His name sure fits him.

At 14, Hemi the husky, malamute, lab cross tangled with a cougar and lived.

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Hemi is one of three dogs of owner Laurie Lion and her husband who live on a rural property on River Road just outside of Keremeos.

On January 8, Hemi decided to run-off during his last outside time of the evening.

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The Lion香蕉视频直播檚 rushed Hemi to the South Valley Veterinary Hospital where he was found to have two giant gashes on his back and several puncture wounds.

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Hemi received 47 stitches and had several drains put in. He香蕉视频直播檚 on a variety of antibiotics and has unfortunately pulled out his stitches several times although at this point his wounds aren香蕉视频直播檛 infected.

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Many large cats including bobcats, lynx and cougars have been spotted in the Lower Simillkameen and other communities.

Conservation officers in on Monday because they did not respond to hazing techniques and there was no other place to relocate them. If they were put back up in the mountains they would starve.

Jim Beck, a sergeant with the Conservation Officer Service, said putting the animals down wasn香蕉视频直播檛 something they wanted to do, but the cougars香蕉视频直播� behaviour was becoming more bold over the weekend, after the animals had spent Friday afternoon under a deck near Columbia Elementary school.

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That kill was removed in hopes of encouraging the family to move on, but the cougars continued to stay in the east Penticton area.

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