Pet owners beware, a video has surfaced from the southwest community of Canyon Meadows of a bobcat carrying a dead cat

CALGARY (660 NEWS) — A video has surfaced online showing a large bobcat with what appears to be a dead cat in its mouth in the city’s southwest

The footage was shot around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the backyard of a home in the Canyon Meadows neighbourhood.

Mike Smart, who filmed the video, said he was out in his backyard talking on the phone when he saw the bobcat on his fence.

“With what looked like a cat hanging from his mouth. I got a hold of some of the neighbours and made sure that it was nobody close to us. A little freaky.”

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Smart said he’s never seen anything like this before in his community.

“We have deer and that’s really about it for wildlife,” he said. “I’ve never seen a cat, especially of that size, he must’ve been, I’d be willing to bet he’s probably in the neighbourhood of about at least 60 pounds.”

Reporter Saif Kaiser on the bobcat sighting

We have contacted Alberta Fish and Wildlife for a response.