When a young mountain lion was spotted inside a Downtown Santa Monica building Tuesday, authorities say they made every effort to subdue the wild animal, but ultimately made the decision to fatally shoot the young male. Now, animal rights activists are questioning the actions of those authorities, and are calling for an investigation into the shooting. [ more › ]
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Officials in Santa Monica were taken to task by the public and animal rights groups when they opted to kill a mountain lion they could not subdue after he had shown up unexpectedly in a building near the Third Street Promenade. [ mo... Read Post
The mountain lion that was shot and killed Tuesday in downtown Santa Monica was not one of the handful of animals that biologists have tracked in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read Post
Animal rights activists are demanding an investigation into the police decision to kill a mountain lion that wandered into Santa Monica's bustling downtown area Tuesday. Read Post