Catnapper Sought: Cat Thief Purges Bramley Crescent
THE cats from Bramley Crescent, Southampton, are gone. A portent of doom, or a sign that Christmas is coming and furry gloves will be in high demand?
The Mail journeys to Bramley Crescent and notes that seven cats have gone missing. The owners of six of them have each received a letter. It is a “disturbing and sinister twist”. The missive is from the “person responsible for the disappearance of your cats”.
While the owners appeal for help, contact a PR and David Beckham appeals, we read on.
The letter says the cats have been taken to a remote location and set free. Says cat owner – get his - Ellie Catto: “It makes me so angry that someone feels that they have the right to take our cats like this. In the letter it talks about the cats intruding on ‘my family’ and ‘my garden’ but what about my kids?”
What of them, Mrs Catto, if that is your name? Have they intruded on a neighbouring garden? If they have, Holly, Abigail and Amos had best tread carefully.
The letter goes on: “If you are lucky enough to get your cat back…. The second time they get caught in my garden, THEY WILL BE DESTROYED.”
It’s tough stuff. A villainous act. A desperate act? But do we sympathise with the catnapper? Would you stomach the call of “PUSS PUSS”, “BLACKIE” or the drug-suggestive “TOOTY” as you take an evening gin and tonic on the decking?
How much can a man take?
October 19th, 2007 at 9:50 am
A terrific tabloid story, but the Family Stickler’s sympathies are entirely with the Catnappers!
October 19th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Keep ‘em inside I say!
Around here, between the Racoons, foxes, and coyotes it’s a lot safer.
Suburban Britain needs more predatory animals (other than hoodies) that’ll keep the cats inside.
We have three by the way, love them kitties!
October 19th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
What is the point of cats? Kidnap a cat - and give a cat a reason to live…
October 19th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Well Anorak, the point of cats………..
I suppose none really except for keeping the vermin out, mice, rats etc. That’s a consideration here with our demented winters, after all mice like to be warm too and they try to move in when the temperature drops.
Also there’s the sitting on my lap and purring thing, I like that.
October 19th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
People pay me to feed them, long live cats!
October 21st, 2007 at 9:54 am
They keep the menus varied at my local chinky!
October 21st, 2007 at 7:56 pm
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