Previously this month Jeff Johnson, from Normanton, was navigating a run, driving near Heath Common when he shot what seemed a huge cat.
Find Out More
Jogger areas ‘huge cat’ on the loose in Wakefield
Ever since readers from throughout West Yorkshire have actually stepped forward with their accounts.
Cheryl Tweedale reported a sighting in Flanshaw, Wakefield.
She stated: “I saw this huge cat about 3 year ago in my horses’ field. It was Halloween night and I went to examine my horses.
” I shone the torch to where they were standing and as I brought the light round I saw another set of eyes they closed as the light struck them.
” The next early morning I returned into the field and saw a huge black cat half the size of my horse walk into the bushes. Its tail was practically as long as its body.
” I am 100 percent sure this wasn’t typical. I called the cops and they stated they were going to set traps up in my field to attempt capture it however I never ever heard anything from them after that.”
Jane Farrell stated: “On September 7 I experienced a big black cat which I instantly believed was a puma in Middleton Woods, near Gypsy Lane, in south east Leeds. I was strolling my canines as I do daily and cut
through a more thick location of the woods.
” I was so encouraged by what I saw, I began to research study big black wildcats. Newest sightings reported remained in Wales and Warrington.
” I could not discover any current sightings in West Yorkshire.
” I stay 99.9 percent particular it was a panther. We require to raise awareness as it’s quite frightening when out strolling canines.”
Mick Sanderson stated: “In 2009 me and my partner were driving through Dumfries and Galloway around 5am taking a trip back house to Torquay after checking out household in the Scottish Borders– a journey we have actually made lot of times and still do.
” We were driving gradually along the roadway simply talking with the bairns asleep in the back when a huge black leopard type cat leapt from the banking and landed in the middle of the roadway about 30 metres in front of our automobile.
” I simply took a look at my partner in shock and I began to decrease. It was bent down in the roadway and it gradually raised up and strolled into a farm entryway.
” It was extremely thick set in body, gold/yellow coloured eyes and a long tail curled at the end. It decreased to check out the entryway however it was headed out of sight.
” All the method house we were stating to each other ‘did we see that?'”.
” My partner Googled black cat Dumfries Galloway and great deals of sightings were reported for many years. I understand it was a male black leopard, thick set by what I saw online, and the like what we saw that early morning.
” We still speak about it to this day and when we take a trip back house.
” We’re constantly on the lookout for huge black cast we’re so blessed to have actually seen that fantastic animal so when individuals remain in doubt there are huge felines living and reproducing in fantastic Britain.”
Denise Barnes stated: “I too saw one near Saddleworth beside a labrador type dog, a big jet black cat. It was the very same size as a dog, farm wall, however looked so strong.
” My partner chuckled as I informed him and would not turn automobile around to go appearance.”
Richard Strauss from Calderdale shared his account.
He stated: “Around 15-16 years ago I saw a huge black cat. I’m at Hove Edge, Hipperholme, where we lived watched out onto the fields on the other side of the valley, and I saw it stroll down by the dry stone wall.
” I might have misinterpreted it for a housecat other than its shoulders were the very same height as the wall, which was waist height on me.
” Our dog went missing out on around that time and when we browsed we discovered farmers had actually been having sheep go missing out on and discovering the carcasses so it was certainly searching in the wild and potentially consumed our dog.
” I would state when I saw it I had to do with 200-300 meters away however it was certainly a cat and I had the wall for scale.”
Simon Sykes informed us he saw a puma-like animal in North Kirklees.
He stated: “Around 2 years earlier on my method house from operate in Dewsbury a huge cat, which I would state was a black leopard or puma, crossed the roadway most likely no greater than 15 metres far from my automobile.
” Its tail was long to the ground and appeared not to taper towards completion as would a domestic cat, completion was curled.”
Phil Taylor saw a panther-like animal from his work van when he was parked on Holmsley Lane in South Kirkby.
Mr Taylor stated: “I was beinged in my work van with the green belt to my right-hand man side. There is a row of homes to my left hand side.
” I looked up and saw a black animal walk throughout my van from left to.
” It was a black cat the size of a big dog such as a Labrador. It was jet black with a tail and without doubt was not a house animal.”
After the video footage was released at the start of this month another witness stated he saw a similar type of animal twenty years earlier near Batley Sport Centre.
Adam Windle stated: “There were 30 lads there all with their jaws on the flooring.
” I was so perplexed I didn’t have time to be terrified. We’re not in inmost, darkest Peru – this is Batley.”(*)
