Colorado Mother Criticized Online After Placing ‘Injured Bobcat’ Next To Child In Car

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. (THECOUNT) — A woman in Colorado Springs is catching heat on social media Friday morning after she picked up an injured bobcat and placed it in her car – next to a child in a carseat – on Thursday morning, according to reports.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say, the unidentified mother placed the mortally wounded wild cat in the backseat of her car, where her child was seated.

Wildlife officials removed the bobcat from the woman’s car. They say it was too injured to react to being picked up and placed in the car. Now CPW is issuing a stern warning, saying no one should ever pick up injured animals, reports Fox4KC.

CPW SE Region via Twitter:

“@CPW_SE See this bobcat? Notice its large teeth? Imagine the claws within its big paws. A #ColoradoSprings woman picked up this injured wild cat and put it in her car where her child was seated! NEVER PICK UP WILD ANIMALS. She was lucky. Please call @COParksWildlife and let us handle.

We removed the bobcat, which was mortally wounded. Luckily, it was too injured to react to being picked up and placed in a car. But no one should EVER try this. This could have been tragic.”

The child was uninjured. The bobcat was mortally injured, according to local reports.

Geo quick facts: Colorado Springs, at an elevation of 6,035 ft., is a city in Colorado at the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains. It lies near glacier-carved Pikes Peak, a landmark in Pike National Forest with hiking trails and a cog railway leading to its 14,114-ft. summit. The city’s Garden of the Gods park features iconic red-sandstone formations and mountain views – wikipedia.