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Rick V · 07-20-2012, 05:17 PM

Oh yeah that makes it all worth while. (again should have used green)

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Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

OK, feline weirdness in my neighborhood. Over the past few months, at least three or four cats have been found dead. Always severed in half, left on someone's lawn. It happened again last night 3 doors/lawns down. Fortunately my kitties haven't been harmed. The dead are neighborhood cats (they belong to someone in the neighborhood). The distraught owners usually think it's the work of coyotes.

However, I live in the highly developed suburban flatlands of the San Fernando Valley. The hills are probably a mile-and-a-half away. It's not impossible that a coyote would venture this far, but they'd have to cross 3 or 4 major streets and a highway to get this far. I'd call it unlikely, at the very least. FWIW, the nocturnal know-it-all kid across the street (who's known to greatly embellish stories) and has grown up in this neighborhood has never seen a coyote. Considering that he's more likely to exaggerate this type of thing and that he's one of the few people who are actually up and about from 8 pm to 4 am (he works in nightclubs)--if he hasn't seen a coyote, I doubt they're around.

So if it isn't coyotes, what else would tear a cat in half and leave it behind? Wouldn't a coyote eat the cat? They don't kill for fun. They kill to eat. Raccoons? Possum? Skunk? All seem unlikely to me. There's no other nocturnal predator in this neighborhood I can think of. Maybe some sadistic guy with a shovel? The remains are always found on a lawn--not on the street--so I don't think it's a car vs. cat scenario.

Rick V · 07-20-2012, 05:24 PM

Sounds like the work of a two legged pest

slodave · slodave's Garage

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Originally Posted by Noah930

However, I live in the highly developed suburban flatlands of the San Fernando Valley. The hills are probably a mile-and-a-half away. It's not impossible that a coyote would venture this far, but they'd have to cross 3 or 4 major streets and a highway to get this far. I'd call it unlikely, at the very least

You'd be surprised where they turn up. Not saying that they are doing the deed, but the coyotes have no problem crossing the streets.

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The humidity today is just 14%. So it is a dry heat, but it is still stupid crazy HOT out there.
The official high was 109!

The good news is the AC works.

Come to Hown...

I've been keeping my ass near AC as much as possible. Wearing lots of nice breathing golf polos and staycool undershirts...

In other Htown news.... Some crooks stole the grill off my company trailblazer while I was in Louisiana.....

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

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Originally Posted by Rick V

Sounds like the work of a two legged pest

Wish I could have grabbed that carcass this morning to take a look at the damage. Particularly the spine. Tooth marks or knife marks on the bone? The front half of the cat was separated from the hindquarters at about the waist. The two halves were about 3 or 4 feet apart, with a single loop of small bowel connecting the two.

Flieger · Flieger's Garage

Noah, that is terrible. I have a hard time dealing with cruelty to animals.

Rick V · 07-20-2012, 05:38 PM

anything in this picture is good for protecting a neighborhood.
you want to borrow?

slodave · slodave's Garage

Way too funny! I had to read the first sentence a few times.

Rick V · 07-20-2012, 05:54 PM

Someone has a good sense of humor.

slodave · slodave's Garage

Whoo hoo! 110* in Death Valley at the moment. 93* for me. I'm off to rollerblade in 30 minutes.

Flieger · Flieger's Garage

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Originally Posted by slodave

Whoo hoo! 110* in Death Valley at the moment. 93* for me. I'm off to rollerblade in 30 minutes.

I should have taken summer classes every year here.

Rick V · 07-20-2012, 05:55 PM

Gonna smack into a woman or three?

Flieger · Flieger's Garage

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Originally Posted by Rick V

Gonna smack into a woman or three?

Like.

slodave · slodave's Garage

I'm hoping that a cute jogger will be out again. Butt, since it's so hot, who knows. A lot of joggers also split off at one point and end up on a dirt path that parallel's the bike path. Kinda hard to see those people.