Guest 652- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I believe you Ian, a relation of mine was up Charlton Cemetery one morning, planting some flowers on his mothers grave, as he was planting, a big black cat approached and ran past him, he never moved he was to scared, he nearly s*** himself
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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In rural communities all over east Kent the presence of these magnificent cats has been acknowledged for generations. I have not seen one myself but I know plenty of people who have. Some time after we took over the Yew Tree at Barfreston there were several sightings in the immediate vicinity of the village and we even commissioned an ale called the Beast of Barfreston.
Those who know the whereabouts of the leopards' dens keep that information to themselves for the sake of the animals, and rightly so.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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I live in the Western Heights area and only know of foxes there.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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alan.howard,peter,have now got the hump........and no camel jokes please.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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i know of someone who moved to romney marsh and on his first visit to a rather remote pub he noticed an extremely large cat sleeping in front of the open fire.
when he enquired of the landlord he was told that it was called eric and came in on winter evenings, warmed himself up in front of the fire ate what was in the dogs bowl then left.
turned out to be a jaguar.
How marvellous!
Guest 699- Registered: 3 Jun 2010
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today reports of sheltand pony running around canterbury city centre at 6. 30 am and a sheep going up the fast lane of m20 this morning
all of course denied by the panther experts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the pony incident was hilarious, saw a video of the police trying to catch it.
bystanders were clutching their sides at its antics.
eventually it was taken down the station for questioning.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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..I take it that news report was straight fom the horses mouth,,Howard
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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for those worried about big cats, this dwarf version is even more dangerous.
this was taken earlier when she heard a dog bark next door, straight on to my neighbours window sill setting out her stall.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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these figures are for wild animal sightings reported to kent police in the last 3 years.
black cat 15
big cat 11
hoax 5
wild cat 4
wild dog 4
boar 4
wolf 3
lynx 2
leopard 2
cheetah 2
emu!!!!! 1
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Heard about the Emu quite recently - or was that an Ostrich ?
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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roger
i can proudly say that it as a rhea not an ostrich or emu.
thankfully ms bailes from that bastion of quality journalism the dover express tipped us all off.
Just to say that if anyone sees a black panther cub sitting in a window at Captain Webbs it is a stuffed toy I won at the Regatta - very lifelike. I was thrilled as I never win anything. He is called Spot.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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welcome back poppet not seen you on here for a while.
hope spot settles into his new home.
Thank you sweetie. Been busy getting paintings ready for our Art Group Exhibition also aching (bl**dy weather).
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Howard, I had a quick word with FiFi the rhea chasing chihuahua earlier today, she said if anyone spots a leopard around just give her a call and she'll be around to sort it out!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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someone should call the r.s.p.c.a. ray.
i cannot think of worse abuse towards animals than calling a dog fifi.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
Talking of chihuahuas, did anyone else see the item on TV about the chihuahua that was rounding up the sheep just like a proper sheepdog it was hilarious.
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Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
- Posts: 635
Are you sure it wasn't Deal's finest chanteuse, the lesser-spotted 'Glenda', wearing one of Max Miller's old full-length furs?
She's performed recently in the Market Square, so perhaps her tour of East Kent has extended to an impromptu gig up the Heights?
