Braintree: Cat kills off pond ducklings

Ducks on the pond at Great Notley
Ducks on the pond at Great Notley
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A cat has been blamed for killing ducklings on a village pond.

The black and white feline, which does not have a collar, has been seen carrying the babies in Great Notley.

Concerned resident Fred Illman, 76, said: “I keep chasing it away.

“There is one duck there which is swimming and quacking away looking for its babies and it has none left. "

He is appealing for its owner to put a bell around its neck to warn off the birds.

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