Family Dog Killed by Cougar Near Sweet Home, Heightening Local Wildlife Concerns - The New Era

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Family Dog Killed by Cougar Near Sweet Home, Heightening Local Wildlife Concerns - The New Era

Photo provided by Hazel Blank A Sweet Home family is mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Zeus, after an encounter with a cougar left him paralyzed and ultimately ended his life.  “We have been aware of cougars in the past, but before that night we haven’t had one that close to our house,” Hazel Blank said. “It had been a year or two since the last sighting in general.”  The Blank family was on their porch in the 2400 block of Ames Creek Road…