“COUGAR” REPORTED TO SURREY RCMP WAS ACTUALLY JUST A CHUNKY HOUSECAT
Source: Huff Post (Extract)
Posted: Aug 28, 2019
Police responding to a cougar sighting near a Metro Vancouver elementary school were in for a surprise when they found the big cat was smaller than expected — much smaller.
In fact, the supposed 150-pound cougar turned out to be a “large domestic cat.”
A woman who lived in the South Surrey neighbourhood emailed Peace Arch News early Tuesday to report that a cat “maybe 150lbs” had walked down the road in front of her neighbours’ house Monday. The sighting was near Semiahmoo Trail Elementary School.
Const. Richard Wright confirmed to the Surrey Now-Leader that police were contacted about “either a cougar or a large domestic cat” in the area on Aug. 26.
When police arrived, they conducted an extensive search of the area and, according to Wright, “located a large domestic cat that could be seen to be a cougar from a distance.”
The kitty in question seemed to be minding its own business in the wooded area around the elementary school. Though I imagine its ego is a bit inflated after being mistaken for a lean, mean killing machine.