Texas
Category:
Escape
Headline:
Anxious hours end in cougar's capture
Summary:
Police captured a cougar several hours after it escaped the Wild Animal Orphanage. It slipped through a gap in its enclosure and attacked a neighbor's dog. Several schools in the area brought the children inside until the cougar was located. A volunteer said the cougar was declawed and feeble with arthritis. Authorities tranquilized the cougar and returned it to the facility.
Publication:
San Antonio Express News