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Dog was killed and eaten by 'big cat'
Electronic Telegraph ^
| 13/01/2003
| Richard Savill
Posted on 01/12/2003 7:12:00 PM PST by aculeus
Claims that a panther-like animal may be roaming the Black Mountains of Wales have been confirmed by a post mortem examination which showed that a dog was killed and partly eaten by a larger predator.
DNA samples will be taken from hairs found in the whippet's mouth to try to determine what beast killed the seven-year-old dog at a remote smallholding near Llangadog a week ago.
The tests, arranged by the Welsh Assembly's wildlife advisory unit, are expected to take at least two weeks. Paw prints in the snow - almost certainly made by the cat - have also been found.
A Dyfed Powys Police spokesman said: "The post mortem examination and independent witness accounts are all adding to evidence that we have a large panther-like animal on the prowl. The DNA tests will hopefully be conclusive."
Police marksmen with sniper rifles were called to the hilly countryside after the incident. The dog was attacked by the larger animal, which was then joined by what was thought to be its cub.
Police issued a warning to farmers not to go out alone in the dark after Michael Sheppard, 62, came face to face with the animal while searching for the whippet, which had been reported missing by its owner.
Mr Sheppard told police the cat was covered in blood and standing over the dog's body.
Tests showed that the animal had been in the process of eating the pet. Since the attack, there have been two further sightings, one at a creamery in Llangadog at 2am last Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs said no inquiry was planned.
"There is no evidence of a sizeable population of big cats breeding in the wild."
There have been numerous sighting of big cats in the Welsh countryside. Some experts believe they are successfully rearing young and living off small mammals, but also taking sheep and young ponies.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: cavelion; cryptobiology; cryptozoology; wales; welsh
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To: aculeus
Poor kitty--he's gotta eat too. Maybe they could trap him by putting out a really big can of Friskies.
To: aculeus; dighton; Orual; general_re; chance33_98
Cat eats dog near Llangadog.
Tests showed that the animal had been in the process of eating the pet.
It used to be, that this sort of thing was determined by simple observation. No wonder Llangadog is going to the cats.
Whippet, whippet good. ~DEVO
To: aculeus
Ernie Ladd ate a dog?
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posted on
01/12/2003 8:03:46 PM PST
by
lawnguy
To: uncowed
Was the book true to the Basil Rathbone movie, and was it as good? The correct question is, "Was the movie true to the book...?"
Not entirely and it wasn't as good. Movies very rarely are. The directors and producers never get the sets and characters quite right.
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posted on
01/12/2003 8:23:59 PM PST
by
Jemian
(Tag! You're it.)
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To: uncowed
Here's a question-- What is the first thing you know?
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posted on
01/12/2003 9:06:38 PM PST
by
Ken H
To: uncowed
A cat is a cat is a cat. A donkey cross to a horse gives a mule, a mule is infertile. A donkey and a horse are different species. Ever see a common hose cat cross breed with a bobcat. Now think, don't all dogs cross breed.
To: BenLurkin
That looks like a beautiful Maine coon cat.
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posted on
01/12/2003 9:27:20 PM PST
by
Torie
To: aculeus
I have a 4 pound Yorky and a 20 pound black cat. I guess thank goodness they get along or the little dog would be vittles!
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posted on
01/12/2003 9:27:24 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
To: uncowed
I thought that was the Hound of the Baskervilles. He killed it, too. (Don't tell PETA.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Picture, please. No wonder those hillfolk in Wales are keeping this to themselves.
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posted on
01/12/2003 9:46:54 PM PST
by
unspun
(Posts per Thread Topic: DRUGS 200++, PERSECUTION of CHRISTIANS < 30. Hmm.)
To: uncowed
A few weeks ago, I dropped in at the Sherlock Holmes Museum. It was at 223 Baker Street, though, as I recall. There is a bank building taking up 221.
I don't remember seeing a cat, but I've been in a bookstore that had a cat and I suspect they've sold "Hound of the Baskervilles" there.
I just walked.
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posted on
01/12/2003 10:02:55 PM PST
by
unspun
(I ate part of a chicken, tonight.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
LOL
To: Sabertooth
Ping!
To: Ken H
You made me chuckle!
To: Jemian
You're completely right. The movie is never as good as the book, and I think it's because one's own imagination from reading the book is always going to be better than someone else's interpretation. I'm always disappointed with the movie
even Gone With the Wind. Though I love the movie like crazy, the book was so much better.
To: uncowed
Of course. I had forgotten that. It occurs very early in the book, around the fourth or fifth chapter.
Silly me.
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01/13/2003 12:58:18 AM PST
by
Jemian
(Tag! You're it.)
To: cartoonistx
"They apparently have an affinity for poodles!"
Must be a fondness for french cuisine !
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posted on
01/13/2003 12:59:33 AM PST
by
NYTexan
(Under Penalty Of Law This TAG Not To Be Removed !! (Except by the Consumer))
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