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[Aggie87]

Jack the cat chases black bear up tree

WEST MILFORD, N.J. - A black bear picked the wrong yard for a jaunt, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast up a tree — twice.

Jack, a 15-pound orange and white cat, keeps a close vigil on his property, often chasing small animals, but his owners and neighbors say his latest escapade was surprising.

"We used to joke, 'Jack's on duty,' never knowing he'd go after a bear," owner Donna Dickey told The Star-Ledger of Newark for Friday's editions.

Neighbor Suzanne Giovanetti first spotted Jack's accomplishment after her husband saw a bear climb a tree on the edge of their northern New Jersey property on Sunday. Giovanetti thought Jack was simply looking up at the bear, but soon realized the much larger animal was afraid of the hissing cat.

After about 15 minutes, the bear descended and tried to run away, but Jack chased it up another tree.

Dickey, who feared for her cat, then called Jack home and the bear scurried back to the woods.

"He doesn't want anybody in his yard," Dickey said.

Bear sightings are not unusual in West Milford, which experts consider one of the state's most bear-populated areas.

Edited June 11, 2006 by Aggie87

[Quincy]

Alright!

Our paper had the story but not the picture. That's classic! Thanks for posting it.

[Claude]

Send Jack to Bavaria!

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/internatio...,420106,00.html

[Jazzmoose]

Now that's a cat!!!

[catesta]

That is hilarious.

[kinuta]

Once, to our astonishment, our cat (rip) killed and dragged home a fully grown rabbit ! Luckily she couldn't get it through the cat door.

[slide_advantage_redoux]

Once, to our astonishment, our cat (rip) killed and dragged home a fully grown rabbit ! Luckily she couldn't get it through the cat door.

Not to get too far off topic, but a guy I know used to have a Chow that he'd let walk around free in his neighborhood. The dog would bring home dead rabbits that he'd killed. Then after that he started carrying dead cats up onto the front porch. One time he dragged up a full blood German Shephard!

That was when my friend took him to the vet to be put down. What was next, a kid on a bicycle? Scary.

[chris olivarez]

I've got some dogs in my neighborhood that need an attitude adjustment. I wonder if I could borrow that cat?

[Spontooneous]

Then there's my cat, who was chased back into the house by a small, young rabbit.

[Claude]

Check this bear-chasing cat at 0:55 of the vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWej4ZbrbbM

[Pete B]

Ah - a red tabby. The classic Alpha cat.

[7/4]

Ah - a red tabby. The classic Alpha cat.

well yeah...red heads!