Big cat fears as horse is attacked

I think it's an honour that we have these cats roaming the British countryside. We should leave them alone, they aren't doing any harm to humans, so i see no reason to remove them. I'm assuming there must be a fairly healthy population in the UK as several people have reported seeing Panther type cats with young. Personaly i would love to see one, outside of a zoo.

I think it's an honour that we have these cats roaming the British countryside. We should leave them alone, they aren't doing any harm to humans, so i see no reason to remove them. I'm assuming there must be a fairly healthy population in the UK as several people have reported seeing Panther type cats with young. Personaly i would love to see one, outside of a zoo. Panthers are beautiful but they can scare you pretty bad at night when they scream, they sound like an old woman screaming and I'm not kidding, they also mimick a baby crying, they make both sounds to draw animals to them.

It'd be funny to explain how you killed an animal that wasn't even supposed to be living in that area. I'd probably tell them I loaded up my shotgun, took aim and pulled the trigger. I mean, if farmers are allowed to shoot wolves for attacking their livestock, why can I not kill a puma trying to kill my horse? But thats just me. I'd be extremely overprotective of my horse.

A Side by Side 12 gauge Shotgun would be an excellent choice for a Saddle Gun You can Kill a Puma/Catamount/Cougar if you were attacked if upon foot or upon Horseback, but upon Horseback you had to be damn alert and damn fast, and you best be tight in the stirrups and grab n’ hold of leather rein, and in fact The Winchester co. has for many decades Manufactured as a sweet Leaver Action in Models perfect for Horseback Rider’s Protection against Larger Game, they make them in as small a Caliber as .22 long rifle however in my opinion that was to small of a caliber round for defending against... [More]

I'd probably tell them I loaded up my shotgun, took aim and pulled the trigger. I mean, if farmers are allowed to shoot wolves for attacking their livestock, why can I not kill a puma trying to kill my horse? But thats just me. I'd be extremely overprotective of my horse. Farmers'll kill anything, believe me I've seen it. The only time I've seen a farmer not able to kill what had killed his cow was when a buzzard pecked its eyes out, now that was the wierdest thing I had ever seen.

Farmers'll kill anything, believe me I've seen it. The only time I've seen a farmer not able to kill what had killed his cow was when a buzzard pecked its eyes out, now that was the wierdest thing I had ever seen. Ooh...ouch. Yeah that sounds pretty weird.

Ooh...ouch. Yeah that sounds pretty weird. It was wierd, I haven't seen the buzzards do it again though, they can be a nuisance some times. Where there's one buzzard there's a whole flock to back it up.

I'd be extremely overprotective of my horse. I can vouche for that statement! lol

I can vouche for that statement! lol

As a resident of Coylton - where this story took place - I was delighted to read all of your comments. From what I hear the horse is recovering well. There has only been one other sighting that I know of. Will keep you posted if I hear any more village gossip tho!!