This is a true story. I was driving up the coast with my wife and young son and dog. We pulled over for a rest at around 6.00 am at one of the roadside rest areas just north of kempsey and there was a Ute with a cage on the back with a black panther in the cage. The ute had a sign saying travelling zoo or something and I carried my boy over for a closer look. Not wanting to wake the driver we kept our distance, but my dog followed me.... he could smell something weird and with his head down he followed the scent to the back of the ute. The cat was watching him the whole time just sitting there flicking the tip of its tail, as the dog stopped at the back of the ute he looked up and at the same time they looked at each other the cat let go an almighty hiss and a scowl.
My big brave redcattle x bully x german shepard yelped and ran and hid behind me!
The driver was actually no where to be seen, I thought he was having a sleep but must have been having a crap in the bush.
Wouldn't it be illegal to drive like that up the coast road? There were no covers on the cage. And I'm going back 16 yrs.