This is an item from the Western Daily Press 8th June 1998. For about 10 years newspapers, radio and TV kept calling me "Britain's Big Cat Detective" which, honestly, was embarrassing. On this occasion I met the reporter, supposedly for a coffee and chat about exotics in the UK at a local supermarket -having had years of experience with reporters and others I NEVER let anyone in my home (police bringing evidence being the exception).
My suspicions were correct as a photographer got out of the car and immediately tried to take a photo of me. At that point I made it clear NO photos or I was walking especially since this was all on my time.
Despite taking notes the reporter still got dates and facts wrong and they also published my phone number. Anyway, there was a constant insistence that a photo was needed so I said "sure" and took out my binoculars and that is the photo they got rather than a "We can take a photo if you pull the bushes apart as if looking for something" I am supposing the look on my face gave a definite "no" to that one.
The problem is that reporters always expect you to spend 2 hours or more answering daft questions and they will use about 4% of what you've said and even then get things wrong!
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