Pet owners’ fears as cats found in Wichelstowe canal

9:00am Saturday 23rd March 2013 in News

From left, Wichelstowe residents by the canal. From left, Allison Brook, vet Lynne Gaskarth, Alison Marshall, Paul Hartigan, Jim Brook, Jane Carter and Kathy Smith Buy this photo » From left, Wichelstowe residents by the canal. From left, Allison Brook, vet Lynne Gaskarth, Alison Marshall, Paul Hartigan, Jim Brook, Jane Carter and Kathy Smith

ANIMAL lovers in Wichelstowe are concerned someone is dumping their cats in the canal outside their homes.

Residents living near the canal say about 18 cats have gone missing or have been found dead in as many months, but police say they have only had reports of five being found in the canal and they are not treating the deaths as suspicious.

Paul Hartigan, 44, is the latest person to find his pet in the water and he believes his pregnant tabby cat’s death was not an accident.

“It seems to be an individual or more than one person actually getting the cats.

“She went out about 4am and we found her right outside our house floating in the canal,” he said.

“She looked like she had been strangled and held under water.

“We have got other cats and suddenly they are all petrified. Something is frightening them.”

The cat, called Socks, was the second of Paul’s cats to be found dead in the canal.

“In January three cats were dragged dead from the canal in one day. There is some sicko killing the cats as there are way too many to be accidents,” he said.

“People are worried around here. It’s a weird situation as no one can put their finger on what is going on.”

Emma Vicat, 24, who has lived in Wichelstowe for oa year, said her five-month-old black and white kitten Alfie went missing in January.

A week later, she received a call from a council worker to say Alfie had been found in the canal, with another cat.

“Alfie was one of the first cats it happened to, he went missing on New Year’s Day,” she said. “We received a call from a man from the council who is called out when animals are killed on roads to ask if our cat was missing.

“They found him lying next to somebody else’s cat. They thought it was suspicious that the cats were lying together in the canal.

“It happened to our friends who live two doors away about a week later and their cat was just left outside their house which is horrible.

“We have no idea what is going on – it is a busy footpath but nobody seems to see anyone or hear anything.

“We reported it to the police and they casked us some questions about it.

“Alfie was only a baby, he only ever used to go in to people’s gardens in the area, but he was friendly and would always go up to people.”

Allison Brook, who has been living in Wichelstowe for about a year, said her neighbours had been affected.

“If there is somebody doing this, they need to be caught,” she said.

Staff at Drove Veterinary Hospital are now trying to get permission to perform post-mortems if there are future victims and are offering to have a look at cats found in the canal free of charge to find out how they died.

Lynne Gaskarth, a vet at Drove, said: “Nobody knows what is happening. We are advising residents who find cats in the canal to report it to us or the police.

“The cats may have fallen in but cats don’t generally jump into water.”

Residents are setting up CCTV cameras in a bid to find out what is happening.

A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: “We are aware of reports that five cats have died in the canal since December.

“We have got no evidence those cats have died because of any foul play.

“If anybody has any any information for us they can call our neighbourhood policing team on 101.

“We have no reason at all to think these are anything other than tragic accidents.”

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PAUL.H says...
9:40am Sat 23 Mar 13

“We have no reason at all to think these are anything other than tragic accidents.”

RUBBISH, talk about playing it down!! we know for a fact and so do the police that there have been AT LEAST 8 cat deaths in less than 3 months, in a 200 mtr stretch of canal. They also know that EVERY cat was friendly and would go to someone if called or enticed. Basically easy prey!! I had 4 cats, 2 who would go to people when called and 2 that would scarper!! guess which 2 have been killed?

Its blatantly obvious someone is doing this and im glad the likes of drove vets and the evening advertiser have taken this seriously.

Alot of pople seem to think "oh well its only cats" if it was dogs then there would be absolute uproar.

we know our cats and they hated going near the water!! they were killed

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LordAshOfTheBrake says...
9:45am Sat 23 Mar 13

Perhaps someone is getting fed up with finding cat cr@p in their gardens....?

I'm not saying that justifies it, but if you have young kids and are constantly having to clean up after other people's cats it can drive you round the bend.

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Mango man says...
9:48am Sat 23 Mar 13

Exactly what I was going to say Lord. Perhaps if they weren't on other people's property making a mess for kids to find then this wouldn't be happening!
Anyway, nothing suspicious here, now move along!

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LordAshOfTheBrake says...
9:49am Sat 23 Mar 13

I should also add that we found Lavender to be a great deterrent in our garden for cats.

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Blacky3a says...
9:57am Sat 23 Mar 13

I was going to say there are ways and means to deter cats from gardens!! Vile people, It's probably one of your kids doing it!!

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Mango man says...
10:04am Sat 23 Mar 13

Vile? I was merely saying that cats makes a mess which is rarely in their own gardens, and that clearly someone has had enough, or in the eyes of the Police they've all signed up to some kind of suicide pact!

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Blacky3a says...
10:13am Sat 23 Mar 13

You sad sad person!! I hope nothing ever hurts something/someone you care about and love, oh wait a minute there's NOT anything or anyone that's why you sit on here being VILE!!

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PAUL.H says...
10:47am Sat 23 Mar 13

People like that make me sick. most probably dont have any pets, friends or family. Sits on the internet all day getting a kick out of leaving stupid comments. This is a serious issue and until something like this happens to them then they should keep their opinions to themselves.

There are hundreds of dog walkers who let their dogs mess all over the place, dont mean we should go and kill them.......

Also if you check other areas that have canals near houses, and see how many cats have "SO CALLED JUMPED IN" then you will find its very very minimal (ive checked some of these areas) this is AT LEAST 8 dead in 3-4 months and up to another 10 MISSING in a very small area!!!

On another note, ive been in wichelstowe for 13 months, ive found the area to be a lovely place to live and the community is 2nd to none. Its just a shame one individual is doing this and could even be from another area.

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semitonic says...
11:07am Sat 23 Mar 13

Mango man wrote:
Exactly what I was going to say Lord. Perhaps if they weren't on other people's property making a mess for kids to find then this wouldn't be happening!
Anyway, nothing suspicious here, now move along!
I always send my cat next door for a dump. She loves that.

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Oik1 says...
11:17am Sat 23 Mar 13

Perhaps one or two cat owners here have to understand that even though they think cats are wonderfull companions,blah, blah, blah, this is a public opinon board and there are many other members of the public that feel cats are a real nuisance, Paul.H you stated you had 4 cats thats great for you but what a pain in the backside that is for someone else who cares more about the local birdlife visiting their gardens and those people who enjoy their gardens without having to shift all the cat crap left by other peoples cats, all of this before we get around to the disgusting smell of Tom cats piddle on anything and everything left in the garden overnight, remember this could well be your loving Tiddles doing this to other people who have no interest or care about your cats when you put them out and not give a thought to what they do when you shut the door on them. It would seem someone has had enough and found another use for the local canal, that may not be right but it really ought to make cat owners think about what their animals are doing to other people when the door is shut on them.

I shall now put on a tin helmet and retire to my bunker to await the cat lovers bombardment and assasination squads.

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umpcah says...
11:17am Sat 23 Mar 13

semitonic wrote:
Mango man wrote:
Exactly what I was going to say Lord. Perhaps if they weren't on other people's property making a mess for kids to find then this wouldn't be happening!
Anyway, nothing suspicious here, now move along!
I always send my cat next door for a dump. She loves that.
The people next door might start chucking it over your fence ! Hope so !

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MrAngry says...
11:27am Sat 23 Mar 13

Timely article as we were planning to go house hunting today. We have three cats so we can cross Wichelstowe off the list.

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semitonic says...
11:27am Sat 23 Mar 13

umpcah wrote:
semitonic wrote:
Mango man wrote:
Exactly what I was going to say Lord. Perhaps if they weren't on other people's property making a mess for kids to find then this wouldn't be happening!
Anyway, nothing suspicious here, now move along!
I always send my cat next door for a dump. She loves that.
The people next door might start chucking it over your fence ! Hope so !
Cats will be cats.

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Amberflame says...
11:58am Sat 23 Mar 13

Blacky3a wrote:
I was going to say there are ways and means to deter cats from gardens!! Vile people, It's probably one of your kids doing it!!
So you are blaming kids for it?

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TinkeyWinkey says...
12:01pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Doesn't matter if you are not a cat lover yourself, at the end of the day these are people's pets & there is some sick individual out there killing them for fun then dumping their bodies. Would people take such a light hearted view if someone was killing dogs? Let's face it they poop all over the place too and only the "decent" owners pick up after them.

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semitonic says...
12:14pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Quite right Tinkey, unfortunately a great many dog owners are not at all decent and take great delight in watching their dog crimp one off on playing fields, pavements, grass verges, the TOWN CENTRE ffs!..

And if they pick it up in a bag (only if someone else is watching of course) that soon gets stuffed into the nearest hedge.

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house on the hill says...
12:28pm Sat 23 Mar 13

I see the usual double standards brigade are out again. quick to critisise those who maybe dont share their love of cats for whatever reason, but probably dont give a monkeys where their cat cr4ps. most so called animal lovers are far from it judging by all the cat and dog mess around Swindon. Clearly never heard of the word responsibility let alone know what it means, like far too many of todays parents.

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Localboy86 says...
12:28pm Sat 23 Mar 13

I love cats but couldn't eat a whole one lol. bit of an over reaction me thinks, the police don't seem concerned. Clearly the bloke who thinks his remaining cats have been left traumatised is nuts.

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Sashstaff says...
12:40pm Sat 23 Mar 13

In my opinion, it's more likely that there is something about the canal that means the cats cannot sense it very well and are falling in and drowning.
Keep you cats indoors where they cannot pester neighbours, harass wildlife and are protected from harm.

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Davey Gravey says...
12:53pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Cats can swim. Even if thrown in or falling(which is unlikely) they would be able to get out. This is unless there is not way of climing out of the canal. I have not see it so cannot comment on that. Does look dodgy though to have such high numbers of cats dead in the water. Oh and Mango man. You are scum and hope you get what you deserve

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house on the hill says...
12:55pm Sat 23 Mar 13

makes a good story though whether its true or not.....

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Davey Gravey says...
1:05pm Sat 23 Mar 13

house on the hill wrote:
makes a good story though whether its true or not.....
There's nothing good about it you tool. Unless you like dead cats?

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Mango man says...
2:21pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Oik1 wrote:
Perhaps one or two cat owners here have to understand that even though they think cats are wonderfull companions,blah, blah, blah, this is a public opinon board and there are many other members of the public that feel cats are a real nuisance, Paul.H you stated you had 4 cats thats great for you but what a pain in the backside that is for someone else who cares more about the local birdlife visiting their gardens and those people who enjoy their gardens without having to shift all the cat crap left by other peoples cats, all of this before we get around to the disgusting smell of Tom cats piddle on anything and everything left in the garden overnight, remember this could well be your loving Tiddles doing this to other people who have no interest or care about your cats when you put them out and not give a thought to what they do when you shut the door on them. It would seem someone has had enough and found another use for the local canal, that may not be right but it really ought to make cat owners think about what their animals are doing to other people when the door is shut on them.

I shall now put on a tin helmet and retire to my bunker to await the cat lovers bombardment and assasination squads.
Precisely Sir, it's a wonder there's not more of this culling going on. I think the cat lovers are somewhat blinkered in their comments on here, yes cats are pets and property but they are also a bloody pain for those of us who don't care for them particularly. Don't seek publicity then get your knickers in a twist when not everyone agrees with you, that's life!

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dukeofM4 says...
3:37pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Nobody seems to mention there's a easy solution to the cat cr4p, buy a litter tray for about a £5 and litter.

It's my belief cat owners don't want to look or smell litter trays in their house along with the added expense of keeping one so they transfer that cost over to their neighbours.

It's the cat owners who are selfish.

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Worked Hard says...
3:53pm Sat 23 Mar 13

wouldn't someone have seen something?..... if theres someone waiting around in the shadows ready to pounce on kittys then im pretty sure someone would have spotted them.....

My moneys on them simpy falling in.... how many domestic cats live nears canals these days??

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PAUL.H says...
4:05pm Sat 23 Mar 13

To be honest we do have a seperate small room with litter trays, food bowls and beds for our cats, and have been trying to keep our cats in as much as possible as we knew something sick was going on around here (it may not just be isolated to wichelstowe, as there are so many cats missing in swindon). We let our cat out the front where she normally sits on the wall and then comes in a few hours later. We go out of our way to look after our pets and it does not give the right for ANYONE to hurt them, whether they like them or not!! It also does not give people the right to suggest cats should be culled or otherwise. Your just as bad as the sicko/s that are killing them.

People whinge and moan about cats messing in their gardens but there are so many deterants, that dont cost alot if anything!!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion/views and i respect that......whether it is the same as ours or not, but what i dont tolerate is personal snide remarks from sad spiteful individuals who dont know me!! and most probably sit in a small bedsit with no friends, no pets, no family and no real interest in these subjects!!

These cats are our pets, they are our childrens pets and should not be killed by someone for any reason, let alone messing in a garden!! i wonder what the animal rights brigade would feel about some of these comments. I bet the people that are giving a large dont show their real identites?

Anyway another main concern of ours and alot of other people is, that once this sicko has finished killing all the cats in the area what will they do next? what if this was happening to your dogs? it would be a totally different ball game then hey? you would be the first on here screaming foul play!!

everyone who has a pet whether its a cat/dog/horse/guinee pig etc etc should be worried about this as it can happen to all.

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PAUL.H says...
4:09pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
wouldn't someone have seen something?..... if theres someone waiting around in the shadows ready to pounce on kittys then im pretty sure someone would have spotted them.....

My moneys on them simpy falling in.... how many domestic cats live nears canals these days??
Its always in the early hours when everone is in bed, so they wont be seen.

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PAUL.H says...
4:12pm Sat 23 Mar 13

dukeofM4 wrote:
Nobody seems to mention there's a easy solution to the cat cr4p, buy a litter tray for about a £5 and litter.

It's my belief cat owners don't want to look or smell litter trays in their house along with the added expense of keeping one so they transfer that cost over to their neighbours.

It's the cat owners who are selfish.
Does this count for dog owners too? the ones that walk their dogs and let them crap all over the place?

and also them that pick it up in bags them lob them in the trees?

Maybe they need to keep them in doors aswell and crap in trays

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Mango man says...
4:17pm Sat 23 Mar 13

PAUL.H wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
wouldn't someone have seen something?..... if theres someone waiting around in the shadows ready to pounce on kittys then im pretty sure someone would have spotted them.....

My moneys on them simpy falling in.... how many domestic cats live nears canals these days??
Its always in the early hours when everone is in bed, so they wont be seen.
Do you seriously think that a masked cat knapper waits until the last lights have gone out and then scours the streets looking for a furry friend to lob in the canal? Not exactly going to make it into hardback is it!

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Worked Hard says...
4:24pm Sat 23 Mar 13

PAUL.H wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
wouldn't someone have seen something?..... if theres someone waiting around in the shadows ready to pounce on kittys then im pretty sure someone would have spotted them.....

My moneys on them simpy falling in.... how many domestic cats live nears canals these days??
Its always in the early hours when everone is in bed, so they wont be seen.
So has anyone stayed up and kept watch???????

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Hmmmf says...
5:00pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Paul.H wrote:
Everyone is entitled to their opinion/views and i respect that......whether it is the same as ours or not, but what i dont tolerate is personal snide remarks from sad spiteful individuals who dont know me!! and most probably sit in a small bedsit with no friends, no pets, no family and no real interest in these subjects!!

But it's fine for you to make personal personal snide remarks like those about people you don't know?
Paul.H wrote:
i wonder what the animal rights brigade would feel about some of these comments. I bet the people that are giving a large dont show their real identites?

So you 'respect' other people's views and opinions but then threaten them with a terrorist organisation that's happy to destroy human life in the name of animals?
Paul.H wrote:
People whinge and moan about cats messing in their gardens but there are so many deterants, that dont cost alot if anything!!

Why on earth should people who don't share your obsession with cats be obliged to go to the expense and trouble of deterrents? (According the PFMA, only 25% of households in the southwest own a cat). That's a selfish as saying "I like loud music, so you go buy earplugs if you don't like it!"

Sorry for your loss, but flying off the handle, ranting about 'sickos' and lashing out at people when there's no real evidence yet of any foul play is hardly likely to attract sympathy to your cause.

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Davey Gravey says...
5:16pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Nothing justifies killing pet cats. @Paul.H.... Would a cat be able to climb out of the canal in your opinion? Although they hate water they are able swimmers. If as i suspect they have been milled i hope those responsible are found and jailed.

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Mango man says...
5:31pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Nothing justifies killing pet cats. @Paul.H.... Would a cat be able to climb out of the canal in your opinion? Although they hate water they are able swimmers. If as i suspect they have been milled i hope those responsible are found and jailed.
PCC Priorities for 2013;

Reduce crime

Convince more victims of hate crime to come forward

Reduce road traffic casualties

Tackle the issues surrounding non-swimming cats???

The Police say there isn't a problem, this is just a very slow news day, move along now!

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Worked Hard says...
5:41pm Sat 23 Mar 13

soooo has anyone thought the cats may be straying too near to the M4.... getting scared... legging it back the houses and falling in the canal as they do so?? ummmm motorway..... ummmm canal..... should I let my animals roam free???? now let me think ......

Perhaps these factors should have been considered before you moved there?? I for one took the road situation into account when I moved

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jmostfc says...
5:54pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Mango man wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Nothing justifies killing pet cats. @Paul.H.... Would a cat be able to climb out of the canal in your opinion? Although they hate water they are able swimmers. If as i suspect they have been milled i hope those responsible are found and jailed.
PCC Priorities for 2013;

Reduce crime

Convince more victims of hate crime to come forward

Reduce road traffic casualties

Tackle the issues surrounding non-swimming cats???

The Police say there isn't a problem, this is just a very slow news day, move along now!
Amazing. Really enjoyed that. Thanks.

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Hmmmf says...
6:10pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Fish in the canal, maybe. Especially when the sides are slippery in winter. Bit more plausible than a lunatic cat-killer at large. http://goo.gl/XVeAO

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Davey Gravey says...
6:11pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Mango man wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote: Nothing justifies killing pet cats. @Paul.H.... Would a cat be able to climb out of the canal in your opinion? Although they hate water they are able swimmers. If as i suspect they have been milled i hope those responsible are found and jailed.
PCC Priorities for 2013; Reduce crime Convince more victims of hate crime to come forward Reduce road traffic casualties Tackle the issues surrounding non-swimming cats??? The Police say there isn't a problem, this is just a very slow news day, move along now!
Practice what you preach internet troll. A moronic one at that.

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Mango man says...
6:22pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Mango man wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote: Nothing justifies killing pet cats. @Paul.H.... Would a cat be able to climb out of the canal in your opinion? Although they hate water they are able swimmers. If as i suspect they have been milled i hope those responsible are found and jailed.
PCC Priorities for 2013; Reduce crime Convince more victims of hate crime to come forward Reduce road traffic casualties Tackle the issues surrounding non-swimming cats??? The Police say there isn't a problem, this is just a very slow news day, move along now!
Practice what you preach internet troll. A moronic one at that.
I may be missing something but I don't think I've been preaching anything, just stating an opinion which clearly has got under the fur of a few on here! Freedom of speech is exactly that, just because you like cats and I don't doesn't make me a troll for having my say!
Anyway I'm off for a glass of milk and a swim, miaow

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dukeofM4 says...
6:50pm Sat 23 Mar 13

PAUL.H wrote:
dukeofM4 wrote:
Nobody seems to mention there's a easy solution to the cat cr4p, buy a litter tray for about a £5 and litter.

It's my belief cat owners don't want to look or smell litter trays in their house along with the added expense of keeping one so they transfer that cost over to their neighbours.

It's the cat owners who are selfish.
Does this count for dog owners too? the ones that walk their dogs and let them crap all over the place?

and also them that pick it up in bags them lob them in the trees?

Maybe they need to keep them in doors aswell and crap in trays
Dogs owners should carry empty bread bags as well and clean up their warm steamy messes as well. Dogs are only the same as cats and people in that they cr4p. Rarely do you see dogs roaming on their own.

Cat owners feel they have to let cats roam because it for their well being while dogs are content to sleep away the days in some corner of the house.

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house on the hill says...
7:11pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Not much respect for freedom of speech or opinion on here as usual. As the stats show only around a quarter of households actually have cats so you are in the minority. Not everyone shares your love of cats so please respect that the same way you want others to respect your love of them and all the cr4p they leave in other people's gardens that you clealy don't care about.

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roberto5 says...
8:15pm Sat 23 Mar 13

I dont really understand why you would want to live right outside a canal, the safety is terrible. If you had a toddler that you let out your sight for a sec, or had a accident yourself there are no aides to get yourself back out. I imagine the water is very deep as well. I would of thought they would of put railings up against it. My opinion is that someone is drowning them, cats will not go anywhere near water, its not a accident. The Police are not interested, to them its a minor crime, there is bigger fish to fry. But if someone is doing this they are proper sick, will it escalate to chucking people in there?

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Worked Hard says...
8:18pm Sat 23 Mar 13

roberto5 wrote:
I dont really understand why you would want to live right outside a canal, the safety is terrible. If you had a toddler that you let out your sight for a sec, or had a accident yourself there are no aides to get yourself back out. I imagine the water is very deep as well. I would of thought they would of put railings up against it. My opinion is that someone is drowning them, cats will not go anywhere near water, its not a accident. The Police are not interested, to them its a minor crime, there is bigger fish to fry. But if someone is doing this they are proper sick, will it escalate to chucking people in there?
No

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Always Grumpy says...
8:27pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Hmmmf wrote:
Paul.H wrote:
Everyone is entitled to their opinion/views and i respect that......whether it is the same as ours or not, but what i dont tolerate is personal snide remarks from sad spiteful individuals who dont know me!! and most probably sit in a small bedsit with no friends, no pets, no family and no real interest in these subjects!!

But it's fine for you to make personal personal snide remarks like those about people you don't know?
Paul.H wrote:
i wonder what the animal rights brigade would feel about some of these comments. I bet the people that are giving a large dont show their real identites?

So you 'respect' other people's views and opinions but then threaten them with a terrorist organisation that's happy to destroy human life in the name of animals?
Paul.H wrote:
People whinge and moan about cats messing in their gardens but there are so many deterants, that dont cost alot if anything!!

Why on earth should people who don't share your obsession with cats be obliged to go to the expense and trouble of deterrents? (According the PFMA, only 25% of households in the southwest own a cat). That's a selfish as saying "I like loud music, so you go buy earplugs if you don't like it!"

Sorry for your loss, but flying off the handle, ranting about 'sickos' and lashing out at people when there's no real evidence yet of any foul play is hardly likely to attract sympathy to your cause.
Good post.

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Moth says...
8:30pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Such ignorance is displayed in some of these comments, particularly about alleged cat c**p. More likely to be fox c**p - cat's bury their mess, always have and always will. It's an instinct thing to put would-be predators off their scent.

For the information of the police. Cats HATE water as a general rule and won't go near it. The exceptions being some pedigree cats like swimming and are very good swimmers so would be very unlikely to drown.

As for catching birds, yes cats do that but they also keep rats and mice down. Shame they can't put the human vermin down. Other birds are predators of birds too, the Magpies being one of the worst and we all know what Cuckoos do. That, I'm afraid is nature but the worst enemy to birds isn't cats or other birds, but mankind with the endless pesticides and artificial fertilisers used on crops. These are even killing bees.

If these cats are indeed being drowned then it is an extremely cruel thing the killer is doing as cats take a long time to drown so whoever is doing this is one very sick individual (or individuals).

It is well known that people who are cruel to animals and kill them often go on to killing children eventually so, for that reason also, as well as the heartbreak being caused to the families of these cats, this person(s) MUST be caught. The police need to be paying more than lip service to this.

In the meantime, I know it is stating the obvious but please keep your cats indoors. Cats adapt and can live very happily indoors - I know, my cats are indoor cats.

Just for the record, I have a dog too -
and ALWAYS clean up after him.

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Davey Gravey says...
8:34pm Sat 23 Mar 13

house on the hill wrote:
Not much respect for freedom of speech or opinion on here as usual. As the stats show only around a quarter of households actually have cats so you are in the minority. Not everyone shares your love of cats so please respect that the same way you want others to respect your love of them and all the cr4p they leave in other people's gardens that you clealy don't care about.
That doesn't give anyone the right to kill cats though. It's illegal and cruel. Why some seem more sympathetic to the cats being killed over a bit of **** or **** in a garden i don't know.

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roberto5 says...
8:47pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
roberto5 wrote:
I dont really understand why you would want to live right outside a canal, the safety is terrible. If you had a toddler that you let out your sight for a sec, or had a accident yourself there are no aides to get yourself back out. I imagine the water is very deep as well. I would of thought they would of put railings up against it. My opinion is that someone is drowning them, cats will not go anywhere near water, its not a accident. The Police are not interested, to them its a minor crime, there is bigger fish to fry. But if someone is doing this they are proper sick, will it escalate to chucking people in there?
No
Cases like this in the past have eventually escalated. That is a fact.

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swindon_lifeguard says...
9:02pm Sat 23 Mar 13

This is from my personal experience being a fully qualified lifeguard

How to stop a cat from drowning ?

Take your foot of it head

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pest-controller says...
9:45pm Sat 23 Mar 13

To all you inconsiderate cat owners.

Dogs have some legislation which control them, such as Road Traffic Act, Highway Codes and Dangerous Dogs Act etc.

The plod probably too busy eating donuts to enforce them anyway.

However, there is very little protection for cats, in most cases they are classes as wild. So even you do not have "ownership". So technically if I were sick in the head I could claim or even sell one of your sh*t ejectors.

Moreover, as a local smallholder, I am entitled to erase these vermins if they damage my crops and worry my live stocks. That goes for most animals, which are not listed under current conservation and other legislation which do not require a license to cull.

So you have been warned in advance. Boom Boom ****.

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dukeofM4 says...
9:47pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Why don't the cat lovers put down some money and attach a GPS collar to the cat and obviously when the GPS stops you'll know where the scene of the crime has taken place? The cops can then spring into action over Tabby.

It doesn't stop the cr4p in your back garden problem unless we create a DNA registry for cats and make the owner pay for the clean up of you garden. If the owner refuses to comply, then the cat is put down.

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roberto5 says...
9:52pm Sat 23 Mar 13

pest-controller wrote:
To all you inconsiderate cat owners.

Dogs have some legislation which control them, such as Road Traffic Act, Highway Codes and Dangerous Dogs Act etc.

The plod probably too busy eating donuts to enforce them anyway.

However, there is very little protection for cats, in most cases they are classes as wild. So even you do not have "ownership". So technically if I were sick in the head I could claim or even sell one of your sh*t ejectors.

Moreover, as a local smallholder, I am entitled to erase these vermins if they damage my crops and worry my live stocks. That goes for most animals, which are not listed under current conservation and other legislation which do not require a license to cull.

So you have been warned in advance. Boom Boom ****.
How can a cat damage crops or livestock? I would be worried if you own a firearm.

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Simples! says...
9:52pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Moth wrote:
Such ignorance is displayed in some of these comments, particularly about alleged cat c**p. More likely to be fox c**p - cat's bury their mess, always have and always will. It's an instinct thing to put would-be predators off their scent.

For the information of the police. Cats HATE water as a general rule and won't go near it. The exceptions being some pedigree cats like swimming and are very good swimmers so would be very unlikely to drown.

As for catching birds, yes cats do that but they also keep rats and mice down. Shame they can't put the human vermin down. Other birds are predators of birds too, the Magpies being one of the worst and we all know what Cuckoos do. That, I'm afraid is nature but the worst enemy to birds isn't cats or other birds, but mankind with the endless pesticides and artificial fertilisers used on crops. These are even killing bees.

If these cats are indeed being drowned then it is an extremely cruel thing the killer is doing as cats take a long time to drown so whoever is doing this is one very sick individual (or individuals).

It is well known that people who are cruel to animals and kill them often go on to killing children eventually so, for that reason also, as well as the heartbreak being caused to the families of these cats, this person(s) MUST be caught. The police need to be paying more than lip service to this.

In the meantime, I know it is stating the obvious but please keep your cats indoors. Cats adapt and can live very happily indoors - I know, my cats are indoor cats.

Just for the record, I have a dog too -
and ALWAYS clean up after him.
Only had to read the first sentence to realise you have no idea what you are talking about bless you!! Well done on cleaning up after your dog though!!

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pest-controller says...
9:54pm Sat 23 Mar 13

PAUL.H wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
wouldn't someone have seen something?..... if theres someone waiting around in the shadows ready to pounce on kittys then im pretty sure someone would have spotted them.....

My moneys on them simpy falling in.... how many domestic cats live nears canals these days??
Its always in the early hours when everone is in bed, so they wont be seen.
@paul.h

Get life no-cares or gonna waste time chasing about these stupid cats. Look at youtube and find 00s of stupid cat falling into water.

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pest-controller says...
10:17pm Sat 23 Mar 13

roberto5 wrote:
pest-controller wrote:
To all you inconsiderate cat owners.

Dogs have some legislation which control them, such as Road Traffic Act, Highway Codes and Dangerous Dogs Act etc.

The plod probably too busy eating donuts to enforce them anyway.

However, there is very little protection for cats, in most cases they are classes as wild. So even you do not have "ownership". So technically if I were sick in the head I could claim or even sell one of your sh*t ejectors.

Moreover, as a local smallholder, I am entitled to erase these vermins if they damage my crops and worry my live stocks. That goes for most animals, which are not listed under current conservation and other legislation which do not require a license to cull.

So you have been warned in advance. Boom Boom ****.
How can a cat damage crops or livestock? I would be worried if you own a firearm.
For starters the uninvited crap they leave around putting my kids and family at risk.

Killing the wildlife that helps my crops. And the ones i am legally entitled to shoot such as bird and other mammals, but do not because they are not damaging or causing any worry or of personal concern.

Attacking my family livestocks, which then would upset my kids and family and of course myself.

My land is my right, NOT your land or YOUR right and certainly NOT your sh*t ejectors right to trespass and leave sh*t.

Every cat will be expected to be faced with extreme prejudices, that a FACT.

Worried I got firearm, so what ? Maybe if you robbing my house uninvited and or you were attacking my family and my firearm happen to be close by legally or you were a cat attacking livestock then I would totally agree you are 100% correct.

I would be more worried about the cats http://goo.gl/XRe1K who kill more than 1 Billion wildlife a year than mine or anyone else firearm.

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LordAshOfTheBrake says...
10:31pm Sat 23 Mar 13

@Moth

Quote "Such ignorance is displayed in some of these comments, particularly about alleged cat c**p. More likely to be fox c**p - cat's bury their mess, always have and always will. It's an instinct thing to put would-be predators off their scent."

Cats generally may TRY to bury their mess, but all too often it is not buried and yes I've witnessed them not doing it in my garden (hence the lavender). Try doing some research yourself and you'll find all sorts of reasons why they do not always bury it.

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cats-protection says...
10:51pm Sat 23 Mar 13

I CANNOT BELIEVE SOME OF THE STUFF IM READING ON HERE!! IT MAKES ME SICK HEARING ALOT OF THESE ARROGANT MORONS AGREEING THAT CATS SHOULD BE MURDERED AND CULLED AND SO FORTH.

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY UNTOWARD GOING ON AND ITS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IF SOMEONE IS KILLING ANIMALS NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE THEN IT NEEDS TO STOP AND HAS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED. THESE ARE PEOPLES PET, THESE ARE SMALL CHILDRENS PETS, WHY SHOULD THEY BE KILLED.

WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? IM SO ANGRY READING ALOT OF THIS AND IM NOT SURPRISED WHY SO MANY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN HATE SWINDON AND THINK EVERYONE THERE IS THICK. WITH ATTITUDES LIKE THESE ABOVE IM NOT SURPRISED WHY

IM SO GLAD I DONT LIVE THERE AS THE PEOPLE THERE ARE VILE

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pest-controller says...
10:54pm Sat 23 Mar 13

PAUL.H wrote:
To be honest we do have a seperate small room with litter trays, food bowls and beds for our cats, and have been trying to keep our cats in as much as possible as we knew something sick was going on around here (it may not just be isolated to wichelstowe, as there are so many cats missing in swindon). We let our cat out the front where she normally sits on the wall and then comes in a few hours later. We go out of our way to look after our pets and it does not give the right for ANYONE to hurt them, whether they like them or not!! It also does not give people the right to suggest cats should be culled or otherwise. Your just as bad as the sicko/s that are killing them.

People whinge and moan about cats messing in their gardens but there are so many deterants, that dont cost alot if anything!!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion/views and i respect that......whether it is the same as ours or not, but what i dont tolerate is personal snide remarks from sad spiteful individuals who dont know me!! and most probably sit in a small bedsit with no friends, no pets, no family and no real interest in these subjects!!

These cats are our pets, they are our childrens pets and should not be killed by someone for any reason, let alone messing in a garden!! i wonder what the animal rights brigade would feel about some of these comments. I bet the people that are giving a large dont show their real identites?

Anyway another main concern of ours and alot of other people is, that once this sicko has finished killing all the cats in the area what will they do next? what if this was happening to your dogs? it would be a totally different ball game then hey? you would be the first on here screaming foul play!!

everyone who has a pet whether its a cat/dog/horse/guinee pig etc etc should be worried about this as it can happen to all.
@ paul h

"People whinge and moan about cats messing in their gardens but there are so many deterants, that dont cost alot if anything!! "

you are correct people whinge, for starters it cost me about £0.60p a shell.

Maybe you will whinge if i suggested you buy me alternative deterrents. So I can focus on actually enjoying my crops and livestock without defending it day and night ?

The offer is open to all cats owners and I am sure the other reader of the unwanted cat sh*t will want to dip into the pot of money for alternatives. Of course like you say "does not cost alot if anything".

Put your money where your mouth is.

Or even cheaper alternative would be if you got different pet or none at all.

Or one that stay at home and does not annoy other people private lives or destroy wildlife or anything anti-social.

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pest-controller says...
11:13pm Sat 23 Mar 13

dukeofM4 wrote:
Why don't the cat lovers put down some money and attach a GPS collar to the cat and obviously when the GPS stops you'll know where the scene of the crime has taken place? The cops can then spring into action over Tabby.

It doesn't stop the cr4p in your back garden problem unless we create a DNA registry for cats and make the owner pay for the clean up of you garden. If the owner refuses to comply, then the cat is put down.
Great idea, please start a epetition at http://epetitions.di
rect.gov.uk/ i be signing up.

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cats-protection says...
11:54pm Sat 23 Mar 13

TYPICAL SAD LOUD MOUTH GIVING OUT DROVE VETS ADDRESS

WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK. TYPICAL SWINDONIAN

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pest-controller says...
11:59pm Sat 23 Mar 13

cats-protection wrote:
TYPICAL SAD LOUD MOUTH GIVING OUT DROVE VETS ADDRESS

WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK. TYPICAL SWINDONIAN
Give us your address then

"WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK"

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house on the hill says...
8:02am Sun 24 Mar 13

Wow this really is getting out of hand. Firstly this is cats we are talking about, not children or adults, but cats. Secondly and very importantly this is a story based on speculation and opinion not fact, so all the morons insulting all the so called cat haters who want all cats dead, there is no proof that this is happening so please get a grip. Thirdly, clearly those cat lovers don't sound like very nice people to me with all their threats and attitudes. For me, I have loads of cats around me and most weekends I was clearing around a dozen loads of mess of my patio. I don't hate cats, I hate the selfish two faced owners who just don't care what mess they cause and even expects others to put up with it. I spent my own money which I shouldn't have to on 2 cat scarers which did the trick and I haven't had a cat in my garden for a couple of years. As for the idiot who says people of Swindon are vile, I can assure you that attitudes here are probably very mild compared with most of the country especially inner cities where you can get a knife in your neck for looking at someone the wrong way.
Please get a grip, this is a speculation story with no evidence either way and has just always highlighted what a sad world we live in full of arrogant double standards selfish people who think they are right and no one else is allowed to have an opinion. I always find it funny how many people defend their cats but eat other animals like there is no tomorrow, a very strange world.

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LordAshOfTheBrake says...
8:09am Sun 24 Mar 13

house on the hill wrote:
Wow this really is getting out of hand. Firstly this is cats we are talking about, not children or adults, but cats. Secondly and very importantly this is a story based on speculation and opinion not fact, so all the morons insulting all the so called cat haters who want all cats dead, there is no proof that this is happening so please get a grip. Thirdly, clearly those cat lovers don't sound like very nice people to me with all their threats and attitudes. For me, I have loads of cats around me and most weekends I was clearing around a dozen loads of mess of my patio. I don't hate cats, I hate the selfish two faced owners who just don't care what mess they cause and even expects others to put up with it. I spent my own money which I shouldn't have to on 2 cat scarers which did the trick and I haven't had a cat in my garden for a couple of years. As for the idiot who says people of Swindon are vile, I can assure you that attitudes here are probably very mild compared with most of the country especially inner cities where you can get a knife in your neck for looking at someone the wrong way.
Please get a grip, this is a speculation story with no evidence either way and has just always highlighted what a sad world we live in full of arrogant double standards selfish people who think they are right and no one else is allowed to have an opinion. I always find it funny how many people defend their cats but eat other animals like there is no tomorrow, a very strange world.
Well said.

Perspective has been lost.

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Always Grumpy says...
8:53am Sun 24 Mar 13

cats-protection wrote:
TYPICAL SAD LOUD MOUTH GIVING OUT DROVE VETS ADDRESS

WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK. TYPICAL SWINDONIAN
Why are you shouting all the time?
Why can't you accept that there are many people who do not like cats - me included.
Presumably, as a cat lover, you do not like wild birds, which I do, as it's been proven time and time again that domestic cats kill millions of wild birds each year.
Domestic cats serve no useful purpose at all and everyone should have the right to kill them if found on their property. They are dirty, germ ridden flea bags.

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semitonic says...
9:10am Sun 24 Mar 13

Always Grumpy wrote:
cats-protection wrote:
TYPICAL SAD LOUD MOUTH GIVING OUT DROVE VETS ADDRESS

WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK. TYPICAL SWINDONIAN
Why are you shouting all the time?
Why can't you accept that there are many people who do not like cats - me included.
Presumably, as a cat lover, you do not like wild birds, which I do, as it's been proven time and time again that domestic cats kill millions of wild birds each year.
Domestic cats serve no useful purpose at all and everyone should have the right to kill them if found on their property. They are dirty, germ ridden flea bags.
Grampy: "They are dirty, germ ridden flea bags."

You could say that about almost any animal, yourself included.

Cats are normally very clean, mine included, and so is my garden because it goes next door for a dump.

Also humans kill millions of other animals every year because we are all part of a food chain, or hadn't you noticed?

Silly Grampy.

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Worked Hard says...
9:14am Sun 24 Mar 13

Is this in the area of the estate that is all the " affordable Housing" ?

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Simples! says...
9:27am Sun 24 Mar 13

semitonic wrote:
Always Grumpy wrote:
cats-protection wrote:
TYPICAL SAD LOUD MOUTH GIVING OUT DROVE VETS ADDRESS

WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK. TYPICAL SWINDONIAN
Why are you shouting all the time?
Why can't you accept that there are many people who do not like cats - me included.
Presumably, as a cat lover, you do not like wild birds, which I do, as it's been proven time and time again that domestic cats kill millions of wild birds each year.
Domestic cats serve no useful purpose at all and everyone should have the right to kill them if found on their property. They are dirty, germ ridden flea bags.
Grampy: "They are dirty, germ ridden flea bags."

You could say that about almost any animal, yourself included.

Cats are normally very clean, mine included, and so is my garden because it goes next door for a dump.

Also humans kill millions of other animals every year because we are all part of a food chain, or hadn't you noticed?

Silly Grampy.
You might want to be a bit more responsible and keep your moggy inside for a while rather than let it poo next door if you really care that much about it?!!

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Simples! says...
9:32am Sun 24 Mar 13

cats-protection wrote:
TYPICAL SAD LOUD MOUTH GIVING OUT DROVE VETS ADDRESS

WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK. TYPICAL SWINDONIAN
You might be surprised to know there are a lot of typical swindonians in SWINDON!! If you dont like it i know a nice canal you can go jump in. You can rescue a few cats while youre in there!!

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PAUL.H says...
10:25am Sun 24 Mar 13

cats-protection wrote:
I CANNOT BELIEVE SOME OF THE STUFF IM READING ON HERE!! IT MAKES ME SICK HEARING ALOT OF THESE ARROGANT MORONS AGREEING THAT CATS SHOULD BE MURDERED AND CULLED AND SO FORTH.

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY UNTOWARD GOING ON AND ITS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IF SOMEONE IS KILLING ANIMALS NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE THEN IT NEEDS TO STOP AND HAS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED. THESE ARE PEOPLES PET, THESE ARE SMALL CHILDRENS PETS, WHY SHOULD THEY BE KILLED.

WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? IM SO ANGRY READING ALOT OF THIS AND IM NOT SURPRISED WHY SO MANY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN HATE SWINDON AND THINK EVERYONE THERE IS THICK. WITH ATTITUDES LIKE THESE ABOVE IM NOT SURPRISED WHY

IM SO GLAD I DONT LIVE THERE AS THE PEOPLE THERE ARE VILE
Ive lived in swindon most of my life and travelled alot of the country and lived in several different areas. I find swindon to be a very relaxed area and most of the people ive come across in my time have been very friendly and accomodating, i would say one of the better places in the country to live thats for sure. There is an issue with someone killing our cats but to slag off everyone here is not really on, especially for the want of one or 2. Ive been here in Wichelstowe for 13 months and apart from the cats issue, i find the people here are really friendly and we have neighbours who actually look out for each other and help each other. The surrounding area is picturesque and housing is lovely. I would recommend it to anyone and not deter anyone because of this issue.

I do think some peoples opinions on here are somewhat arrogant but everyone is entitled to their own say, even if not the same as my own.

This is not the place to go slagging everyone off, and the swindonian's ive come across in my time are nothing like what you describe.

Its not nice what is happening to our cats, im convinced foul play is at hand here and will leave this to the police and authorities to tackle. Alot of people do not like cats but they shouldnt be harming them like this.

Paul

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Always Grumpy says...
11:19am Sun 24 Mar 13

semitonic wrote:
Always Grumpy wrote:
cats-protection wrote:
TYPICAL SAD LOUD MOUTH GIVING OUT DROVE VETS ADDRESS

WALK THE WALK AND DONT TALK THE TALK. TYPICAL SWINDONIAN
Why are you shouting all the time?
Why can't you accept that there are many people who do not like cats - me included.
Presumably, as a cat lover, you do not like wild birds, which I do, as it's been proven time and time again that domestic cats kill millions of wild birds each year.
Domestic cats serve no useful purpose at all and everyone should have the right to kill them if found on their property. They are dirty, germ ridden flea bags.
Grampy: "They are dirty, germ ridden flea bags."

You could say that about almost any animal, yourself included.

Cats are normally very clean, mine included, and so is my garden because it goes next door for a dump.

Also humans kill millions of other animals every year because we are all part of a food chain, or hadn't you noticed?

Silly Grampy.
positronic - I don't climb over kitchen worktops etc. spreading germs (you might not be able to see the germs, they are quite small you know), spit furballs everywhere (germ laden) or crap in my neighbours garden (more germs plus smell).
Wild birds aren't part of a domestic cats food chain either unless you are starving yours or hadn't you noticed.
Interestingly in Australia, cats have to be kept indoors at night because of the risk to native wildlfe. That would be nice to see over here, assuming domestic cats aren't all going to be exterminated, which would be my ideal solution to the problem.

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semitonic says...
11:47am Sun 24 Mar 13

I've instructed my cat not to catch birds, only catch mice and let them go again in the neighbors garden and never take a dump on my flowers.

Guess what.. it doesn't understand English and does exactly what it wants to do because it's a cat.

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Davey Gravey says...
2:08pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Some of you on both sides of the argument aint done yourself any favours. Some of the comments are disgusting frankly.

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Moth says...
2:12pm Sun 24 Mar 13

cats-protection wrote:
I CANNOT BELIEVE SOME OF THE STUFF IM READING ON HERE!! IT MAKES ME SICK HEARING ALOT OF THESE ARROGANT MORONS AGREEING THAT CATS SHOULD BE MURDERED AND CULLED AND SO FORTH.

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY UNTOWARD GOING ON AND ITS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IF SOMEONE IS KILLING ANIMALS NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE THEN IT NEEDS TO STOP AND HAS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED. THESE ARE PEOPLES PET, THESE ARE SMALL CHILDRENS PETS, WHY SHOULD THEY BE KILLED.

WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? IM SO ANGRY READING ALOT OF THIS AND IM NOT SURPRISED WHY SO MANY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN HATE SWINDON AND THINK EVERYONE THERE IS THICK. WITH ATTITUDES LIKE THESE ABOVE IM NOT SURPRISED WHY

IM SO GLAD I DONT LIVE THERE AS THE PEOPLE THERE ARE VILE
What worries me about some of the comments is there are children very obviously being taught HATRED by their parents.

No wonder there are so many violent crimes being committed, many of them utterly horrific against humans.

Absolutely NO COMPASSION is being displayed. Kids brought up to have no compassion usually turn out to be evil and cruel adults, often ending up with a life of crime.

Some of the posters seem to be displaying an irrational fear/hatred of cats and really should seek psychiatric help.

However, please don't tar all Swindonians with the same brush. I have lived here for 20 years and found the majority of people to be good, kind and caring.

In every town and city, you will always find good and bad.

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Worked Hard says...
3:09pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Some of you on both sides of the argument aint done yourself any favours. Some of the comments are disgusting frankly.
I think you'll find is haven't rather than aint..... and "frankly disgusting " reads better :O)

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Amberflame says...
4:05pm Sun 24 Mar 13

house on the hill wrote:
Wow this really is getting out of hand. Firstly this is cats we are talking about, not children or adults, but cats. Secondly and very importantly this is a story based on speculation and opinion not fact, so all the morons insulting all the so called cat haters who want all cats dead, there is no proof that this is happening so please get a grip. Thirdly, clearly those cat lovers don't sound like very nice people to me with all their threats and attitudes. For me, I have loads of cats around me and most weekends I was clearing around a dozen loads of mess of my patio. I don't hate cats, I hate the selfish two faced owners who just don't care what mess they cause and even expects others to put up with it. I spent my own money which I shouldn't have to on 2 cat scarers which did the trick and I haven't had a cat in my garden for a couple of years. As for the idiot who says people of Swindon are vile, I can assure you that attitudes here are probably very mild compared with most of the country especially inner cities where you can get a knife in your neck for looking at someone the wrong way.
Please get a grip, this is a speculation story with no evidence either way and has just always highlighted what a sad world we live in full of arrogant double standards selfish people who think they are right and no one else is allowed to have an opinion. I always find it funny how many people defend their cats but eat other animals like there is no tomorrow, a very strange world.
Any chance you could let me have the name of the cat scarer products?

I have tried a number of things without success. I have resorted to lobbing apples at them. Arrogant little ba$tard$ still come back though!!

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Davey Gravey says...
4:20pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Some of you on both sides of the argument aint done yourself any favours. Some of the comments are disgusting frankly.
I think you'll find is haven't rather than aint..... and "frankly disgusting " reads better :O)
'Aint' is perfectly suitable but should have had ' in there. 'Frankly' is fine where it was. Grammar policing always backfires, And those who are critical of others usually are sad morons. I'm more interested in the gist of what people have to say. Little grammar mistakes here and there matter not.

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Always Grumpy says...
4:45pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Amberflame wrote:
house on the hill wrote:
Wow this really is getting out of hand. Firstly this is cats we are talking about, not children or adults, but cats. Secondly and very importantly this is a story based on speculation and opinion not fact, so all the morons insulting all the so called cat haters who want all cats dead, there is no proof that this is happening so please get a grip. Thirdly, clearly those cat lovers don't sound like very nice people to me with all their threats and attitudes. For me, I have loads of cats around me and most weekends I was clearing around a dozen loads of mess of my patio. I don't hate cats, I hate the selfish two faced owners who just don't care what mess they cause and even expects others to put up with it. I spent my own money which I shouldn't have to on 2 cat scarers which did the trick and I haven't had a cat in my garden for a couple of years. As for the idiot who says people of Swindon are vile, I can assure you that attitudes here are probably very mild compared with most of the country especially inner cities where you can get a knife in your neck for looking at someone the wrong way.
Please get a grip, this is a speculation story with no evidence either way and has just always highlighted what a sad world we live in full of arrogant double standards selfish people who think they are right and no one else is allowed to have an opinion. I always find it funny how many people defend their cats but eat other animals like there is no tomorrow, a very strange world.
Any chance you could let me have the name of the cat scarer products?

I have tried a number of things without success. I have resorted to lobbing apples at them. Arrogant little ba$tard$ still come back though!!
Try the Rod and Gun shop on Victoria Road. What you really need is a 12 bore shotgun. You won't get the pesky little critters returning after you've unloaded one of them at short range in their direction. It might wake the neighbours up though - that's the only downside.

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roberto5 says...
4:46pm Sun 24 Mar 13

From reading most of these comments people in Swindon are very 'backward'

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Worked Hard says...
4:52pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Some of you on both sides of the argument aint done yourself any favours. Some of the comments are disgusting frankly.
I think you'll find is haven't rather than aint..... and "frankly disgusting " reads better :O)
'Aint' is perfectly suitable but should have had ' in there. 'Frankly' is fine where it was. Grammar policing always backfires, And those who are critical of others usually are sad morons. I'm more interested in the gist of what people have to say. Little grammar mistakes here and there matter not.
no... "aint" is not acceptable.....

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Davey Gravey says...
5:03pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Some of you on both sides of the argument aint done yourself any favours. Some of the comments are disgusting frankly.
I think you'll find is haven't rather than aint..... and "frankly disgusting " reads better :O)
'Aint' is perfectly suitable but should have had ' in there. 'Frankly' is fine where it was. Grammar policing always backfires, And those who are critical of others usually are sad morons. I'm more interested in the gist of what people have to say. Little grammar mistakes here and there matter not.
no... "aint" is not acceptable.....
Yes it is. You could have had a point if you picked me up on using 'yourself' when I should have put yourselves. But really, does it matter? Stop being a tool eh?

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Worked Hard says...
5:14pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Bored....

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Worked Hard says...
5:15pm Sun 24 Mar 13

and no.... it isn't :O)

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Davey Gravey says...
5:55pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Ain't is a colloquialism and contraction for "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", and "have not" in the common English language vernacular. In some dialects ain't is also used as a contraction of "do not", "does not", and "did not".

There you go fool. Grammar police always trip up.

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alternative-cat-food says...
5:56pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Best way to keep cats out is spend your hard earned cash on alternatives solutions as those tightfisted and selfish cat owners.

I like gardening so i always buy plants listed by this cat website.

http://goo.gl/aenYn

Then if you have a real serious problem then make cat cakes.

All you need to do is chop up some of these plants and mix it as a paste with cat food.

Then watch the greedy cats eat and disappear.

But I would not recommend leaving it out overnight if you have those cute headhogs visiting.

Anyone care to share any recipes that works best ?

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house on the hill says...
6:14pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Amberflame, I bought a couple of sonic scarers from Amazon that emit a high pitched tone when they go by and it worked, haven't seen a cat in the garden for a few years now. I don't hate cats, I just dislike the uncaring owners who have no respect for their neighbours and expect them to put up with cr4p in their gardens, just because they are cats! I wonder how they would feel if the roles were reversed, but of course they are not interested in anyone else. If someone is killing cats then yes that is appalling but we don't know if they are or not so let's get a bit of reality back in the hate mail above.

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alternative-cat-food says...
6:29pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Wish these cat owners just do one.

I might just dress up as a masked cat napper and jump into these cat owner garden and do a cr*p and p*ss over their garden furniture.

And of course being inconsiderate I WILL NOT clean up after myself.

Now what do you have to say to me now ?

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roberto5 says...
6:42pm Sun 24 Mar 13

alternative-cat-food wrote:
Wish these cat owners just do one.

I might just dress up as a masked cat napper and jump into these cat owner garden and do a cr*p and p*ss over their garden furniture.

And of course being inconsiderate I WILL NOT clean up after myself.

Now what do you have to say to me now ?
Get a life and get of this site.

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Worked Hard says...
6:49pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Ain't is a colloquialism and contraction for "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", and "have not" in the common English language vernacular. In some dialects ain't is also used as a contraction of "do not", "does not", and "did not".

There you go fool. Grammar police always trip up.
you forgot 2 spaces after the full stop....

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alternative-cat-food says...
6:52pm Sun 24 Mar 13

@ roberto5

yawns

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Davey Gravey says...
7:37pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Ain't is a colloquialism and contraction for "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", and "have not" in the common English language vernacular. In some dialects ain't is also used as a contraction of "do not", "does not", and "did not".

There you go fool. Grammar police always trip up.
you forgot 2 spaces after the full stop....
Hahahaha, only one space needed. And this from the tw@t who didn't start his sentence with a capital letter. Already shown you up for the clown you are, then you go and do it again. You've made more errors than me yet try to point out my faults. Tool!

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alternative-cat-food says...
7:41pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Instead of wasting perfectly good meat, I have been recommended some very tasty cat meat recipe.

http://goo.gl/VYvjQ

yummy I will be visiting Wichelstowe soon.

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Worked Hard says...
7:53pm Sun 24 Mar 13

"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy

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alternative-cat-food says...
8:04pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Has anyone visited Iceland lately ?

I remember their CEO mentioned they do not DNA test for cat meat in their meat products.

Maybe that is where all the missing cats are ?

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Davey Gravey says...
8:13pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............
...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.

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goodgolly says...
8:30pm Sun 24 Mar 13

What is wrong with the world today??

It seems to me that society has changed so much over the last few years!

I find myself shocked by this!

Not the story but the press, why oh why have they not gone for the obvious headline?

"Water Cat-astrophy"

This wouldn't have been missed in my day!

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alternative-cat-food says...
8:41pm Sun 24 Mar 13

goodgolly wrote:
What is wrong with the world today??

It seems to me that society has changed so much over the last few years!

I find myself shocked by this!

Not the story but the press, why oh why have they not gone for the obvious headline?

"Water Cat-astrophy"

This wouldn't have been missed in my day!
H2O is a cat-alyst for chemical disaster too.

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alternative-cat-food says...
8:49pm Sun 24 Mar 13

or

"Wichelstowe cat-alogue of deaths"

sound like a good one also

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Davey Gravey says...
8:56pm Sun 24 Mar 13

If we're doing headlines then i'm throwing in 'Did curiosity kill the cats?'

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alternative-cat-food says...
8:58pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
If we're doing headlines then i'm throwing in 'Did curiosity kill the cats?'
nice one, you defo get a thumb up from me :D

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alternative-cat-food says...
9:08pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Maybe they should have used

'Irresponsible owners let the cats out of the bag'

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Localboy86 says...
10:23pm Sun 24 Mar 13

U lot are as mad as a bag of cats

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alternative-cat-food says...
10:38pm Sun 24 Mar 13

I bet tomorrow these cat owners will be demanding that the local council fill in the newly opened canal with concrete.

Also at our personal expense. So, that they can breed more of these non-native vermin while spreading more sh*t.

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MrAngry says...
12:41am Mon 25 Mar 13

Remember the woman who dumped a cat in a wheelie bin.

The court were told that the maximum sentence was a £20,000 fine or 6 months in jail.

The judge ruled that as the cat hadn't been harmed and because she had been publicly humiliated in the press a £250 fine + £1,200 costs were appropriate.

If someone is responsible for these canal deaths, the owners can at least get some comfort from knowing that the culprit is going to get buggered every time he takes a shower.

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hairygirl says...
3:16am Mon 25 Mar 13

MrAngry wrote:
Remember the woman who dumped a cat in a wheelie bin.

The court were told that the maximum sentence was a £20,000 fine or 6 months in jail.

The judge ruled that as the cat hadn't been harmed and because she had been publicly humiliated in the press a £250 fine + £1,200 costs were appropriate.

If someone is responsible for these canal deaths, the owners can at least get some comfort from knowing that the culprit is going to get buggered every time he takes a shower.
What ever make you think the alleged person(s) is a man ?

Or even get buggered in the shower ? The person(s) might be bi-s*xual and enjoy it being buggered ? Not much of a punishment then.

What if it was act of god or the force of gravity ?

What if a person(s) was actually responsible for the death(s) and was attacked by the cat(s) and acted in self defense ? Because all the irresponsible owner(s) could not be bothered to keep them under control ?

Who cares anyway it is a non story.

Less cat(s) mean less sh*t we have to clear up.

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Worked Hard says...
7:45am Mon 25 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............

...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!

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umpcah says...
8:07am Mon 25 Mar 13

Any cats in the canal this morning ?

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tasty_cats says...
8:29am Mon 25 Mar 13

umpcah wrote:
Any cats in the canal this morning ?
Nope, but i found a massive pile of fresh cat cr*p in my garden.

Which one of these cat owners going to offer to clean it up ?

Maybe we should be throwing these responsible cat owners in the canal then.

But, that would not be fair on the fish and local pondlife I guess. Also, I probably be prosecuted for polluting the water with these unclean scumbags.

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1 2 Could B says...
9:25am Mon 25 Mar 13

Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!


Just look at how much time YOU have wasted responding

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tasty_cats says...
9:31am Mon 25 Mar 13

1 2 Could B wrote:
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!


Just look at how much time YOU have wasted responding
Just think how many cats you both could have murdered if you did not waste each other time being the self-appointed grammar police.

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A.Baron-Cohen says...
9:50am Mon 25 Mar 13

This is the typical behaviour of someone that is learning and enjoying inflicting pain, this is a murderer in the making.
Children might be in danger........do you know this person?

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Worked Hard says...
9:53am Mon 25 Mar 13

1 2 Could B wrote:
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!


Just look at how much time YOU have wasted responding
lol

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tasty_cats says...
10:33am Mon 25 Mar 13

A.Baron-Cohen wrote:
This is the typical behaviour of someone that is learning and enjoying inflicting pain, this is a murderer in the making.
Children might be in danger........do you know this person?
Think about the 1 Billion plus wildlife that suffers from torture and slow death from cats as mentioned by previous posters.

It would not be too much of a problem to accept, if they were eating the prey, but they do not and just kill for pointless fun.

The murders are probably the cat owners with their twisted narrow minds thinking it is perfectly fine to allow their killer cats to murder and torture wildlife.

And then think it is acceptable to turn a blind eye to the anti-social mess they cause their neighbors. And then have the cheeky to come here and have a whinge.

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Davey Gravey says...
10:42am Mon 25 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............


...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!
So you amused yourself whilst showing yourself up as an idiot in the process. Well done you. A few minutes posting repsonses to a troll on here to show them up for what they are was time well spent on my part.

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Worked Hard says...
10:46am Mon 25 Mar 13

Do you even know what a troll is??? Rather out of context me thinks!

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umpcah says...
10:48am Mon 25 Mar 13

Magpies in my area raid other birds nests in my garden and devour the eggs and pinkies. Those young birds who survive are usually caught , as they hop along as they learn to fly, by cats in the neighbourhood. I have engaged neighbours in polite conversation to request that that their cats be given collarbells to wear so that birds become aware of approaching cats. As far as I know not one cat wears a bell in my neighbourhood ! Must go now to pick up catcrap on my lawn before the grandchildren arrive !

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Worked Hard says...
10:51am Mon 25 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............



...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!
So you amused yourself whilst showing yourself up as an idiot in the process. Well done you. A few minutes posting repsonses to a troll on here to show them up for what they are was time well spent on my part.
You do like name calling dont you.... please note I've not responded in kind :O)

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tasty_cats says...
10:59am Mon 25 Mar 13

umpcah wrote:
Magpies in my area raid other birds nests in my garden and devour the eggs and pinkies. Those young birds who survive are usually caught , as they hop along as they learn to fly, by cats in the neighbourhood. I have engaged neighbours in polite conversation to request that that their cats be given collarbells to wear so that birds become aware of approaching cats. As far as I know not one cat wears a bell in my neighbourhood ! Must go now to pick up catcrap on my lawn before the grandchildren arrive !
Provided you catch and kill the cats and magpies using humane methods, you could easily make a tasty cat/magpie pie for yourself and the grandchildren.

Also you save yourself a trip to the supermarket and reduce the amount of cat cr*p you would be require to pick up.

Certainly a win/win all round !

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Highworth Lad says...
12:29pm Mon 25 Mar 13

alternative-cat-food wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
If we're doing headlines then i'm throwing in 'Did curiosity kill the cats?'
nice one, you defo get a thumb up from me :D
and me

Cats are vermin, just like rats and foxes. So easy for people to have loads of cats, as previously noted they dont care where they cr@p. P!sses me off everytime I have to clear my grass so my son can go out and play. Maybe I should come and sh1t in your garden every day for you to clear up and see if you like it?
£60 licence per cat and have them chipped if you want one, then see how many lovers there are!

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tasty_cats says...
12:49pm Mon 25 Mar 13

Highworth Lad wrote:
alternative-cat-food wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
If we're doing headlines then i'm throwing in 'Did curiosity kill the cats?'
nice one, you defo get a thumb up from me :D
and me

Cats are vermin, just like rats and foxes. So easy for people to have loads of cats, as previously noted they dont care where they cr@p. P!sses me off everytime I have to clear my grass so my son can go out and play. Maybe I should come and sh1t in your garden every day for you to clear up and see if you like it?
£60 licence per cat and have them chipped if you want one, then see how many lovers there are!
What are you serious? £60 you got to be joking !

More like £600 license per cat with night-time curfew, like they do in Australia.

Also all cats sterilized at birth, and breeders need special license of a minimum of £6000 per year.

Any cat that not compliance should be shot and the owners imprisoned at their own expense and banned for life from having any more cats.

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leafy1 says...
12:49pm Mon 25 Mar 13

I wouldn't be suprised if swans had something to do with this........are there any on the canal at Wichelstowe ??

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tasty_cats says...
1:23pm Mon 25 Mar 13

leafy1 wrote:
I wouldn't be suprised if swans had something to do with this........are there any on the canal at Wichelstowe ??
You are correct there is at least a pair of mute swans in Wichelstowe.

The cat owners better not dare think about getting revenge on these beautiful birds.

There are other birds such as the Little Egret, Pochards, Tufted Ducks, Pied Wagtail, Coots and Mallards.

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Davey Gravey says...
1:28pm Mon 25 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............




...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!
So you amused yourself whilst showing yourself up as an idiot in the process. Well done you. A few minutes posting repsonses to a troll on here to show them up for what they are was time well spent on my part.
You do like name calling dont you.... please note I've not responded in kind :O)
Well if the cap fits......

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house on the hill says...
1:40pm Mon 25 Mar 13

Up to 120 posts on this topic and rising, I wonder how many it would have been if it had been children that were found floating???? No proof but when did that stop the sort of comments we have seen on here. there seem to be more people haters than cat haters a very strange bunch.

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Worked Hard says...
2:21pm Mon 25 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............





...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!
So you amused yourself whilst showing yourself up as an idiot in the process. Well done you. A few minutes posting repsonses to a troll on here to show them up for what they are was time well spent on my part.
You do like name calling dont you.... please note I've not responded in kind :O)
Well if the cap fits......
or your about 14!

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Davey Gravey says...
2:38pm Mon 25 Mar 13

Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............






...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!
So you amused yourself whilst showing yourself up as an idiot in the process. Well done you. A few minutes posting repsonses to a troll on here to show them up for what they are was time well spent on my part.
You do like name calling dont you.... please note I've not responded in kind :O)
Well if the cap fits......
or your about 14!
It's Or and You're. Come on Grammer policeman get it right.

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Worked Hard says...
2:59pm Mon 25 Mar 13

Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
Worked Hard wrote:
"And" to start a new sentence...... this is easy
Oh dear you need to brush up i'm afraid..............







...............


"In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences"



I make mistakes, no disputing that. I'm not the one going after others whilst making mistakes myself though. Not only have you done that, your points are all wrong anyway. "this is easy" should have started with a capital T by the way, numpty. No victory for you i'm afraid. You're worse at it than me. Every time you have had a pop at me you've made a mess of it.
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!
So you amused yourself whilst showing yourself up as an idiot in the process. Well done you. A few minutes posting repsonses to a troll on here to show them up for what they are was time well spent on my part.
You do like name calling dont you.... please note I've not responded in kind :O)
Well if the cap fits......
or your about 14!
It's Or and You're. Come on Grammer policeman get it right.
You have to say Police Officer now!

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house on the hill says...
5:45pm Mon 25 Mar 13

You are not exactly doing anything to encourage more people to comment with this childish behaviour. And you wonder why Swindon is the butt of so many jokes.

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tasty_cats says...
5:58pm Mon 25 Mar 13

house on the hill wrote:
You are not exactly doing anything to encourage more people to comment with this childish behaviour. And you wonder why Swindon is the butt of so many jokes.
I agree with you that the cat owners are very childish as selfish bunch. Before we know it it be nominated as the capital of cat and cats sh*t. What do you suggest we should do about the cat ownership problem?

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house on the hill says...
8:19am Tue 26 Mar 13

It wasnt the cat owndership I was referring to. it was the childish slagging other people off that was just getting really stupid. I actualy quite like the Australian model of making owners responsible and all cats being tagged and neutered and having to stay indoors at night. There is no sense of responsiblity in this country so sadly we just have to legislate it instead.

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Tim Newroman says...
9:26am Tue 26 Mar 13

1 2 Could B wrote:
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!


Just look at how much time YOU have wasted responding
Priceless.

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flapjack1000 says...
11:00am Tue 26 Mar 13

My cats are neutered and microchipped and I dont let them outside at night and keep a litter tray to encourage them not to poop in my neighbours' gardens. 99% of cat owners are similarly responsible, as are 99% of dog owners who pick up after their dogs, control their barking etc. I fully appreciate that it isnt nice when cats use other people's gardens as a toilet and I hate it when my cats rarely catch a bird (they catch a lot of mice, which I dont like either however) but that doesn't mean it would be OK for someone to kill them! If the minority did take responsibility for their pets wherever possible (dogs as well as cats) then there wouldn't be the need for such a daft debate. People of Wichelstowe - if your cats are dying at night, keep them inside for goodness sake!

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Always Grumpy says...
8:34pm Tue 26 Mar 13

flapjack1000 wrote:
My cats are neutered and microchipped and I dont let them outside at night and keep a litter tray to encourage them not to poop in my neighbours' gardens. 99% of cat owners are similarly responsible, as are 99% of dog owners who pick up after their dogs, control their barking etc. I fully appreciate that it isnt nice when cats use other people's gardens as a toilet and I hate it when my cats rarely catch a bird (they catch a lot of mice, which I dont like either however) but that doesn't mean it would be OK for someone to kill them! If the minority did take responsibility for their pets wherever possible (dogs as well as cats) then there wouldn't be the need for such a daft debate. People of Wichelstowe - if your cats are dying at night, keep them inside for goodness sake!
"My cats are neutered and microchipped and I dont let them outside at night and keep a litter tray to encourage them not to poop in my neighbours' gardens. 99% of cat owners are similarly responsible".

You have to be joking, it's more like 1%. Where on earth did you get a ridiculous statistic like that from?

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Worked Hard says...
10:31am Wed 27 Mar 13

Tim Newroman wrote:
1 2 Could B wrote:
Job done. Think what else you could have achieved in the time you wasted responding!


Just look at how much time YOU have wasted responding
Priceless.
Hardly...... I was simply seeing how long it could drag it on for..... :O)

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zeus99 says...
11:03pm Tue 2 Apr 13

tasty_cats wrote:
Highworth Lad wrote:
alternative-cat-food wrote:
Davey Gravey wrote:
If we're doing headlines then i'm throwing in 'Did curiosity kill the cats?'
nice one, you defo get a thumb up from me :D
and me

Cats are vermin, just like rats and foxes. So easy for people to have loads of cats, as previously noted they dont care where they cr@p. P!sses me off everytime I have to clear my grass so my son can go out and play. Maybe I should come and sh1t in your garden every day for you to clear up and see if you like it?
£60 licence per cat and have them chipped if you want one, then see how many lovers there are!
What are you serious? £60 you got to be joking !

More like £600 license per cat with night-time curfew, like they do in Australia.

Also all cats sterilized at birth, and breeders need special license of a minimum of £6000 per year.

Any cat that not compliance should be shot and the owners imprisoned at their own expense and banned for life from having any more cats.
All the nasty comments are just TROLLS, stop feeding them and they will soon move on somewhere else

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