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| An unleashed Staffordshire bull terrier owned by a window cleaner whilst on his rounds caused death of a cat. |
Cycling window cleaner's dog blamed for death of cat: A dog belonging to a window cleaner who rides around on a bike with a ladder has been blamed for killing a cat in Horfield. Eddie Heatley, 65, was shocked when he was told by a neighbour that their cat Minxsy had been attacked by what he believes to be a Staffordshire bull terrier at around 2pm on Thursday afternoon.
A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) attended the scene and was joined by a police constable as residents were spoken to. It is understood the man who owned the dog was also spoken to. Mr Heatley, who is retired, told the Bristol Post he learned that the window cleaner had left after the incident. He said: "The attack was observed by a neighbour who informed the police of what happened. "This man has been in the area with his dog and cleaning windows. "I have seen him several times and I know he has been warned by other people around here that he should have his dog on a lead."
Describing what his neighbour told him of the attack on Minxsy, who is his son's cat, he said: "The dog broke her neck while he was cleaning windows at another property and there were puncture wounds on both sides of her body. "Police arrived and we were talking to them just when he came up the road again. "He admitted that his dog had killed the cat. He said the cat had come out into the garden a couple of doors down from where he was cleaning windows.
"Police spoke to him but he apparently would not tell them where his dog was. "He should not have the dog loose anyway and when he is cleaning windows he should tie it up so there are not problems like this." Police confirmed they attended the scene and had spoken to residents. A spokeswoman for Avon and Somerset police said that the case was now in the hands of a dog warden at Bristol City Council. The Bristol Post was unable to locate the window cleaner.
A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) attended the scene and was joined by a police constable as residents were spoken to. It is understood the man who owned the dog was also spoken to. Mr Heatley, who is retired, told the Bristol Post he learned that the window cleaner had left after the incident. He said: "The attack was observed by a neighbour who informed the police of what happened. "This man has been in the area with his dog and cleaning windows. "I have seen him several times and I know he has been warned by other people around here that he should have his dog on a lead."
Describing what his neighbour told him of the attack on Minxsy, who is his son's cat, he said: "The dog broke her neck while he was cleaning windows at another property and there were puncture wounds on both sides of her body. "Police arrived and we were talking to them just when he came up the road again. "He admitted that his dog had killed the cat. He said the cat had come out into the garden a couple of doors down from where he was cleaning windows.
"Police spoke to him but he apparently would not tell them where his dog was. "He should not have the dog loose anyway and when he is cleaning windows he should tie it up so there are not problems like this." Police confirmed they attended the scene and had spoken to residents. A spokeswoman for Avon and Somerset police said that the case was now in the hands of a dog warden at Bristol City Council. The Bristol Post was unable to locate the window cleaner.
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