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Mountain lion kills pit bull in Sylmar

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A Sylmar neighborhood is on edge after a mountain lion killed a dog over the weekend.

Late Saturday night, a couple was walking their pit bull near the Oakridge Mobile Home Park when a mountain lion pounced. The couple tried to fight off the big cat, but it took approaching cars to scare it off.


“It doesn't surprise me to see a big cat after all these years, looking at the mountains, how dry they are,” local dog owner Danny Rosenthal, who used to work for L.A. Animal Control, told KNX News’ Karen Adams. “Everything you see back here is just full of rabbits. So, I mean, you have animals that are hungry.”

Rosenthal added that bears have come down into the mobile home park twice.

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The Sylmar Neighborhood Council urged residents to be aware of wildlife in the area, including coyotes, raccoons, opossums, and “the occasional bear.”

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