TOMO 24,876 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 04/01/2020 at 15:53, Greyman said: Couple from just before Christmas from were it all began on Bodmin moor, so either the beast of Bodmin is now getting to around 50 years old or we have to accept it has bred successfully and the offspring are doing ok and naturalising, both these would probably just be accepted as cat kills if they were found in India or the USA just from the one bite strangle marks on the first victim and the fact the stomach content of the second one has been moved to one side to allow the other organs that are rich in what a cat needs to be consumed, the first sheep was not consumed as I believe the animal was probably disturbed by the farmer as he came to check his sheep, My dogs do that to hold carcass....and even if it is a big cat.....don't mean it's the progeny of the beast of bodmin ...could be a more recent escape 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 minute ago, keepdiggin said: can remember watching a tv programme about a bloke who us to walk his pet lions and tigers round the streets of Ireland You wouldn't know where to find a link to that. Atb j Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,219 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, jetro said: You wouldn't know where to find a link to that. Atb j going back year's im afriad mate Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Just now, keepdiggin said: going back year's im afriad mate I will look around to see if I can get it. Wouldn't get away with it today. They have fits if they see a staff or a apbt, never mind a loin or any big cat. Atb j 1 Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,219 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 many apbt breeders in ireland? Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, keepdiggin said: many apbt breeders in ireland? There would be a good number of breeders over here. Especially since their not banned like in the UK. Atb j Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, jetro said: There would be a good number of breeders over here. Especially since their not banned like in the UK they can be more open about it. Atb j Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,258 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, keepdiggin said: looks like its been put there mate by somebody imo how would the leopard eat its prey in the position that its in. im a believer by the way ive seen one back in 1998 My first thought as well mate but on the flip side there was an eaten out one in the field nearby, ??? Would love to be able to go to all these spots as soon as you hear about these things, would be really easy to prove or disprove it if you could get there in 24hrs or so should be some claw marks maybe even a sheath in the bark and should be a reasonable impression on the ground if it jumped down again sadly life gets in the way 1 Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 39 minutes ago, jetro said: You wouldn't know where to find a link to that. Atb j If that was in Dublin, he kept them in a garage a couple of estates up from me, I never seen them, or heard of him walking around with them 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,258 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, jetro said: How high up is that greyman Atb j Don’t know mate only have the pic and a small right up sorry 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,258 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, TOMO said: My dogs do that to hold carcass....and even if it is a big cat.....don't mean it's the progeny of the beast of bodmin ...could be a more recent escape Laws and security around owning any exotic pet have changed and tightened up considerably since the 1980s mate folk can’t just lose a leopard and not tell anyone, the only way would be if it were smuggled in and kept illegally then lost but speaking with the farmer that owns these sheep I would say the cat is a very naturalised animal as apposed to an escapee, there is a massive difference in behaviour, this one has struck twice and moved on which is pretty normal a released or escaped animal will hang around, have a listen to the podcast from Spain were someone released one near a blokes house it stayed there for several years,I also get to see dozens of dog attacks on sheep a year and have never once seen one were a dog has killed a sheep with one clamp bite over the wind pipe, dogs make a lot more mess when killing sheep as anyone who keeps sheep will tell you, the reactions from the rest of the flock are also a give away if a dog has been at them, were as a cat will take one and leave the rest pretty stress free, if you keep following the thread I can almost guarantee you the same thing will happen in the same place at the same time of year, next year when the cat returns, hopefully maybe even with a piccy as I’m hoping to get cams up a month ahead so keep watching should maybe of added this pic as well be very surprised if your dog does this Edited January 30, 2020 by Greyman 3 Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 41 minutes ago, peterhunter86 said: If that was in Dublin, he kept them in a garage a couple of estates up from me, I never seen them, or heard of him walking around with them Was this him Pete. https://www.dailyedge.ie/fairview-lion-trainer-documentary-1995365-Mar2015/ Atb j Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 I'm just surprised no has one lol. Atb j 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,258 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, MH1 said: Is there ever sightings over there mate? Here you go mate 2 Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, jetro said: Was this him Pete. https://www.dailyedge.ie/fairview-lion-trainer-documentary-1995365-Mar2015/ Atb j Ffs me father wasn't even born back then haha, it was a fella called dee dee o drisscoll they said he used to threats of getting people eating by them if they didn't pay up what they owed, it was mid to early 90s pal, far as I know plod took them or something 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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