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Sherbrooke newspaper just reported the story of an alleged cougar attack on a horse in the eastern townships. Shows injured horse and witness saw leaping form. Awaiting DNA results.

Here is link to article. Sorry its in french, Terry

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/la-tribune/es ... ction_POS1

From the looks of the horse the cat may have been doing it a favor.

here is that translation .

Celine Picken Jr still shaking, she only comes over the fence within which his horses were used to graze peacefully. This young woman of 20 years was the fear of seeing his life jumping over his shoulder one tough feline, who rushed to the smaller of the two mares she had to feed.The Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife is awaiting test results of hair taken place that could be those of a cougar. For now, other evidence corroborates that of Miss Picken, convinced of having found the presence of this long-tailed cat intimidating.

"It was huge, it was half the size of the horse. The mares have preview me and panicked. I did not understand what was happening. The predator has happened in my back that I never perceive his presence and he jumped over my shoulder targeting Dolly. He never threatened me, "she says with emotion.

The horse jumped the fence under the fence to try to flee. Her attacker was caught in the forest surrounding the meadow and it was grabbed, obviously, to take it by the throat.

"I do not see what was happening, I heard just sounds. It was scary. Suddenly Dolly came back covered in blood, with deep lacerations. Her attacker was gone

So what do you cat men think, does that look like a cougars work?

If it was a cat it was at least eating healthy on a fat free diet

I guess it was just a little too heavy for the crows to carry off

On the local news this morning they reported a second horse had been attacked in a different area. Here is the report on Yahoo News in English.

Wildlife officials are hoping bait will help confirm if an elusive eastern cougar is behind a horse attack in the Eastern Townships.
They've been searching for the cat since a young woman in South Stukely witnessed her horse being attacked by an animal she described as a cougar last month.
Officials haven't determined what type of animal was behind the attack, but there is speculation it could be the rare eastern cougar.
The animal once prowled Ontario and Quebec, but for decades has been thought to be extinct.
Biologists have now rubbed scent bait on a pole near the attack site to try to confirm the species.
Isabelle Thibeau, a biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife, said the possibility of finding an eastern cougar is exciting.
"They are not very abundant and we never know for sure. We have good sighting reports but a lot of time we lack proof," she said.
Wildlife officials confirm another horse was attacked by a big cat in the town of Asbestos last week.
Prints that resembled cougar paws were also found in the area.