Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostAn 80-pound (36kg) cougar was removed from a New York City flat where it was being kept illegally as a pet, animal welfare officials said on Monday.The owner of the 11-month-old female cougar surrendered the animal on Thursday, Kelly Donithan, director of animal disaster response for the Humane Society of the United States, said in a news release.The cougar, nicknamed Sasha, spent the weekend at the Bronx Zoo receiving veterinary care and is now headed to the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in…Read More