someone has killed the neighbours cat
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And the kids are totally distraught, It has just turned a year old and was found in the garden of the suspected poisoner who has tried to injure the cat before.... there are lots of cats, dog walkers and children always around.... could the r.s.p.c.a do a post-mortem to see if this is the case.
We ( the neighbourhood) need to know before another cat, child or animal falls ill if this is the case..... I'm not trying to incite a witch hunt, but this sort of thing cannot be allowed and is extremely dangerous.
We ( the neighbourhood) need to know before another cat, child or animal falls ill if this is the case..... I'm not trying to incite a witch hunt, but this sort of thing cannot be allowed and is extremely dangerous.
My ex neighbour shot and killed our cat with an air weapon. He was a nasty piece of work, and it wasn't his first firearms offence. It turned out he had a running battle with the previous owner of our house, over a period of 15 years he did everything he could to make their lives hell... And unsurprisingly they didn't mention it in the solicitor's questions.
AFAIK it's not a criminal offence to kill a cat, and whilst the RSPCA would no doubt help prosecute him in a civil case, based on what I knew about him he would have terrorised my family. So a potential fine of up to £5000 and hatred and criminal damage in the future. We thought about moving, but fortunately he did first.
The problem with neighbours is you have to live near them. If I were powerfully built and knew his sons/friends weren't, I would involve the RSPCA and confront the old man. But be prepared for a life of hell if you're wrong. Sorry.
AFAIK it's not a criminal offence to kill a cat, and whilst the RSPCA would no doubt help prosecute him in a civil case, based on what I knew about him he would have terrorised my family. So a potential fine of up to £5000 and hatred and criminal damage in the future. We thought about moving, but fortunately he did first.
The problem with neighbours is you have to live near them. If I were powerfully built and knew his sons/friends weren't, I would involve the RSPCA and confront the old man. But be prepared for a life of hell if you're wrong. Sorry.
The RSPCA will happily get involved but it'll start with a look around said suspects house, garden, and outbuildings for any signs of poison etc and if none are found a stern warning is as much as you can hope for. A post mortem is unlikely simply due to cost - a basic post mortem of a cat might reach £400-£500 pounds, a post mortem with full report from a reputable expert costs circa £1000. That's an awful lot of money for a charity to spend on a suspicion.
If a series of such deaths have occurred then Natural England may be able to assist, they investigate poisoning and contravention of related acts on a day to day basis.
If a series of such deaths have occurred then Natural England may be able to assist, they investigate poisoning and contravention of related acts on a day to day basis.
poor cat -Pete- said:
AFAIK it's not a criminal offence to kill a cat, and whilst the RSPCA would no doubt help prosecute him in a civil case, based on what I knew about him he would have terrorised my family. .
It certainly is a criminal offence if the cat has an owner - it is criminal damage, quite apart from any charges of animal cruelty.otolith said:
-Pete- said:
AFAIK it's not a criminal offence to kill a cat, and whilst the RSPCA would no doubt help prosecute him in a civil case, based on what I knew about him he would have terrorised my family. .
It certainly is a criminal offence if the cat has an owner - it is criminal damage, quite apart from any charges of animal cruelty.
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