Max the bobcat kitten was at the center of a months-long legal battle that touched off after a Rhode Island vet seized him from someone who bought him from a backyard breeder… It is illegal to have bobcats as pets in Rhode Island. The cat’s owner went to court to get the cat back, but the state won. Now Max will live at Big Cat Rescue for the rest of his life!
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could you please share the song's name starting at 0:38?
Sweet
Why don't you just let the cat go in the mountains? You know in it's natural habitat?
Just release the bobcat into the wild. It’s a bobcat.
So, the airport security saw the “danger: wild animal” sign and decided to let the animal out for “safety” reasons. ??♀️ Glad I’ve never met airport security this stupid. One time I got dinged for having a “suspicious” keychain. The security guy saw it was only a metal Star Trek insignia keychain and started laughing. Some security are just stupid.
In an episode of Urban Tarzan there was a bobcat that was locked in the trunk of a catalac car. Urban Tarzan and his partner Caveman got the bobcat out of the trunk but it ran into someone's yard. Luckily Urban Tarzan was able to bait the bobcat into the cage with some meat. Now what I'm wondering is, has that individual bobcat ever been taken to Big Cat Rescue?
The cat was "RESCUED" from his owner eh? Wow!!… ? I think the world is full of IQ 70 idiots when the majority BELIEVE that you need a university degree to take care of an animal. The owner was taking the cat in for his shots. He clearly was a responsible person. A domesticated rambunctious animal is still domesticated (born in captivity, not in the wild).
So who TF is to claim they know best for the animal? Perhaps Max misses his owner. Maybe he was better off with the love of his owner and the care he provided. That's like sending your kids to go live with a wealthy, well-educated family. Maybe they will have more amenities, but they won't grow up with the same nourishment and love that they would have with their parents/care-givers.
Time for people to smarten up and use their brains. You don't need to be a genius to construe the nature behind co-dependant living and the benefits from a loving nurturing environment.
I hate these "rescue" stories because it boils down to manipulating a law to pat themselves on the back for saving something that never needed saving in the first place. Go rescue injured animals or wildly vicious animlas.
Imagine seeing one of these in the wild and then you're thinking pretty kitty? next thing you know it's on your face scratching you
This video was posted back in 2011? So how is Max doing these days?
Just a suggestion should you run into this type of issue again. Instead of passenger airlines look at shipping companies. I worked for one through college and we often transported horses via aircraft. They remove all the seating and stack cargo in the cabin section. For animals you simply allocate a section for them and their support personal. For horses it was usually a vet and a trainer. I have no idea on the cost, but I suspect it would be far easier to go through them than a regular passenger airline.
So they stole a man's pet, and this bitch says it happened "thankfully"? There is no justice in this world.
You didn’t “rescue” anything. You and the government has no authority to tell people what pets they can and cannot own. I’m tired of seeing the lies that bobcats don’t ever make good pets. You, your mission, your company, and anybody taking a similar stance are pathetic.
He's a darling boi?
You should have released that Bob Cat with the TSA in the room. I think that cat would appreciate a fresh meal after a long flight.
I have never understood people who want to keep wild critters as pets. They are more beautiful, happier, and healthier in the wild. Good job!
DIRTY BANDITS BACK YARD BREEDERS THEY SHOULD BE PUT IN A CAGE
It's sad the owner obviously cared about him. But at the same time he's is a bob cat so it hard ither way.hes verry beautifull.
what the hell is with the dislikes on this video
So basically an oppressive government allowed you to steal the man's property.
I didn’t know they liked water. I learned something new today. Thanks
Full of piss and vinegar. Adorable. Just means full of mischief. Nothing bad
so sounds like Rhode Island is a bunch of assholes taking away a cat from an owner that really wanted it.
I fly out of Greene Airport in RI lol and they wanted you to remove a bobcat? Maybe I should start going to Logan instead LOL
Big moster dogs are more dangerous and allowed to live with human, stupid ppl
Thank you BCR for what you do with animals like Max. You are a very worthy cause.
I always have to disagree with statists and government authoritarianism!!!
ESE ANIMAL DEBE VIVIR EN LA NATURALEZA Y LLEGADOSAL CASO POR CULPA DE ESA GENTUZA QUE PIENSA QUE PUEDE TENER UN ANIMAL SALVAJE EN CASA, LO ÚNICO QUE CONSIGUEN, ES JODER LA VIDA AL ANIMAL. MENOS MAL QUE ESTA CON VOSOTROS
"Thankfully, 6 months later the state did win custody of Max." People in Rhode Island can keep bobcats if they get a license. https://legalbeagle.com/8312240-states-legal-own-bobcat.html
Poor Max still living in a cage. Should send Max to Kevin Richardson.
I would rather have Max sitting beside me on the plane , than some crying kid.
TSA thought it was a Bomb Cat.
I hope you rescue to put back in there habituate .
I don't like the fact that you took the cat away from its owner. ?
Adorable Max
Still prison
So the owners wanted to get their cat medical attention, and they got some over zealous law enforcement bullshit instead. Pathetic. Big cats are not for everyone, but they are just that … Large cats. All cats are wild.
You shouldn't keep any wild animal as a pet its just not in them no matter if theyre trained you can take the cat outta the wild but you cant take the wild outta the cat
So we are not allowed to domesticate animals anymore?
So basically Max was stolen from his owner.
So what about the backyard breeder? Has anyone shut them down yet to prevent more cars being illegally sold?
Don't You love how when cats stumble they act like I meant to do that. ?
Thumbs up to Southwest Airlines for transporting Max.
Give the cat back to its rightful owner