Opinion: Brutal attack on Elm cat beggars belief

It is hard to understand human beings sometimes, and the incident in Elm this week where a cat was kicked so hard in the head his jaw was broken and his eyes popped out, is most definitely one of those times.

How on earth could someone do that to a defenceless animal. Simba the cat was getting on in years, he rarely left his owner’s garden and loved lying on a bench in the sun.

So what could possibly have inspired someone to access the garden, which is surrounded by a six foot fence, kick or possibly hit Simba in the head, killing him. And as if that was not enough the perpertrator then went on to cut off his tail, after he was dead, and chop it into pieces before taking one of the pieces as a souvenir.

That’s dark and it is very concerning because there appears to have been a number of other cats who have suffered mysterious injuries in the Elm and Friday Bridge area, as well as many cats going missing, including Simba’s friend Tinker.

Now I don’t like snakes, they totally freak me out, but I most certainly would not go out of my way to torture, kill and mutilate one.

So whoever has d one this to Simba and possibly other cats, has got to have a mental health problem. Clearly they more than hate cats, it goes much deeper than that. And it makes you wonder what is going through their mind when carrying out such a barbaric attack.

All I can hope is that the person responsible is found quickly so other cats and their owners don’t have to go through what Simba’s owner has suffered after discovering her beloved pet in such a state in her own garden.

The sooner this person is caught, the sooner they can start to get the kind of help they clearly need, because let’s face it, there must be something seriously wrong with them…

Fenland will finally have its first dedicated art gallery this weekend.

Now over the years I have covered art shows by local clubs, I have spoken to local artists and admired their work, so I know just how talented some people living in our area are.

So it is quite shocking really, that it has taken until 2023 and the hard work of volunteers and charitable donations for Fenland to have a space purely for use as an art gallery.

It opens on Saturday July 1 and will offer a feast for the eyes with over 40 exhibits from 27 artists. Most of the work has been created by Fenland artists, but there are items from around the country too.

I just hope that people take the time to visit and see for themselves just what a wealth of talent we are harbouring here in our little district…

The missing submarine incident in the Atlantic Ocean, is a human tragedy, of that there is no doubt.

The loss of life is always tragic, especially when it is so needless.

I was trying to figure out just why five people, three of them essentially tourists, would take such an unncessary risk to plunge through the depths of the ocean just to see a wreck.

After all the Titan submersible – note the word submersible which means unlike a submarine it has very little power – was little more than a floating tincan.

My only conclusion was quite simply because it was there, and they could afford to fork out $250,000 dollars to do it.

Sometimes it pays not to be super rich.

Of course my heart goes out to their families, who have no doubt been through hell over the days they spent praying their loved ones would be saved, there is no doubt every effort was made to bring them home but tragically it was unsuccessful.

Having said all that I do also question the idea of making a tourist attraction of a ship wreck on which 1,500 souls died.

Maybe it is time to let them and the Titanic rest in peace...

Finally consultation is underway by the Environment Agency on whether or not to give a permit that would allow the operators of the proposed Wisbech incinerator to burn waste.

It is one more hurdle the developer, MVV Environment Ltd, must jump through in its quest to build a 54 megawatt burner in the town.

And vitally it is one more opportunity for local people to have their say and raise concerns about the risks this monstrosity is likely to pose to the health of young and old alike...