Report from Mike Inglis
Mutilated swan adds to fears of big cat
From the Dundee Courier, 18 th January 2001
FEARS THAT the black beast of Angus has struck again were voiced yesterday after the body of a mutilated swan was found.
'Retired photographer Arthur Milligan discovered the disembowelled bird in a field next to, his home at Pitscandly Park, Lunanhead, near Forfar.
"I've been a country boy all my life and never seen anything so ferocious happen to a bird as that," he said "It was torn to bits.
"It took something big to make such a mess. The first thing that came into my mind was the big black cat we are hearing so much about."
Whatever killed the swan had to jump four-foot-high sheep fencing and clear it on the way out-which, he said, ruled out foxes. And only a large animal could have been responsible for the crush injuries found on the swan's neck.
Tayside Police were told of the dead swan, a protected species, and collected the carcase to begin inquiries. A force, wildlife liaison officer is expected to carry out an investigation today.
Dundee Courier, 18 th January 2001
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