big cat

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Laura McVay, who works in palliative care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said the big cat snatched her brown 5½-year-old, pint-sized shih tzu named Declan around 11:30 p.m. mere “feet away from the door.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The sanctuary drew minor fame in the early 2000s when it featured on a television show about celebrity big cat handler Craig "the Lion Man" Busch.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

The zoo said it was working with Israeli police to investigate how the big cat escaped into the courtyard where the 36-year-old was working.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Zadeh said it was shortly before 1 p.m. when deputies were called to assist after a fish and game warden tried to tranquilize the big cat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

The cows that had been lying around roused themselves, and the bolder ones slowly lumbered over in our direction, One of them stepped right up to nuzzle us like a big cat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan