Nanaimo woman fights off cougar to save pet goat

A Nanaimo woman’s close encounter with a cougar resulted in the wild cat being given a literal kick off her property.
On June 6, Gina Moore went out to her barn to lock up for the night. When she got there she saw one of her goats, Donnie, clasped in a small cougar’s mouth.
“Adrenaline just took over, and I did what I needed to do to save him,” Moore recalled.
The rest was a blur, as she rushed over, kicking the cougar in the ribs. The wild cat let go of the animal in its