Hello Melanie As far as I'm aware, a licence isn't necessary for a pellet gun. Also, they don't make much noise (at all) when fired - not like a revolver.... I'd think pellets wld be available from any gun outlet. Sigh....
Is the kitty owner, aware of any particular garden that Kitty might visit from time to time ? I have a friend who gets frantic when cats enter her garden (in Newlands) because they frighten the bird life; but shooting them wldn't occur to her. She just dances around a bit when a cat visits..... On May 25, 8:47 pm, Mel Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
