Neighbors in Florida rescue a bobcat who had a plastic tube around his neck.

Bobcat in Port St Lucie gets a plastic tube removed from its neck by animal control.
@Deepizzaguy (107633)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 13, 2025 4:01pm CST
Thanks to the efforts of a concerned resident in Port St. Lucie Florida who used the power of social media to alert the authorities of a bobcat that had a plastic tubing around from the neck of the bobcat. The concerned neighbors used the social media site to alert the authorities about the bobcat needing help about two weeks ago. Jay Gerrish who goes by the nickname Trapper Jay got the message to assist the bobcat who needed help, Jay placed a trap in the area where the bobcat could be captured so that Jay would get assistance from members of the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center worked with Jay to put the bobcat to sleep after the animal was caught in the backyard of a resident on Sunday night when Jay received a message on his computer. The bobcat had the plastic tube removed by Jay and his colleague and after the bobcat after being found to be in good health and Jay released the bobcat into the wild on Monday night. Link is wpbf.com/article/florid...
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@lilacskies (10682)
• United States
13 Mar
I'm glad the cutie was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (107633)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 Mar
So am I happy that the bobcat is free to roam in the wild once again.
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@lilacskies (10682)
• United States
13 Mar
@Deepizzaguy Me too.
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@Deepizzaguy (107633)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Mar
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@RasmaSandra (83084)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Mar
Poor bobcat. Glad he let himself be rescued as I am sure he was pissed at humans that this could happen to him,
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@Deepizzaguy (107633)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Mar
That is true that the bobcat was angry at humans while he had the plastic tube on his neck.
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@sallypup (63347)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Mar
That poor fellow. I hope he stays safe now.
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@Deepizzaguy (107633)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Mar
I hope so as well that the bobcat is safe now.
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@JudyEv (348065)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar
Eventually that plastic tube would have caused problems for the bobcat.
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@Deepizzaguy (107633)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Mar
That is true,
@innertalks (22422)
• Australia
13 Mar
Dumped rubbish like that is a continual hazard for all of the poor wild animals, trying to live their lives as normally as they still can, in this human engendered environment.
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