A mountain lion killed a family’s pit bull in Los Angeles, California, authorities said.
The mountain lion was first spotted around 5 a.m. Saturday near Oak Ridge Mobile Home Park at Foothill and Glenorx roads in the Sylmar area. Fox 11 Reported.
According to the media, authorities have issued a “wildlife alert” for the San Fernando Valley following the incident.
Resident Ray Constante was on his way home when he noticed a mountain lion riding a gray pit bull on a leash.
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A mountain lion killed a family’s pit bull in Los Angeles, California. (U.S. National Park Service via The Associated Press)
“A large mountain lion killed a neighbor’s dog. I am concerned for the owner as the dog was still on a leash. A beautiful pit bull is no longer with us,” Constante wrote on Facebook. “Oak Ridge residents, please do not walk your pets at night. This animal is still roaming around untagged, waiting for its next victim.”
“He looked up and growled at me … and I said, ‘Wow’ … I was shocked,” he told Fox 11.
According to the media, a person in another car honked the horn to scare the mountain lion away.
According to Fox 11, the dog, 5-year-old Gigi, was recently adopted from the Southern California Pit Bull Rescue, which will take custody of Gigi’s body and turn it over to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for investigation.
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Authorities have issued a “wildlife alert” for the San Fernando Valley following the incident. (iStock)
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“Dear Sylmar neighbors, as you know we live in this great community and coexist with a lot of wildlife – coyotes, raccoons, opossums, the occasional bear, and recently even a pretty large mountain lion (maybe a few),” the Sylmar Neighborhood Council states on its website.
According to guidance from the National Park Service, officials urge residents to take proper precautions to protect themselves, such as not jogging or hiking alone and keeping children close by.
If a mountain lion is spotted, residents are instructed not to approach it, run away or crouch or stand in a daze. Residents should raise their arms to make themselves appear larger and fight back if attacked, the instructions say.
