Cat and moose: Terrified Russian local scares off a moose by THROWING a cat at it
- Moose had sparked chaos after wandering into Oktyabrsky from nearby forest
- People tried to scare away the large calf by throwing snowballs and shouting
- Eventually, a man launched his own cat at the bewildered moose which then fled
- Footage of the ‘barbaric act’ has sparked outrage among animal lovers in Russia
A terrified Russian man has been filmed scaring off a moose – by hurling a cat at the bewildered animal.
Residents in Oktyabrsky panicked when an inquisitive young wild moose suddenly walked into the Russian city from the forest.
The scared animal had lost its mother and went on the rampage, denting cars and charging around children’s playgrounds.
People tried in vain to scare away the large calf by throwing snowballs and shouting. But as the moose approached one apartment block watched by a crowd of jeering people, a man suddenly threw his black cat at the moose.
A terrified Russian man has been filmed scaring off a moose – by hurling a cat at the bewildered animal
As the moose approached one apartment block watched by a crowd of jeering people, a man suddenly threw his black cat at the moose (pictured)
Cat and moose: The wild animal fled – but there was outrage on social media over the ‘barbaric act’
The wild animal fled – but there was outrage on social media over the ‘barbaric act’.
The distraught moose collided with a car as it fled with people chasing it.
It was later caught, loaded into a vehicle and driven to the outskirts of Oktyabrsky in oil rich region Bashkortostan – then returned to the forest.
Pro-Kremlin NTV reported: ‘Despite the absurdity of the situation, the “fluffy shell” worked – and the moose ran away.’
Another headline read: ‘Cat scares moose away.’
But there has been a furious reaction.
Residents in Oktyabrsky panicked when an inquisitive young wild moose (pictured) suddenly walked into the Russian city from the forest
The moose was caught, loaded into a vehicle and driven to the outskirts of Oktyabrsky in oil rich region Bashkortostan – then returned to the forest
The scared animal had lost its mother and went on the rampage, denting cars and charging around children’s playgrounds
Semya Gaysinykh said: ‘This moose is a calf – the animals here are the people.’
Venera Khasanova wrote: ‘They are savages. First throwing the cat at the moose, then chasing it.
‘But now the moose knows for sure that it must be afraid of people. In the forest, it won’t meet such crazy animals.’
Rustam Mugtamov complained: ‘These are wild people, worse than any moose.’
There were no reports on the condition of the cat after its ordeal.