"In a statement late on Sunday, the council said Lillith was "not afraid of humans" and had entered a populated area, and the shooting had been approved by the police, Welsh government and chief veterinary officer for Wales.
A council spokeswoman said: "It was not possible to assess the condition or temperament of the lynx but there were concerns about its likely behavioural response if it was startled or inadvertently confronted by a member of the public, especially by a young child."Well, yes, sad, but animals are unpredictable, and no-one had any reason to thi...
Oh. Hang on:
"When we got there the caravan was boarded in on three sides with decking and all we had to do was sling a net across the back and we would have had her trapped," a park spokesman said on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, one of the officials insisted that he needed to photograph her and make a positive ID before we were allowed close.
"He slipped and fell going up the bank which startled her, causing her to run past him and off across the fields."Perhaps she realised public sector employees are bitter & foul-tasting, unlike plump Welsh kiddiewinks?
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Why am I not surprised?
Whenever we let the army of box ticking morons, that seem to ingrate on every aspect of life,make decisions it always turns out in the worst possible way. The article itself reveals so much about cry baby Britain, in any sane assessment you would just tell the park to go and get the animal not send a council worker to take photos FFS.
But they were thinking of the kiddiewinks - so that OK then. The trouble is that this little nugget gets trotted out too much, when used now it always seems to be an excuse. you can justify any outrageous act if it is done in the name of public safety and will be beyond all reproach if you can claim that a small child could possibly have been in danger, however remote that possibility may be.
I give up -again.
http://barristerblogger.com/2017/11/15/deaths-aberystwyth-lynxes-reappraisal-apology/
Read this.
Retired
"...you can justify any outrageous act if it is done in the name of public safety..."
Except clear travelers off your land, or keep Muslims away from your teenage daughter, of course...
"Read this."
Not only have I read it (it inspired this post) I've commented on it, twice. Inexplicably held up in moderation, though. Go figure.
"especially by a young child"
Oh FFS why?! That really grips my shit. It's no worse if the person being mauled by a Lynx is a child rather than an adult
#AdultLivesMatter
Given that all kiddywinks of an appetising size are kept safe from paedophiles reputed to roam the land within the confines of their homes, glued to a phone or tablet and supplied with comestibles, the lynx posed absolutely no threat
Save the children from.....?
Are lynx dangerous to humans?
Olof Liberg, a researcher responsible for lynx research in Sweden, has this story to tell: “Over a period of years we have regularly been in areas where adult lynx females have had cubs, without the lynx attacking us. In these circumstances the mother can be extremely fearless and aggressive, growling and pacing back and forth just 10 metres away. It is hard to imagine a more provocational situation for a lynx, and despite this the animal did not attack, which should be convincing proof that lynx are totally harmless to humans.”
Robert Franzén, of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, says, “There have been number of tales of lynx attacks, but no documented cases, since lynx keep themselves at a distance if not directly attacked.”
https://naturetravels.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/the-lynx-tiger-of-the-north/
Sod All, Zilch, Nothing
"The article itself reveals so much about cry baby Britain, in any sane assessment you would just tell the park to go and get the animal not send a council worker to take photos FFS."
Especially since it now transpires that some council licence-inspectors struggle to tell a croc from an alligator...
"Oh FFS why?! That really grips my shit. It's no worse if the person being mauled by a Lynx is a child rather than an adult"
There's quite a few 'children' on my commute that could do with a good mauling. Set free more lynx on the C2C line!
"Sod All, Zilch, Nothing"
Exactly! But since the counil's so concerned, I assume this 'marksman' will be given carte blanche to rid Ceredigion of pitbulls? Better stock up on ammo, Venables!
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