Lake District village cat owner's appeal for mystery fur clipper to stop
A cat owner has said a mystery barber is "traumatising" his beloved pet by clipping his fur.Billy Cooper, who lives in the village of Staveley in the Lake District, said Spike had been unwantedly trimmed more than 10 times."It's not just us it's happening to... they're doing it to our neighbour's cat as well," he said.Mr Cooper said Spike's mood had changed and the animal had been left "very grumpy", as he appealed for them to stop.
"I've lost count how many times this has happened. It's every four to five months," he told BBC Radio Cumbria."Spike has a mane and the person keeps cutting it very short."He's always very grumpy when it's been done and avoids going out... it's like it's traumatising him."Mr Cooper said he posted in the local community Facebook page and asked the mystery barber to stop. "I haven't got a clue why they're doing this because it's not as if he doesn't look presentable - he's quite well-groomed."I don't see any logic in it at all," he added.
Mr Cooper said he had considered putting a tracker on Spike, but added it was a "big expense when the person is already taking his collar off"."It would be so easy for them to take the tracker off and throw it away somewhere," he said."We want them to stop. Spike is a well-loved family pet. "I want a logical explanation of why they feel they have to do this."
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