You guys are kidding, right??? Those things BITE! Besides, there is the imagery of a grown man dressed in full camo standing there, saying Here, Kitty, kitty.
Kidding aside, we have some of the fern fondler ilk living in the mountains east of here, and they get very upset at the legal taking of mountain lions in the state.
Their tune changed, and became much shriller when the big cats started coming into the city limits, and found out that small, yappy dogs not only taste good, but are easy to catch.
BUT let a citizen shoot one in defense of Fluffy, or even in self defense, and he is in Deep Trouble.
California has a bigger problem, because their cougars are protected, and have found out that HUMANS, too, are easy to catch, and taste good. Californians have discovered that it is not a good feeling to be one step below the top of the food chain.