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| Minety Monster - First attack - February 2002 |
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A MYSTERY animal brought terror to a Wiltshire village in February 2002, earning the title 'The Minety Monster'. The beast savaged 22 animals on farms around Minety in just one week. The animal was never seen but local farmers speculated that a huge dog was responsible for the killings. However, local vet Richard Pearson thought the creature may be a cat and in March 2002 there were numerous reports of a big cat in the Minety area. Philip Scott, 43, who owns Ferndale Farm, Minety, discovered two ewes dead on Tuesday, February 19, and moved his flock of 250 on to different land, only to find ten more dead the following Saturday. On the same day, Martin Francis, who kept a flock of ewes nearby, found seven dead. On Monday, February 18, Mr Scott's brother, Bill, 52, of Ravenshurst Farm, Minety, discovered two ewes and a lamb had been killed. "It is frightening because once a dog starts killing it doesn't stop. I have never seen anything as bad as this, this is vicious," said Bill Scott. One lamb had been chased a quarter of a mile and left in a brook. It was found floating with one of its shoulders torn out and it had been bitten in the throat. Mr Scott said the bite marks on the animals are too large for a fox, and believes the attacker must be a dog killing for sport, as none of the sheep had been eaten. Another ewe had been chased a quarter of a mile and left with its shoulder ripped out and its ribs cracked, while another lamb had been chased half a mile before being killed. One injured sheep survived, and was found floating upside down in the water with neck wounds. |
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