Stray dog killing pet cats in Jamestown.

[tricky]

In the last 4 weeks, a stray dog has been mauling pet cats in Jamestown, killing 2, and maiming the other 2 that badly, that the Vet has recommended & performed euthanasia.
Naturally the owners of these pet cats are very upset about their losses.
There has been only one fleeting sighting of this dog last night & it has been described as a light colour about the size of a sheep dog.
If anyone knows of this dog being at large at night, when all 4 of the attacks have occurred, please let the Northern Areas Council know about it, before a small child is maimed or killed.
This request is not about seeking revenge, but about being responsibly community minded.

[Ray]

I was informed yesterday that a neighbours cat was chased within their yard by a dog of similar size and colour, also accompanied by a smaller Jack Russell style of dog.  When confronted, the larger dog did not take off, but stood it's ground, which is not a good sign in my opinion.

 Not all that many years ago, I could have solved this problem myself.   Pity,....

[tricky]

If this incident happened at night time (when all of the killings took place at our end of Jamestown), the plot thickens, because in what I thought was an unrelated cat killing, a terrier sized dog was detained by a lady, as the suspected killer of her cat, but it escaped before the Council came to collect it.
So ..... keep an eye out for a light coloured medium sized dog, travelling in the company of a terrier sized dog at night, because they are possibly the offenders in these heart breaking killings.

[tricky]

On Friday night I sighted a small, but solid, tan coloured Staffy dog, or Staffy cross, travelling in the company of a small Jack Russell terrier looking dog, near Belalie Lodge.
They were quite elusive when I tried to follow them in my car.
I suspect that these are the dogs that were seen chasing a pet cat up by the old sawmill recently.
Based on the description of the dog seen at the last cat mauling near Gloucester road, I am suspicious that these may be the culprits in the multiple pet cat deaths that have taken place recently.
Keep an eye out for these dogs.

[Ray]

Thank you Tricky.

When I go for my occasional tours around the town with my camera I will certainly keep my eyes open for this couple.

[tricky]

THALFANKS RALFAY!!

Although, as we all know, suspicion is not an acceptable proof of guilt.
Sadly without a positive ID, or hard evidence, it will be a very difficult task see the offender(s) brought to justice.

PS. My Opening comments got past the spell checker because they are capitalised!!

[Ray]

If I am so lucky as to get a photo, at least we may have something to show to others who have seen the offenders so as to make a comparison. Someone may even know whose dogs they are and the owners can be made aware that they are wandering at large around the town.