Bobcat Survives 50 Miles In Bumper Of Prius: Avoids Most Embarrassing Bobcat Death In History

Nov 28

Nov 28 Bobcat Survives 50 Miles In Bumper Of Prius: Avoids Most Embarrassing Bobcat Death In History

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RICHMOND, Va. -- The director of Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) along with her father and another animal control worker experienced a Thanksgiving "miracle" after a rescuing a bobcat trapped in the grill of a car Thursday morning. RACC Director Christie Peters said that a woman driving to work Thursday morning knew that she had hit something in Gloucester County.

However, it was not until she parked at VCU in Richmond that she discovered a bobcat lodged in the grill of her Prius had survived the 50-mile, nearly hour-long journey to the city.

Full story here.

This is no miracle. This bobcat survived out of pure spite, and to think anything else is to be dangerously naïve. It comes down to this: if you’re any type of animal, you can’t die by Prius. That’s just an absolute no-no. I mean it’s not fair to expect a semi truck, because that’s almost too good to be true, but any car is better than a Prius. Not to mention, it’s game over if you’re a predator like our bobcat here. Your family disowns you. Nobody’s coming to your animal funeral. Your legacy, if you had one to start, is shot.

Let me be clear, there’s nothing wrong with driving a Prius. They’re environmentally conscious and surprisingly spacious! But again, if you’re an animal and you get hit by one of these, you’re not making it to the afterlife. And no it’s not fair, especially when you consider how quiet a Prius engine is. But it doesn’t change the fact that there’s no respect to be found in any end like this. If you’re a bobcat you pray for death by hunter, bigger bobcat, or brain parasite, not death by hybrid.

This bobcat was fighting with every inch of its being to survive. And it was a wise decision to tranquilize it, because no doubt this thing wanted revenge. If I were this lady, I’d switch cars, switch license plates, the whole thing. This bobcat had fifty miles to memorize every detail of your front bumper, and it’s no longer fighting for survival; it’s fighting for pride.