Lyndzee
Lyndzee, a Safe Haven resident since 2018
HISTORY
Lyndzee is a breeder-born bobcat who traveled all the way from Wyoming to become part of the Safe Haven family. Breeding bobcats for pets is always wrong – wild animals do not make good pets – but her breeder is known for the abusive practice of removing babies from their mothers far too early, when they are only 4 weeks old! All baby animals need specific nutrients necessary for healthy growth and taking them away from their mother too soon impairs their immune systems and can cause other physical and emotional ailments.
Baby bobcats are meant to nurse for two months before being introduced to solid foods. Babies purchased from this breeder are reported to have developed neurological impairments and leg weakness in addition to emotional disorders. This unethical breeder convinces new owners that by bottle feeding the tiny bobcat baby, he or she will bond with them and become “tame”. Separated from her mother far too early, fed formula that did not meet her needs and expected to live a life designed for humans, not a wild bobcat (even breeder born and bottle-fed, bobcats are wild animals), it is not surprising that this baby eventually acted out. Although declawed, she sent her owners to the emergency room on more than one occasion. Heartbroken, her owners knew they could not keep her – but what to do? Wanting only the best for her, declawed and habituated to humans, the wild was not an option. Her owners were elated when Safe Haven offered to take her.
Quickly on the road, Safe Haven staff had this bobcat safely in her forever home in just a matter of days. We did try to introduce her to our other bobcats but Lyndzee preferred a more quiet environment so she now has an enclosure all to herself with minimal distractions and interactions.
ABOUT BOBCATS
Bobcats can be found throughout most the US and can live up to 15 years in the wild and up to 30 in captivity. Although generally solitary in the wild, female bobcats have been known to share overlapping territory. Although not considered endangered, they commonly fall victim to hunting and trapping due to their fine furs.
