"Broadback" wrote in message
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BAC wrote:
"sfby" wrote in message
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Mammalian predators which aren't particularly hungry will often leave
part of their 'kill', either for later consumption, or because they've
taken the part they donsider 'tastiest'. Domestic cats aren't normally
starving, because they are fed by their owners, and hunt, largely, for
the sport of it. It is quite common for cat owners to remark on the
'gifts' of unconsumed or part consumed prey left by their feline
companions. Once, for example, my next door neighbour complained that the
cat was in the habit of leaving (dead) goldfish on her step, which she
assumed must have come from my pond, so would I mind netting it. She
meant the pond, I think ...

So I suspect a cat is the most likely culprit.
What was your reply BAC? Something witty and cutting I hope. ;-)

Sorry to disappoint, but no, I left the retribution to my dog ...