Video shows Canadian farm owner fighting off cougar with one kick to save her baby goat
Gina Moore, a farmer in British Columbia, rescued a goat by kicking a cougar. Security footage shows the predator gripping the goat's neck before Moore intervened. Moore previously lost a miniature horse to a black bear.
What changed
New reports confirm the cougar was gripping the goat's neck during the attack.
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British Columbia farmer saves goat from cougar attack
confidence 100%Gina Moore, a farmer in British Columbia, rescued a goat by kicking a cougar. Security footage shows the predator gripping the goat's neck before Moore intervened. Moore previously lost a miniature horse to a black bear.
What's confirmed:
- Gina Moore is a farmer in British Columbia, Canada.
- Moore kicked a cougar to save one of her goats.
- Security footage captured the cougar gripping the neck of the goat.
- Moore lost a miniature horse to a black bear attack last year.
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Nanaimo woman saves Nigerian dwarf goat from cougar attack
confidence 100%Gina Moore, 61, kicked a cougar to rescue her one-year-old Nigerian dwarf goat on her 50-acre farm in British Columbia. Security footage shows Moore striking the predator, causing it to drop the goat and stumble away. Moore previously lost a miniature horse to a black bear.
What's confirmed:
- Gina Moore is a 61-year-old woman from Nanaimo.
- Moore kicked a cougar to save her one-year-old Nigerian dwarf goat.
- The incident occurred early this month on Moore's 50-acre farm in British Columbia.
- CCTV security footage captured the attack and Moore's intervention.
- Moore stated, "I thought this is not happening, I don't care what I have to do, this goat is not dying."
- A black bear killed Moore's miniature horse, Sasha, one year ago.
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B.C. Farm Owner Kicks Cougar to Save Nigerian Dwarf Goat
confidence 95%Gina Moore saved her baby goat, Donnie, from a cougar attack at her British Columbia farm. Surveillance footage shows Moore shouting at the predator and kicking it to free the animal. Moore stated she takes protecting her animals very seriously.
What's confirmed:
- Gina Moore is a farm owner in British Columbia who raises cows, geese, and Nigerian dwarf goats.
- Surveillance video from June 6 shows a cougar latching onto the neck of a Nigerian dwarf goat named Donnie.
- Moore shouted at the cougar and kicked it to save the goat.
- Moore has four goats named after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- Moore said, "I knew there was a chance that the cougar would turn on me so I’d better make whatever I did count."
- Moore stated, "I take protecting my animals very seriously."
Still unconfirmed:
- The incident occurred in the Nanaimo area on Vancouver Island.