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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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!
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 ,😄
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
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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???
@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.
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
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.
Declawing is awful and while I wouldn’t do it for any of my future cats, my past cats were declawed and nobody noticed. They still tried to scratch the couch out of habit. 😂 I promise it won’t traumatize them like people say it will. That being said, I won’t be declawing any future cats because I think it’s unnecessary.
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!
What these people are doing is acceptable, taking in a pair of bobcats as a rescue mission really, but anyone taking these fellows out of the bush, then proceeding to declaw and often defanging them so there’s ‘no threat’ involved, is quite simply CRUEL AND CRIMINAL ! Most countries/states have outlawed this practice thank the Gods. Such gorgeous creatures deserve to be protected from this barbarity, it’s their birthright to be allowed to live in peace. Susan and Michael, Australia 💜🦘
Kind of late, but what a total mistake first by taking them in and second by declawing. These are wild animals that belong in the forest. Just wait till the inborn instinct kicks in.
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.
People are very cruel..!! I love my furry kitty cat family
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.
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.
Whoever they were that declawed these cats, i would like to cut off their fingers.
Those cats would not be allowed in that house if they had claws.
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.
The previous owner declawed them. The people in the video took them after the declawers dumped them.
DO NOT EVER DECLAW A PET!
@@ronaldkrikorian4712DO NOT YELL AT ME
This is exactly why I don't cut my nails
Nice one boomer!
Declawing cats should be illegal! That's cruelty. Poor cats, it's like us having our toes cut off, it's just cruel
I know right?
more like our fingers.
@@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
No, it's more like having your fingernails pulled out.
@@dt_grey4521humans dont rely on nails to live
Declawed?! That’s barbaric and sadistic!
the previous owner did, not these people who adopted them
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!
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 ,😄
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
Two bobcats that have human pets is a better description.
In some states declawing is illegal. So inhumane.
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.
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
They didn’t want to be “Home Alone”, so they decided to adopt Bobcats! 😂. Go the McCallisters.
Nicely done. 😁
I have been married twice, the bobcats would have been far easier.
That was a mistake i only made once, but yes, two bobcats would have been easier and cheaper to manage, lol.
Wow how they manage I got one regular cat ruling the household and that’s enough
Seriously and my 9 lb cat is the boss over me and my 80lb dog 😂
I got my cat and 2 dogs
Wow. So cool. Glad they found a great home after the torture they endured with their first owners. (De-claw)
No Vet with any ethics would declaw a cat today.
Let alone a freaking bobcats!
And yet, one did.
What a cool story and the owners seem to be such nice people.
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.
Actually bobcats are legal in Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin other states require a permit in order to keep them as pets
@@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.
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.
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.
PA you can pretty much have any animal you want. Bears, lions, all that.
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.
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
Cute cats. You can keep them though.
Gorgeous cats 🖤🐈🐈🖤
Vets who declaw should be charged with animal cruelty, and people who are pro declawing should have their fingertips removed
Best comment ever!
Id love to have my finger prints removed... where do I sign up?
They are beautiful and loved.
I don't see nothing wrong owning a bobcat. If you raise him with love he will be your friend for life
There beautiful cats
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.
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.
Bobcats are cool AF
My new spirit animal
Hope the neighbors check on the couple weekly. 😮😮
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.
Tamed wild animals can never be pets. I'm glad they found a home with people who look after them.
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.
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.
My man lives with 2 bobcats and 1 cougar. 😂
She's got that QOS shirt on under the sweater too lol
Beautiful cats ❤ really magnificent
They're adorable 😍
Good story
Thhjrghg
K6
Beautiful cats and good family.
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.
my girlfriends' neighbors had a bob kitty. He was a large not quite domesticated. But very friendly dude
Absolutely adore this couple
Yeah until you open the front door and that cat going outside its going to be crazy 😂
Declawing is inhumane
Bob cats should be kept as pets if they're not kept as pets , they might be extinct.
De clawed...!!!! No.......!!!!!!!!!
very cruel to declaw them, why would a vet perform this on them without first contacted appropriate authorities.
They're so cool. 😎
Declawed? I have zero respect. "Declawing" is amputation to the first joint...
The original owner declawed them, then dumped the bobcats.
@Tyler Jankins - Actually I have 2 F1 Savannahs & a high percentage F3 Savannah / bobcat / lynx hybrid - so I'm kinda informed. ;)
@@IAmDeepSpace 0 respect for you your a creep 🤢
@@cichlidrich6589 lol 😆
I’m glad that everyone here is appalled at the declawing
Declawed huh?
That's probably a requirement, huh
Brown cat usually very aggresive hunter. Also brown are extremely clingy and huggy with owner and can knead the mom. Search cat yamada
I want one.
Send the people Declawing cats to jail. There should be a law for this. Extremely cruel
I found a baby bob cat in the winter and took him home that was two years ago he’s a big teddy bear
Bobcat nah but a pallas cat 👀 might have to make an exception
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.
I want a BOB cat. I will call him Bob. What about the female Bob cat? What do you call her?
Barb👀🤷🏿♀️
Cat
Bobbi!
My bobcat's name is Daisy, but that's what the previous owners named her.
Bobbette;-)
$400 a month!!!! That's less money than the worst Obamacare coverage. I'll take the cats they're probably better healing.
RIP Val
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!
I like them over dogs. Dogs have been known to have killed people. Never heard of that happening by a Bobcat.
They have 2 because they were rescues that cannot be released into the wild because they have no claws.
Both cats are female. They wont grow in population.
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.
Why dont they just file and dull the claws instead of declawing. Just buy a file from walmart for like $5.
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???
Key: they are declawed.
Regular cats not enough for them? I see trouble down the road for this couple.
Imagine declawing a cat 🤡🇺🇸
Not pets. Not pets. Not pets.
@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.
@Lurking Carrier hi
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
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.
@Lurking Carrier What
I want one
If you remove a cats claws it’s like removing a humans finger tips…..imagine living without finger tips
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.
You mean you can’t just go to your local pet store and get Bobcat chow???
Would love to know what they do for a living to afford this lol
i think they would spray too much for me.
Says don’t take in a bobcat then give us link 😂lmao
I wonder if they let them sleep on the bed
Not sure I'd like to pay the food bills, but that's my idea of a cat!
I feel bad for anyone that tries to break into that house.
Aw, no rabbit in their diet? 😂
Where's Kevin
If I can adopt a bobcat in Texas then I'm moving there
Im gonna call you Steve French
They are still wild animals.
They still have teeth🙈
Humans got nukes and guns 🦈
Wild or domesticated, if you feel like you need to declaw a cat. Don’t get it!
I thought it was illegal to have any wildlife as pets?
Good for them and the adorable cats!
No children... Ok. No one will pay taxes.
Declawing is awful and while I wouldn’t do it for any of my future cats, my past cats were declawed and nobody noticed. They still tried to scratch the couch out of habit. 😂 I promise it won’t traumatize them like people say it will. That being said, I won’t be declawing any future cats because I think it’s unnecessary.
This clip is 5 yrs old...I wonder if they have eaten the "owners" by now?
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!
Hmm new challenge time turn bobcats to friendly towards humans. We just need a couple selective breeding
What these people are doing is acceptable, taking in a pair of bobcats as a rescue mission really, but anyone taking these fellows out of the bush, then proceeding to declaw and often defanging them so there’s ‘no threat’ involved, is quite simply CRUEL AND CRIMINAL ! Most countries/states have outlawed this practice thank the Gods. Such gorgeous creatures deserve to be protected from this barbarity, it’s their birthright to be allowed to live in peace.
Susan and Michael, Australia 💜🦘
De clawed!
They do not recommend breeding Whild animals. Whild belongs to nature, not to people. They should stay beyond our control.
To big not to de claw having inside. I didn't on my house cat but he's 8 pounds , bobcat rip your face off
😁👍
Might as well have Eric and Lyle Melendez
Declaws?!?😢 bad bad choice. I hope they don’t have any pain…selfish ppl
When the bobcat was snapping the chicken bones with their teeth , thats what the owners are gonna sound like.
Dogs do the same.
Long as they're not tigers.
Kind of late, but what a total mistake first by taking them in and second by declawing.
These are wild animals that belong in the forest.
Just wait till the inborn instinct kicks in.
Yh no … one eye contact and it’s an on site ting
Challenge accepted
Declawed , so cruel ! What vet.did this ?👎😿😹😭😹😿