Wild Animal Attacks, Kills Horse

[nastygunz]

 
Wildlife Officials Say Evidence Points To Wolf

WATERTOWN, Wis. -- Residents in Jefferson County are on high alert after a horse on a farm in rural Watertown was attacked and killed by some kind of wild animal.

Amanda Saxby found the horse on Monday. She said, "It was horrifying to come down and see her in the condition that she was in."

Saxby described the neck injury to her veterinarian who then told her to call the Department of Natural Resources.

Based on the horse's wounds and what she was told by wildlife experts, Saxby thought the wild animal that attacked the horse may be a cougar.

"By the pattern of the attack, being in her throat area and her head area, that's characteristics of a large cat compared to a wolf would prey on an animal or take down from behind," Saxby said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture took over the investigation, but experts don't know exactly what killed the horse because the family had already buried it.

Wildlife officials documented tracks in the snow and looked at another one of Saxby's injured horses.

Saxby said that horse suffered paw marks across her rear on both sides and teeth marks and puncture wounds on the inside of her leg.

The USDA said the tracks resemble that of a canine, possibly a wolf.

Saxby may never know what killed their horse, but she said they're taking extra precautions.

She said, "We have completely changed our feeding schedules. We're making sure everything is done during the daylight hours and that multiple people come down at one time."

Just last year, a cougar was spotted in Rock County and eventually shot to death by police in a Chicago neighborhood.

The USDA said, recently, there have been no legitimate sightings of cougars in southern Wisconsin.

[Bills Custom Calls]

I have seen enough shows like wild kingdom to know that a cat will run its meal down and is not afraid to attack
on the hind quarters or legs and once the meal is down then goes for the kill

And If you see 1 cat isn't there likely to be atleast 2

[weedwalker]

CHUPICABRA   

[Huntinbull]

I agree with the chupacabra theory. That is their MO. No sightings, dead livestock. Only other thought would be alien research party. You know those aliens, smart enough to navigate the galaxies, bbut don't know how a horse's pooper works.

Huntinbull

[cathryn]

one of the Mods on my sight, Randy,lives adjacent to this property and his daughter was actually at the home when the attack occurred visiting her friend.

he actually hunt for big game and predators on the property.
he said she sketched a pic of the tracks and looked like cat all the way.

i saw an elk killed by a muntain lion in wyoming and the description of the attack fits.

they should have left the horse where it was cause if it was a cat, itd come back to the kill again.

im bettin on cat from the description of the kiil. i