North Texas couple keeps bobcats as pets

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5 жыл бұрын

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@dusundavarfreohr3491 3 жыл бұрын

Man, what kind of barbaric person DECLAWS aka mutilates them and then proceeds to dump the animal? People can be so cruel... I'm glad they are taken care of now.

@bigave9949 3 жыл бұрын

People are very cruel..!! I love my furry kitty cat family

@katalinacastanares4602 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, my daycare lady had a duplex with daycare on one side. The other side in the back yard was 2 very small dog cage runs with 2 bobcats. She had them dewclawed. And the poor thing never came out of those cages outside. They barely had enough room to turn around in, and spent the day turning around to get some sort of movement/exercise and slept. I was already obsessed with wildlife at that age and knew they were in a terrible place. I was severely punished when I brought up the topic of them ever getting out. Made me stand facing the wall for an hour while the kids went to play outside every day for idk how long. Looking back, I feel so sad and really hope something was done eventually.

@clintdenman3037 Жыл бұрын

I was actually thinking that the second I saw these girls, but they are very lucky but again who declaws these big cats and then dumps them, but to be honest it could have been worse because there is no possibility that they could survive in the wild again and like a housecat the bobcat can live many years in captivity.

@tonyprice2256 Жыл бұрын

Whoever they were that declawed these cats, i would like to cut off their fingers.

@artificialintelligence143 Жыл бұрын

Those cats would not be allowed in that house if they had claws.

@sudsey6713 2 жыл бұрын

Declawing cats should be illegal! That's cruelty. Poor cats, it's like us having our toes cut off, it's just cruel

@tonyprice2256 Жыл бұрын

I know right?

@dragulia_venaro 8 ай бұрын

more like our fingers.

@vkingcaesar 7 ай бұрын

@@dragulia_venaromore like both toes and fingers claws are literally a cats life without them they can’t do 75% of the things they normally do like climb and hunt as effectively

@dt_grey4521 7 ай бұрын

No, it's more like having your fingernails pulled out.

@clalam5241 7 ай бұрын

@@dt_grey4521humans dont rely on nails to live

@MrUltraworld Жыл бұрын

In the 80's I had a cat declawed, the biggest mistake of my life. She had a limp that never went away, it still gives me chills. I'm surprised that they found a vet that would do it. It totally changes their lives. I only watched until the narrator said the word declawed. I stopped it immediately.

@270eman Жыл бұрын

The previous owner declawed them. The people in the video took them after the declawers dumped them.

@ronaldkrikorian4712 Жыл бұрын

DO NOT EVER DECLAW A PET!

@Chandler490 10 ай бұрын

@@ronaldkrikorian4712DO NOT YELL AT ME

@GRAFRU68 3 ай бұрын

This is exactly why I don't cut my nails

@UrbanDefenseSystems 2 ай бұрын

Nice one boomer!

@jeffersondavis1236 2 жыл бұрын

Declawing A bobcat! That is barbaric and cruel. But this was a great story I just couldn’t imagine spending $400 a month on food for my cat. However I would like to have them if I could afford them

@glasslinger 5 жыл бұрын

We had wild bobcats come on our porch when our family lived in Louisiana on the edge of a woods. A momma cat with her kittens came one time and while the momma cat wouldn't come near us the kittens would play with us just like house cat kittens. As they grew up they eventually stopped coming by. We kids wanted to keep the kittens but our parents had more sense!

@xenoknight7187 2 жыл бұрын

That's an awesome dynamic. Thats like both parents letting there kids play with each other while at same time watching over them. Except this time, it was a Bobcat ,😄

@yolondambrowm9803 2 жыл бұрын

Declawed?! That’s barbaric and sadistic!

@timslee0618 Жыл бұрын

the previous owner did, not these people who adopted them

@spiralrose Жыл бұрын

No Vet with any ethics would declaw a cat today. Let alone a freaking bobcats!

@kroakie4 3 ай бұрын

And yet, one did.

@sergeantmasson3669 2 жыл бұрын

Two bobcats that have human pets is a better description.

@cherylholub3100 Жыл бұрын

In some states declawing is illegal. So inhumane.

@jamesb.2064 Жыл бұрын

Wow. So cool. Glad they found a great home after the torture they endured with their first owners. (De-claw)

@debschwer2236 2 жыл бұрын

I think these people taking the bobcats was a wonderful thing. I know these can’t be released because of what their first owners did. Why is this even legal? It almost always ends badly for the animal.

@MrSheckstr 2 жыл бұрын

In many but not in all places it is not. The problem is that whether is legal or not it’s very difficult to regulate. The problem them comes what do you do with them once the damage has been done? There really are only two options 1 have a preserve where they can live some sort of normal life but absent most predators and prey 2 MAYBE allow those few most adaptable to having humans near them be allowed to be adopted into private households PROVIDED the potential owners are full aware of what they are taking on and willing to live up to those expectations. I almost feel like bobcat ownership needs to be never full ownership and at least on some some scale remain a Fostering program so that wildlife experts can keep a close eye on them

@ZRO777 2 жыл бұрын

What a cool story and the owners seem to be such nice people.

@pommiebears Жыл бұрын

They didn’t want to be “Home Alone”, so they decided to adopt Bobcats! 😂. Go the McCallisters.

@mvyper 4 ай бұрын

Nicely done. 😁

@ThatGardener 3 жыл бұрын

Wow how they manage I got one regular cat ruling the household and that’s enough

@thecoldglassofwatershow 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously and my 9 lb cat is the boss over me and my 80lb dog 😂

@societyisboring Жыл бұрын

I got my cat and 2 dogs

@braveheart977 2 жыл бұрын

They are beautiful and loved.

@lastsonofthewest2444 Жыл бұрын

I have been married twice, the bobcats would have been far easier.

@tonyprice2256 Жыл бұрын

That was a mistake i only made once, but yes, two bobcats would have been easier and cheaper to manage, lol.

@tonyprice2256 Жыл бұрын

There are only three states that still allow the ownership of exotic pets like bobcats. Two of them are Nevada and Texas. I am not sure what the other state is. But many people who do get bobcats when they are young underestimate what they will be getting into as they grow and mature. And that doesn't take very long at all. In a year or two, they are full grown, and can cause serious injury at that point, even if they are usually well mannered. Proper ownership of bobcats is a full time commitment and is very expensive.

@1s23d Жыл бұрын

Actually bobcats are legal in Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin other states require a permit in order to keep them as pets

@tonyprice2256 Жыл бұрын

@@1s23d Okay. I stand corrected. I was told it was down to just three states. I would not advise anybody to have any wild cat as a pet unless you have the adequate money, space and time to care for them. But am glad there is still at least some freedom left in the USA.

@scallopohare9431 Жыл бұрын

Michigan, though you have to have a permit. (Yeah, other folks might like to know what they might encounter in an emergency.) There are properly wild ones near my house. They eat bunnies.

@housewilma4904 10 ай бұрын

honestly you just need to by dog food level size of domestic meat filled cat food plenty of people end up with bobcat pets hear in the mountain states and just dont realize or care to much.

@eggsackley9435 7 ай бұрын

PA you can pretty much have any animal you want. Bears, lions, all that.

@SB-qm5wg 5 жыл бұрын

Cute cats. You can keep them though.

@elenafoleyfoley168 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous cats 🖤🐈🐈🖤

@reggielongoria1848 3 жыл бұрын

You are supposed to NEVER declaw, cats. Because, in the future, the cat is going to develop very serious back issues. Example: in a human, it's like having your hands snipped at the second digit. So much for the use of your hands, get the point.

@jeffersondavis1236 2 жыл бұрын

I personally wish they would outlaw declawing cats as there is no way that is humane. You can get them to stop scratching without ripping the toenails out. I am highly against that practice. I wish they knew How bad that is for cats

@Neruomir 3 ай бұрын

Onychectomy "Declawing" is a market friendly way of saying partial amputation, cutting off the top of their fingers to get rid of the the claw. And its illegal in many places for a good reason. The claws are not only for offense but traction while climbing and running, for grooming etc to trim them is fine but to remove them completely is a major impedance to the cat's daily life and potentially health and hygiene especially if allowed outside as they can't climb or run properly and are now almost defenseless against predators and rivals without a way to escape.

@angeleenadillion9037 Жыл бұрын

Vets who declaw should be charged with animal cruelty, and people who are pro declawing should have their fingertips removed

@NinjitsuHiboshi 8 ай бұрын

Best comment ever!

@kroakie4 3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad this couple took in these cats and are giving them what they need. Poor things didn’t ask to be pets. It’s awful they were declawed.

@godzilla0974 3 ай бұрын

Hope the neighbors check on the couple weekly. 😮😮

@ascent8487 Жыл бұрын

Well it’s not an ideal situation for animals who deserve to live the life they were meant to be living but I’m glad they are well cared for.

@missbrownskinlady23 3 жыл бұрын

They're adorable 😍

@untermench3502 3 ай бұрын

We had a male Bobcat that lived in our cellar. We tolerated each other and he was friendly at times but was mostly a nocturnal creature. He even came and laid down a few feet away when I was working on my car with our two kitties near by. I put out dry food for him until, one day, he dissapeared.

@yuribakalov6274 3 жыл бұрын

There beautiful cats

@charlesrocks 2 ай бұрын

Bobcats are cool AF

@shawnpalmer5973 3 ай бұрын

My new spirit animal

@thomasdearment3214 Жыл бұрын

my girlfriends' neighbors had a bob kitty. He was a large not quite domesticated. But very friendly dude

@user-sd5wi8qf8v 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful cats ❤ really magnificent

@DTRIPLESOWKOW 2 ай бұрын

My man lives with 2 bobcats and 1 cougar. 😂

@DinoPimp Жыл бұрын

Tamed wild animals can never be pets. I'm glad they found a home with people who look after them.

@tonyprice2256 Жыл бұрын

Owning bobcats is only legal in three states the last i knew. Nevada and Texas are two of them. Taking proper care of them is a full time commitment and very expensive.

@Pmc987 24 күн бұрын

I’m glad that everyone here is appalled at the declawing

@azamatbagatov973 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful cats and good family.

@boardwalkbw7130 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely adore this couple

@xavierfischer6618 Ай бұрын

Declawed huh? That's probably a requirement, huh

@nickdonjuan2286 6 ай бұрын

I found a baby bob cat in the winter and took him home that was two years ago he’s a big teddy bear

@ralphmiller2265 Жыл бұрын

Declawing a cat is horrible, it is a mutilation of their paws which can and often does result in pain as they walk, jump or run - all fundamental parts of being a cat. If a person has the means, space, time, love and knowledge of cats I have no problem with keeping them as a pet. Look at it from the cats point of view, no more constant threat of starvation, no more constant threat of being dinner for a larger predator, no more unattended injuries just to name a few things. Instead, they receive the opportunity to give and receive love and enrichment like nothing in the wild can match. These two bobcats have it made and they get to express love and bring a lot of joy to people who obviously love and understand them. Except for the declawed condition (which these people did not do of course), these cats have it made. Back in the 1980's, in my home state of Tennessee, a woman had moved there from Maryland and she had a pet 'declawed' bobcat as a pet which was used to sleeping by the fireplace and in their bed with them. In Tennessee, it is illegal to have a pet which is indigenous to the region (something she did not know when they moved there.) The state took her cat from her and put him in an enclosure with another bobcat at a local zoo. The other bobcat killed him the first night now I ask all these animal behaviorists which was better for that poor cat? He should have remained her pet as she was clearly taking care of him and he had been declawed. The law there has lightened up a bit since that incident as another family moved there and they instantly reported that they have a pet bobcat and the state officials asked them to build a proper enclosure for play and enrichment which they did.

@PACMAN-dx4zy 5 жыл бұрын

Good story

@denisfabian4959 3 жыл бұрын

Thhjrghg K6

@libertarianassfuck7635 Жыл бұрын

They're so cool. 😎

@feetenthusiast1015 Жыл бұрын

Bobcat nah but a pallas cat 👀 might have to make an exception

@MSM4U2POM 7 ай бұрын

Not sure I'd like to pay the food bills, but that's my idea of a cat!

@carolr7823 Жыл бұрын

Declawing is inhumane

@ooigfgnnkhjjnc 4 ай бұрын

I want one.

@ducksamok1716 Жыл бұрын

Bobcats are smart predators, very calculated and cunning. The bobcat in my area, killed and attacked my four ducks. Kept returning until no ducks were left.

@ReuvenShopper 2 жыл бұрын

Bob cats should be kept as pets if they're not kept as pets , they might be extinct.

@pumpkin-fu4cm Жыл бұрын

very cruel to declaw them, why would a vet perform this on them without first contacted appropriate authorities.

@hyalinjp 5 ай бұрын

Yeah until you open the front door and that cat going outside its going to be crazy 😂

@bigave9949 3 жыл бұрын

De clawed...!!!! No.......!!!!!!!!!

@yessirskis7780 2 ай бұрын

If you remove a cats claws it’s like removing a humans finger tips…..imagine living without finger tips

@doords Жыл бұрын

Why dont they just file and dull the claws instead of declawing. Just buy a file from walmart for like $5.

@pauljoseph2400 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if they let them sleep on the bed

@BCLife231 21 күн бұрын

I want one

@freedomcat 10 ай бұрын

I feel bad for anyone that tries to break into that house.

@JCElzinga Жыл бұрын

i think they would spray too much for me.

@IAmDeepSpace 4 жыл бұрын

Declawed? I have zero respect. "Declawing" is amputation to the first joint...

@readysetsleep 4 жыл бұрын

The original owner declawed them, then dumped the bobcats.

@IAmDeepSpace 3 жыл бұрын

@Tyler Jankins - Actually I have 2 F1 Savannahs & a high percentage F3 Savannah / bobcat / lynx hybrid - so I'm kinda informed. ;)

@cichlidrich6589 3 жыл бұрын

@@IAmDeepSpace 0 respect for you your a creep 🤢

@trumpsmum9210 3 жыл бұрын

@@cichlidrich6589 lol 😆

@paulsmodels 6 ай бұрын

Regular cats not enough for them? I see trouble down the road for this couple.

@geekworthy7938 2 жыл бұрын

Key: they are declawed.

@snuggisthecute 3 ай бұрын

Would love to know what they do for a living to afford this lol

@scallopohare9431 Жыл бұрын

Aw, no rabbit in their diet? 😂

@jerryking45 Жыл бұрын

You mean you can’t just go to your local pet store and get Bobcat chow???

@facgce960 Жыл бұрын

I’m so grateful the Big Cat Public Safety Act passed in the U.S. It’s about time. The awful, greedy exotic pet trade is shameful. Meanwhile, cats that already have been domesticated by humans thousands of years ago are languishing in shelters and suffering on the streets, begging for homes and owners.

@soviet_3110 Жыл бұрын

If I can adopt a bobcat in Texas then I'm moving there

@jefferyyounce5372 7 ай бұрын

Good for them and the adorable cats!

@jasonhumby2715 2 ай бұрын

Im gonna call you Steve French

@alanbrown4703 2 жыл бұрын

I need a pet like this, something that could beat up all the neighbour's cats and dogs. Teach them a lesson for coming in and digging holes in my garden???

@blueferal8626 Жыл бұрын

Imagine declawing a cat 🤡🇺🇸

@millyfade9973 2 жыл бұрын

Yh no … one eye contact and it’s an on site ting

@tdbetheavevo 10 ай бұрын

Says don’t take in a bobcat then give us link 😂lmao

@ayerger1734 Жыл бұрын

😁👍

@alexeli7842 4 жыл бұрын

Not pets. Not pets. Not pets.

@zachdillenger5468 3 жыл бұрын

@R. C.P Bobcats aren't pets at least like a dog, they can be tame but it requires a special person. Their wild instincts will never go away. That said these are rescues whom the original owners declawed and these people took them in, they cannot ever be released into the wild and I am glad they are being taken care of.

@lurkingcarrier8736 3 жыл бұрын

Cats are never pets. Source: am a cat servant.

@alexeli7842 3 жыл бұрын

@@lurkingcarrier8736 hi

@somerandomusername2590 3 жыл бұрын

The owners encouraged not breeding them for pets and the previous owner declawed them and bottle fed them from kittens meaning they wouldnt survive in the wild. Bob cats shouldnt be pets but given the situation it’s necessary or given to a bobcat rescue center

@darkspawn4980 2 жыл бұрын

A pet is simply an animal you own so anything can be a pet. People were pets when slavery was legal, wolves were pets for natives. You can also domesticate any animal with enough time and proper knowledge (dogs are the result of domesticated wolves over centuries). With advances In genetic engineering we can simply select the traits we desire any animal to have and domesticate with simplicity.

@C3C1L14 5 ай бұрын

DEUS CRIOU PRIMEIRO OS ANIMAIS, E SE AGRADOU QUANDO CRIOU O HOMEM SE ARREPENDEU, ESTA RSCRITO EM GENESIS, BIBLIA OS ANIMAIS SAO PRESENTES DE DEUS♥️

@MangaMiyn 2 ай бұрын

Where's Kevin

@TexasRose50 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was illegal to have any wildlife as pets?

@Sugarsail1 4 жыл бұрын

$400 a month!!!! That's less money than the worst Obamacare coverage. I'll take the cats they're probably better healing.

@Emper0rH0rde 2 жыл бұрын

Long as they're not tigers.

@e.tezani3877 Жыл бұрын

Might as well have Eric and Lyle Melendez

@ms.s1321 3 жыл бұрын

I want a BOB cat. I will call him Bob. What about the female Bob cat? What do you call her?

@BBFLYRISEN 3 жыл бұрын

Barb👀🤷🏿‍♀️

@Swervxo 3 жыл бұрын

Cat

@dezzid.2558 3 жыл бұрын

Bobbi!

@ScotchIrishHoundsman 2 жыл бұрын

My bobcat's name is Daisy, but that's what the previous owners named her.

@Rose-rg4qj 2 жыл бұрын

Bobbette;-)

@orangecookie3132 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm new challenge time turn bobcats to friendly towards humans. We just need a couple selective breeding

@DrNova-hj6co 3 жыл бұрын

No children... Ok. No one will pay taxes.

@cshirmer8416 Жыл бұрын

Declawed , so cruel ! What vet.did this ?👎😿😹😭😹😿

@daskapital3532 8 ай бұрын

De clowed? Terrible

@wendyalexander4684 2 жыл бұрын

She said, "We'll be the first to tell you, these cats should not be bred". Yet, they have 2!🤔 Even though, I agree with her...Bobcat's, are not meant to be, domestic house cats!

@Unguja Жыл бұрын

I like them over dogs. Dogs have been known to have killed people. Never heard of that happening by a Bobcat.

@elenalizabeth Жыл бұрын

They have 2 because they were rescues that cannot be released into the wild because they have no claws.

@Doflaminguard Жыл бұрын

Both cats are female. They wont grow in population.

@davidc5191 8 ай бұрын

Raw chicken? What about salmonella?

@Jeffcatbuckeye 6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear they did the safe and humane thing by declawing the cats. They need to make that a standard fare for all cat owners.

@JRogue616 2 ай бұрын

Dude marry a sandra bullock

@clugzo 2 жыл бұрын

When the bobcat was snapping the chicken bones with their teeth , thats what the owners are gonna sound like.

@Unguja Жыл бұрын

Dogs do the same.

@Maybe1Someday 7 ай бұрын

Challenge accepted

@ja6368 3 жыл бұрын

They still have teeth🙈

@blueferal8626 Жыл бұрын

Humans got nukes and guns 🦈

@LunaBobbi Жыл бұрын

My husband and I would love this!!!!

@modtwentyeight Жыл бұрын

No you would not!

@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS 3 жыл бұрын

A Gueche. I owned one. Or rather he owned me. He was very small undersized. Just showed up. He didn't love a long life. We called him Jolino. They are not pets!