BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside

Subject: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: eddie1
Date: 22 May 11 - 04:10 AM

From BBC News website:-

Hampshire 'tiger sighting' causes major alert. A stuffed toy animal led to a large-scale police operation in Hampshire and stopped play at the Rose Bowl cricket ground.

The alarm was first raised by a concerned member of the public who believed there was an escaped white tiger hiding in a field near Hedge End.

Officers were sent to the scene along with a helicopter and thermal imaging cameras, at about 1600 BST on Saturday.

When no body heat was detected police moved in and found a cuddly toy tiger.

A police spokeswoman said officers had responded as if it was a real incident, close to junction seven of the M27.

" We sent some local officers and they confirmed they were looking at it and it was was looking at them"

Hampshire police Contingency plans were even put in place to close the motorway, but that proved unnecessary.

Police enlisted the help from animal experts at nearby Marwell Zoo, who offered advice and were prepared to send a team with tranquiliser darts to overcome the tiger.

The Rose Bowl said a game between South Wiltshire and Hampshire Academy was stopped for about 20 minutes before they were given the all clear to continue.

Golfers at a nearby golf course were also told to go indoors.

A police spokeswoman said: "After a brief stalk through the Hedge End savannah, the officer realised the tiger was not moving and the air support using their cameras realised there was a lack of heat source.

"The tiger then rolled over in the down draft and it was at that point it became obvious it was a stuffed life-size toy.

"This incident will definitely be the highlight of our day. The CCTV footage convinced us all we were dealing with a real tiger.

"It's not often an incident leaves our staff with a smile on their face and it just goes to show the diverse type of incident we are called to deal with."

Now we can sleep safely in our beds again!

Eddie

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 22 May 11 - 06:29 AM

Oh yeah ~~ that was just to soften them up. I'll bite their heads off next time.

Tee hee ~~~ Rooooooaaaarrrrr

Tigger

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 22 May 11 - 06:36 AM

My brother used to live at Hedge End. Must send this to him LOL

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: GUEST,Paul Burke
Date: 22 May 11 - 08:34 AM

Tigers don't grow on stalks. Babies do though, and Lou's stalk costs klives.

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: GUEST,Alan Whittle
Date: 23 May 11 - 06:36 AM

they still haven't caught the Beast of Bockhampton. It made another appearance last week. i haven't seen it, though I'd like to.

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: Little Hawk
Date: 23 May 11 - 11:07 AM

The Twillingsgate Monster is also still at large.

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: gnu
Date: 23 May 11 - 02:46 PM

I was in Twillingsgate, NF on July 5 once and the monster, which couldn't be seen for the fog and wet snow, was screaming about it's nipples being frozen.

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: GUEST,Alan Whittle
Date: 24 May 11 - 02:42 AM

That sounds rather an indelicate monster. Our Beast of Bockhampton appears briefly takes one look at humanity and the disappears into its other life - which none of us are privvy to. I'd love to see it, but no one would believe you if you said you'd seen it.

Most people claim it doesn't exist. But I think from the sheer number of sightings - something must be out there.

Subject: RE: BS: Tiger Stalks English Countryside
From: Arnie
Date: 24 May 11 - 06:50 AM

Me and my wife saw a big cat whilst driving home from our local folk club - and no, we hadn't been drinking, well not much anyway. It looked like a big black panther with green eyes reflected in the car headlights. My wife's emergency stop was quite impressive and I was glad I'd resisted that extra pint of Spitfire. Not the sort of thing you expect to meet in the back roads of Kent. I reported it at the time to a local bloke who logs big cat sightings and he wasn't in the least surprised.