Part III: Lower Towamensing to debate allowing a backyard cougar

Submitted by Freund Freund on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 10:01am
Incident date: 
Mon, 09/23/2002
Date reported: 
Mon, 09/23/2002
Date Published: 
Mon, 09/23/2002 (All day)
City: 
Hernando
State: 
Florida
Headline: 
Lower Towamensing to debate allowing a backyard cougar
Summary: 

On Oct. 27, 1999, a 6-year-old girl required 12 stitches after being attacked by a pet cougar while playing outside a friend's house. The cougar was on an 8-foot chain leash and the leash bolted to a floor.

Publication: 
The Morning Call
Link: 
Lower Towamensing to debate allowing a backyard cougar
Author: 
Terry Ahner
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