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A pet cat was eaten alive by a 13ft-long Burmese python in a Bristol garden.
The four-year-old tabby, called Wilbur, was attacked when he went into a garden where the snake was lying.
Wilbur's owners Martin and Helen Wadey heard his "blood-chilling cries" and rushed to a nearby house in Brislington But they could not get a reply from the owner and could do nothing to save Wilbur.
Mr and Mrs Wadey contacted the RSPCA, the snake was scanned and they confirmed a micro-chipped animal was inside. An RSPCA inspector later issued the snake's owner, Darren Bishop, with a verbal warning.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homepage/Pet-cat-ea...
The four-year-old tabby, called Wilbur, was attacked when he went into a garden where the snake was lying.
Wilbur's owners Martin and Helen Wadey heard his "blood-chilling cries" and rushed to a nearby house in Brislington But they could not get a reply from the owner and could do nothing to save Wilbur.
Mr and Mrs Wadey contacted the RSPCA, the snake was scanned and they confirmed a micro-chipped animal was inside. An RSPCA inspector later issued the snake's owner, Darren Bishop, with a verbal warning.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homepage/Pet-cat-ea...
Interesting to read the comments as the snake's owner comments - claims he didn't even receive a warning from the RSPCA either.
You can see his point as well - his pet was secure in his garden, the cat wandered in, the rest is history.
One of the disadvantages of cat ownership is a lack of control of them when they wander, this is (an unusual) consequence of such behaviour. (I'd imagine that fox attacks / road deaths are a far more common risk to wandering cats).
I see no reason for any amendments to be made to law in this instance, other than maybe for cat owners to have greater responsibility for their pets; that is if they really are keen to increase their safety of course.
You can see his point as well - his pet was secure in his garden, the cat wandered in, the rest is history.
One of the disadvantages of cat ownership is a lack of control of them when they wander, this is (an unusual) consequence of such behaviour. (I'd imagine that fox attacks / road deaths are a far more common risk to wandering cats).
I see no reason for any amendments to be made to law in this instance, other than maybe for cat owners to have greater responsibility for their pets; that is if they really are keen to increase their safety of course.
Would Darren Bishop be a PH'er perchance? 
but you knew it would make me look!
s3fella said:
Can you really just let a 13ft python roan unatended in the back garden?? Done they need to be in a secured cage or something? Surely a 13ft snake can scale a typial 6ft garden fence...../??
Quite scary to have something like that next door, I'd imagine?
I was going to say the same. A poster above said the snake was secure in the garden so the snake owner was not at fault. But if a cat can get into the garden, then surely the snake can get out of it?Quite scary to have something like that next door, I'd imagine?
That is one mahoosive snake. Aren't these the beasts that like to line themselves up against their human owners to check if they're big enough to eat them? Scary stuff. I seem to remember a story where a woman woke up to find her husband 3/4 inside their pet python, or somesuch. They never got suspicious that it had taken to sleeping in their bed...
bogwoppit said:
That is one mahoosive snake. Aren't these the beasts that like to line themselves up against their human owners to check if they're big enough to eat them? Scary stuff. I seem to remember a story where a woman woke up to find her husband 3/4 inside their pet python, or somesuch. They never got suspicious that it had taken to sleeping in their bed...
Are you soft in the head?Also, where in the article does it say that the snake was left unnattended? If it was then that is pretty irresponsible, but it could just as easily be the case that the owner was there but wasn't able to stop it once it had started.
And as for the petition:
Wilbur's Ammendment said:
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to revise the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, to include Pythons, Boa Constrictors and any non venomous but lethal snake.
This is how crap like Brake gets started. People are upset, they know piss all about the subject that has upset them, but they know that they must have something banned to make them feel better.BiggusLaddus said:
bogwoppit said:
That is one mahoosive snake. Aren't these the beasts that like to line themselves up against their human owners to check if they're big enough to eat them? Scary stuff. I seem to remember a story where a woman woke up to find her husband 3/4 inside their pet python, or somesuch. They never got suspicious that it had taken to sleeping in their bed...
Are you soft in the head?Also, where in the article does it say that the snake was left unnattended? If it was then that is pretty irresponsible, but it could just as easily be the case that the owner was there but wasn't able to stop it once it had started.
And as for the petition:
Wilbur's Ammendment said:
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to revise the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, to include Pythons, Boa Constrictors and any non venomous but lethal snake.
This is how crap like Brake gets started. People are upset, they know piss all about the subject that has upset them, but they know that they must have something banned to make them feel better.article said:
RSPCA Spokesman Jude Clay said: "The RSPCA is not concerned about people keeping exotic animals as pets as long as the owners are fully informed about what they are taking on and seek professional advice from an expert on how to provide for their pet. "
"Unfortunately all too often, people who take on an exotic animal as a pet are not fully aware of its needs and requirements.
One of their needs has to be a cat now and then "Unfortunately all too often, people who take on an exotic animal as a pet are not fully aware of its needs and requirements.
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