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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Bobcats
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Date: Mon, 4-Jun-84 11:56:30 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  4 11:56:30 1984
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Bobcats take great delight in munching fingers and other
extremities.  The also find it amusing to see if they
can remove noses with one swipe of the paw.  Seriously,
though they are wonderful looking creatures, they are NOT
pet material.  Just as any other of the larger cats can
make life interesting with their antics, Bobcats can do
the same thing.  They have a bad habit of jumping on
unsuspecting dogs from high places and reduceing said dog
to hamburger (I've seen it happen).  They seem to have
nasty dispositions and never become the sweet thing you
might hope for.  They are wild animals with just a little
more on the ball than your average house cat.  

As to laws about keeping them, I rather suspect that most
states do not allow them to be kept as pets.  At least
in those states where they are found in the wild, this is
true.  Don't try to keep a Bobcat as a pet, you will
regret such a decision from day one.
T. C. Wheeler