Hi again, yes, it really is horrible. Funny thing is the neighbours here all kind of know each other and no- one seems to be some psycho animal shooter. But now we are all thinking... My husband and I, now actually remembering hearing gunshots last week ( and going outside to check) but nothing was going on. And I now remember it's not the first time. I have wondered before if there were gunshots, but then nothing particular happened, so I thought I misheard. We will now be more on the hear and look out, as I think all the neighbours will be. Does one need a license for a pellet gun? Where would you buy pellets? Are they easily available or maybe just at some shops? Maybe in the area? I don't really think it's a child, well not in this road, as I know them all, and they would all be to young, and the only older boys here ( my one, 12, being one) are 100% not like that. I think it's an adult. Will keep you updated Melanie
On May 25, 3:35 am, Miss Marple <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh God - This is horrific! > Here's hoping the thug is found (....I suppose it may well be a > child ?) > It makes me want to go and spend a week in this road just to > watch..... > Is there no-one in Strubens who might be prepared to do this ? > > What about the people on either side of the person concerned ? > Do the neighbours on either side of the pet owner have a dislike of/ > for animals ? > Or perhaps a little further afield that you may know of ? > > On May 24, 8:57 pm, Mel Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I just got this email from a neighbour. The road is Strubensroad. Some > > idiot is shooting at cats. > > Quoted in: > > > Dear friends and neighbours > > > Our cat was shot with a pellet gun on Wednesday morning and the pellet > > lodged in her spine. She has lost the use of one hind leg and we don’t > > know her chances of recovery. The xray showed two other pellets which > > were much older; the entry wounds are no longer visible. This is not > > the first time – we had a dog which died about four years ago and > > xrays showed about five pellets of which we were not aware. (The > > pellets didn’t kill him but we were very surprised to see them.) > > We write to alert you to this so that people who keep pets in this > > neighbourhood should watch them for such injuries. I think there is > > also a risk to people – adults and children. > > > If you saw anything on Wednesday, or if you know about the people or > > person to speak to me. We have spoken to the SPCA and will lay a > > charge with the police and any information would be useful. > > > This is not a spontaneous act or harmless prank but continual, > > deliberate acts of cruelty, for more than four years. I know of our > > little cat who has been crippled by this but we don’t know how many > > other cats, dogs or birds have been hurt or killed.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
