ordered to stay away from Snowball the cat
Frightened postal workers have been banned from delivering letters to one notoriously hazardous address after being repeatedly 'attacked' by a three-year-old cat called Snowball.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Following a thorough investigation the Royal Mail has stopped its workers from delivering mail to the address after labelling the black and white moggy a 'health and safety risk'.
Despite being described as 'absolutely harmless' by owner Ian Wilkinson, the UK's postal service said Snowball posed an 'unacceptably high level of risk'.
Royal Mail said three employees suffered 'quite deep cuts' after all being attacked by the 10inch tall feline.
Mr Wilkinson, 46, said he was shocked when he received a letter from Royal Mail saying its workers would no longer be delivering mail to his home in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
The letter said the postal ban will continue until he has found a way of stopping Snowball from attacking its workers.
The computer analyst said: 'It’s utterly ridiculous.
'I have never seen her attack a person. Sometimes she sniffs people’s feet when they come over for dinner - that’s as vicious as she gets.'
He also said he could not see how it was possible for his pet to have attacked the three posties: 'Although I acknowledge that my cat is a very intelligent animal, she is not able to lift up a spring loaded flap, keep it open, push her paw through a double brush guard and maul an unsuspecting delivery person in the time it take to delivery of the letter.'
'I respect postmen come out in all sorts of weather conditions, but they are in serious danger of making the Post Office a laughing stock.'
A neighbour added: 'Snowball is a lovely cat and friendly. I can’t imagine her ever attacking anybody.'
However Royal Mail has insisted Mr Wilkinson will not receive any mail until an 'alternative safe delivery point' has been put in place.
A spokesman added: 'There are around 4,000 animal attacks a year on Royal Mail people.
'These attacks cause great distress and in too many cases serious injuries.'
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:22 am
