A mountain lion attacked and killed a pit bull over the weekend, prompting native officers to challenge a “wildlife warning” within the Sylmar group.
The incident occurred Saturday evening as a person was strolling his pitbull, Gigi, within the neighborhood of the Oakridge Cell Dwelling Park close to Foothill and Glenoaks boulevards.
Gigi was a stray in Bakersfield who was rescued by the nonprofit Southern California Pit Bull Rescue.
In a Fb put up, Mark Rulon, founding father of the rescue, mentioned the mountain lion jumped on the canine and wouldn’t let go. The proprietor instructed Rulon that he kicked the mountain lion, however it grabbed the canine anyway, Rulon mentioned within the put up.
Whereas the proprietor ran for assist, Rulon mentioned, a girl driving by who witnessed the assault honked her horn, inflicting the mountain lion to drop Gigi’s physique. The lady then contacted Rulon as a result of Gigi was carrying a canine tag with the rescue’s quantity.
It’s unclear whether or not the canine’s proprietor was injured through the incident. In response to the girl who witnessed the incident, Gigi was leashed on the time of the assault, Rulon mentioned.
“Gigi doesn’t have any apparent indicators of trauma,” the Fb put up mentioned. “It seems the mountain lion could have snapped her neck killing her immediately.”
“She was only a sweetheart of a bit of lady,” Rulon mentioned within the put up.
A day after the assault, Kurt Cabrera-Miller, president of the Sylmar Neighborhood Council, issued a wildlife warning, sharing his condolences for Gigi and reminding the group of its wildlife neighbors.
Carbrera-Miller urged Sylmar residents to comply with the California Division of Fish and Wildlife’s steering on the right way to shield themselves, pets and different animals from wildlife. One tip is maintaining home animals indoors or inside fully enclosed shelters once they can’t be intently monitored. And when outside, the state company mentioned, animals must be stored on a leash, notably at daybreak, nightfall and evening, when mountain lions actively hunt.
To report a wildlife incident, fill out a type on the California Division of Fish and Wildlife web site, detailing the placement of the incident, what species you’re reporting and its impact in your group.
