Report from Chris Smith
'Big Cat' Prints Found On Farm
From the Kilmarnock Standard, January 14 th 2000
Two more cases of big wild cats have been reported in Ayrshire. On Saturday January 1st, at 2.30pm, a motorist driving between Irvine and Kilmarnock was leaving the Dreghorn roundabout. Just then a cat-like animal was seen at the grass verge. When the animal saw the car it ran off into the countryside. The witness said it was black, with sharp pointed ears, a little larger than a collie dog but longer in length. Its tail nearly as long as its body.
On Christmas Eve a motorist passing Failford, having left Mossblown, stopped sharply as the car in front braked to avoid hitting a black, cat-like creature crossing the road in front of them. It was described as being as large as a dog with a long tail. The same witness who works and lives on a farm, mentions that three weeks ago while helping the farmer they came upon some large pad prints in the mud, they were not sure what animal had made them as they were rather unusual. They measured across 3 to 4 inches, although they were splayed in the mud a little, making them look a little larger than they actually were.
Kilmarnock Standard, January 14 th 2000
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