A killing spree by a mountain lion that munched 11 alpaca and a goat above Malibu over the weekend was enough to grant a state permit to kill the cat. But environmentalists, state and federal officials across Southern California were up in arms Tuesday about the rancher’s aim to hunt down the male mountain lion known as P-45. “I understand if you lost the animals you’re raising and are upset,” said Michael Bell, founder of Citizens for a Humane Los Angeles, based in Encino. “But this is a mountain lion, P-45. Famous. “I believe he should be left alone to do what mountain lions do. If people have livestock, they should go to great...
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