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Crimewave cat Oscar given a feline 'Asbo' and therapy [UK; w/pic]
Metro [UK] ^
| 11/7/12
| Tariq Tahir
Posted on 11/10/2012 10:46:46 AM PST by Slings and Arrows
A cat behind a crimewave that has terrorised the village where he lives for years has been slapped with the feline equivalent of an Asbo.
Owner Caroline Hughes plans to dose him up on flower essences to stay calm and keep him indoors.
His bad boy antics include being reported to police for fighting dogs and stealing neighbours’ food.
And Oscar – a five-year-old Turkish van cat – injured a man, Tom Ridgeway, so badly the 77-year-old was in hospital for a week.
Telecoms worker Ms Hughes is even considering moving home as her pet has such a fearsome reputation. He’s been dubbed the ‘Lion Cat of Wingrave’ in the Buckinghamshire village where they live.
Ms Hughes, 36, said: ‘I’ve never understood why he’s like he is. He’s friendly and adorable at home.’
Oscar's apparent cuteness was sufficient to earn him a starring role in an Ikea TV advert.
TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: kittyping; napl
ASBO = Anti-Social Behaviour Order
Pic at source.
To: Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; devane617; ...
What a bunch of...*ahem*.
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posted on
11/10/2012 10:49:22 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
To: Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; devane617; ...
What a bunch of...*ahem*.
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posted on
11/10/2012 10:50:21 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: faithhopecharity
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posted on
11/10/2012 10:51:49 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
To: Slings and Arrows
He would have used up his 9 lives in my neighborhood.
One day he just wouldn’t have come home.
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posted on
11/10/2012 11:02:06 AM PST
by
Venturer
To: Slings and Arrows
Cat Burglar Apprehended, Sentenced To Therapy
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posted on
11/10/2012 11:08:44 AM PST
by
mikrofon
(Feline-y)
To: Slings and Arrows
Ms Hughes, 36, said: ‘I’ve never understood why he’s like he is. He’s friendly and adorable at home.’Then keep him home, where he's safe from cars, cricket bats, slingshots, pellet guns, and "accidentally" spilled antifreeze.
You are not a good neighbor, if you let your kid act like a juvenile delinquent. And moving doesn't solve anything; it just changes the names on the victims list.
As to 'why he is like he is', try looking under 'lack of discipline'...YOURS.
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posted on
11/10/2012 11:17:14 AM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(Love me, love my guns!©)
To: Slings and Arrows
And Oscar – a five-year-old Turkish van cat – injured a man, Tom Ridgeway, so badly the 77-year-old was in hospital for a week. What a pussy!
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posted on
11/10/2012 5:21:59 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend)
To: Slings and Arrows
I have a part Turkish Van. They are quite large and strong and can indeed do major damage.
Perhaps it is for the best that mine refuses to leave the house.
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posted on
11/11/2012 10:15:57 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Fate plays chess and you don't find out until too late that he's been using two queens all along)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
With great power comes great responsibility.
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posted on
11/11/2012 10:18:10 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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