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Further Sighting of a Big Cat
Tavistock Times Gazette: 4th June 2008
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ANOTHER sighting of an animal described as a `big cat' has been made
in West Devon. The mystery feline, which police say may even have been
a puma, was seen just after 9pm on May 25 on land near Milton Abbot.
The man, who did not want to be named, said he and his partner
observed the animal from an upstairs bedroom window in sloping fields
about 50 yards away and although the light was dull it was definitely
a `big cat.'
He told the Times: `It was a mottled, sandy colour, about three feet
long and two foot high — perhaps the size of a large, dog fox. `It had
a long straight tail, which flopped around and it had a short, blunt
head. We watched it for about ten to 15 seconds before it disappeared.'
The man said he had had informed the British Big Cat Society of the
incident as he felt it was important that people should know about
such a large animal roaming the countryside.
Police Community Support Officer Dave Chapple for the Milton Abbot
area was not surprised at the man's sighting. He said: `I would
believe anyone who has claimed to seen one of these creatures because
I have seen two myself — one at Dartington and about two years ago one
at Bratton Clovelly. They look like a puma.'
`I saw it in a lane between the back of a garden and a field. It was
about 50 yards away and must have been about two to three feet long
with a long tail. `It certainly knew of my presence and it frightened
the life out of me at the time.'
PCSO Chapple said there have been various sightings over the years,
one not so long ago at Peter Tavy and another near the Fox and Hounds
public house at Bridestowe.
Do you have any information on the above reports. Were you the person
involved, or are you aware of any more sightings in this area. We would appreciate any information that you could
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