Los Angeles mourns the death of cougar P-22 with memorials planned
State Assemblywoman Laura Friedman , who proposed the star, also thinks a bronze statue would do justice to P-22, who delighted Los Angeles for a decade with his exploits roaming Griffith Park.
Tributes have poured into social media over the death of P-22 on Saturday after doctors found catastrophic injuries due to a recent car crash. “Today I learned that all cats go to heaven too,” tweeted @MountainLionP22, the cat’s Twitter handle.— P22 December 17, 2022 This was followed by a tweet from a woman who posted a picture of her deceased cat, saying, “If you run into this little lady, please tell her I miss her.”A similar tribute page on Facebook was filled with hundreds of comments, including a photo of the marquee on a silent movie theater that said, “Rest Puma P22. Love, LA.
NBC Los Angeles reporter Robert Kovacik once responded to a P-22 sighting and crawled under a home to snap a photo of the feline comfortably resting along a back wall. Even Newsom and Rep. Adam Schiff posted their thoughts on P-22’s life, reflecting on the legacy that he left, including the construction of the world's largest wildlife freeway crossing.
But his behavior began changing this year as he ventured further into populated areas and attacked two dogs in the past month. Last week, he was tranquilized and examined by two dozen experts from the San Diego Zoo.
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