PLN 9

I read an article from "The Rocky Mountain News" about a man who shot a mountain lion that was attacking his puppy. I agree completely with what the man did and I think we need to change laws regarding wild animal attacks if he gets in trouble for it.
Jeremy Kocar and his wife woke up in the middle of the night due to noises outside their trailer. They went outside and found a 140 pound mountain lion with their puppy, Duke, in its mouth. Kocar quickly went inside to get his rifle. He shot the mountain lion and then crept up to the animal to see if his puppy had survived. The lion had been whipping Duke around trying to get him off of his chain, so Kocar thought he was dead. When he lifted the mountain lions paw off of Duke he seemed to be ok. They took him to the vet and he had to get 50 stitches but other than that he was ok. Kocar might be charged with killing a protected animal because it was attacking his dog, not a human or livestock. Many neighbors have had pets killed or attacked and they think it may have been from the same lion. Most people are grateful about the incident and I think what he did was right. If an animal like that attacked a puppy it would probably go after a child as well. The Kocars have two young children so I'm sure this was running through his mind when he killed the creature.
This article relates to me because, although I live near the city, something like this could happen to me. This reminds me that there are wild animals out there that could hurt me or my dog and I need to be more aware of it. I probably shouldn't let my dog out at night anymore.
This article also relates to the world because I think laws need to be changed. Family pets are more valuable to the people who own them than you could ever imagine. If a mountain lion had my dog I would shoot it in an instant. I don't think Kocar should get punished for this act and if he does, like I said, laws need to be changed. If an animal attacks a helpless dog on a chain, it would attack a human child, or maybe even an adult.