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Nervousness grows in Potsdam over pets safety
There is a suspected nighttime prowler in Potsdam, and families are on high alert as their cats have become targets for a hungry predator.
According to the Watertown Daily Times, one cat is reported dead, two are missing and faimiles in the Hillcrest Drive area, across from SUNY Potsdam, are becoming more nervous.
Residents suspect a fischer - a large weasel like creature - may be to blame. Owls, coyotes, bobcats, or even domestic dogs are suspected.
Fears have escalated lately with the grisly discovery of a mangled and partially eaten corpse of a cat near the Raquette River. The animal was among the missing. "It looked like a shark attack," said Charlotte K Landon, whose cat is among the missing.
Daniel F Parker, a state Department of Enviromental Conservation-licensed wildlife expert, and one of three animal control officers in Potsdam, says people have reason to suspect any of multiple predators, but suggests a great horned owl as the most overlooked and possibly most fitting suspect.
He goes on to say animals are continually moving further and further into the village, becoming more comfortable around humans and protected within the village borders.
Parker says people that are worried should keep their cats inside at night, when predators are most active.
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