“Mr. Murderbritches” is Free…
You have to love the name “Mr. Murderbritches” for a bobcat kitten, but I wouldn’t recommend petting him because he might rearrange your face. I also had to search a bit for a non-bloody picture of the little guy, whose images often appear with a chicken that he has just killed, or eating a road-killed deer. This is hardly some cuddle-kitten, but rather a tough little hombre, a wild thing that is truly wild…approach at your own risk!
Now Mr. Murderbritches is a 4-to-6-month old bobcat kitten who was first reported by a homeowner in Kanarraville, Utah in their chicken coop, at which time the bobcat hadn’t killed any chickens. He was let out by a sheriff’s deputy, with a live trap set up in case he returned, which he did the following day. Held in captivity for one night, Murderbritches was later released away from the property but again returned, successfully killing and eating a chicken from the coop at that time. Joshua Carver, a conservation officer with the state’s Division of Wildlife Resources, then released the snarling cat back into the wild.
Murderbritches then made his way to an isolated property miles away from where he was released, and became stuck in a dog kennel. The conservation officer captured the small wildcat again, feeding him a delicious meal of roadkill deer and eagle-killed pheasant before releasing him again even further away. The badass bobcat struck and hissed at those releasing him, and hasn’t been seen since. The cat was “too mean” for the conservation officer to tell if the animal was male or female at first.
Now here’s a quiz to see if you’ve been paying attention. Mr. Murderbritches is:
a.) A clown that you don’t want performing at a childrens’ birthday party.
b.) A new Xmas gift doll for a child that you hate.
c.) A new heavy metal band.
d.) Trump’s next nominee for Department of the Interior.
e.) A bobcat kitten.
Aww shucks, you probably all aced the quiz! In the words of Conservation Officer Carver, “I get a kick out of wildlife being wild.” – – Long live Mr. Murderbritches!
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December 13, 2018 at 7:43 pm
I’m reminded of that Youtube posting, a year or two back, where some housecat was pawing at the sliding French doors of some rural home…because a full-grown bobcat was just outside on the veranda!
I posted the following, which I remembered from an old Warner Brothers cartoon.
“Bobcat: Hi, Tom.”
“Tomcat: Hi, Bob.”
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December 14, 2018 at 1:44 am
I had a similar experience several years ago with two dogs on the inside of the house, and a raccoon on the outside…and only a screen door separating them!
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