Pensioner threatened with fine for putting up lost cat posters
- added May 25, 2008
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- Callie2
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"A pensioner has been threatened with a heavy fine after she put posters on lampposts trying to find the owners of a lost cat.
Kind-hearted Joy Tracey wanted to reunite Copper, the ginger tom, with his owners after she found him whimpering in her garden.
The grandmother-of-three visited numerous animal shelters, vets and pet shops in a bid to help the cat and also put adverts in the local paper and called the RSPCA.
But after two weeks of having no luck public-spirited Joy printed 12 laminated, A5-sized posters and tied them to lampposts near her home in Denton, Greater Manchester.
But she was soon called by enforcement officers telling her she was breaking the rules.
Joy said: "He said whilst he sympathised, it was an offence, and told me to remove them all from the Denton area or face a hefty fine.
"The world is going potty with petty officialdom. As long as I can remember, lost pets have been advertised on lampposts.
"I'd had no response and he's such a lovely cat I had to get him home."
Council rules dictate anyone who wants to put posters on lampposts must apply in writing to council highways engineers for permission at least 28 days in advance.
Offenders face a conviction and fine if the rules are broken or permitted posters are in place for more than 28 days.
Tameside Council said it was simply enforcing the rules on flyposting.
Thanks to the council's harsh reaction and local publicity, Copper has been reunited with his owners."
Kind-hearted Joy Tracey wanted to reunite Copper, the ginger tom, with his owners after she found him whimpering in her garden.
The grandmother-of-three visited numerous animal shelters, vets and pet shops in a bid to help the cat and also put adverts in the local paper and called the RSPCA.
But after two weeks of having no luck public-spirited Joy printed 12 laminated, A5-sized posters and tied them to lampposts near her home in Denton, Greater Manchester.
But she was soon called by enforcement officers telling her she was breaking the rules.
Joy said: "He said whilst he sympathised, it was an offence, and told me to remove them all from the Denton area or face a hefty fine.
"The world is going potty with petty officialdom. As long as I can remember, lost pets have been advertised on lampposts.
"I'd had no response and he's such a lovely cat I had to get him home."
Council rules dictate anyone who wants to put posters on lampposts must apply in writing to council highways engineers for permission at least 28 days in advance.
Offenders face a conviction and fine if the rules are broken or permitted posters are in place for more than 28 days.
Tameside Council said it was simply enforcing the rules on flyposting.
Thanks to the council's harsh reaction and local publicity, Copper has been reunited with his owners."
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The cat in question is pictured above, looking rather irate.
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- mischabarrett
- 3 months ago
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the worlds gone crazy....i mean really!
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- lynnedjones
- 3 months ago
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booo.
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