[01
MAR 01] CITY
CENTRE COMPANY NEWS
Hats Off To City
Deerhunters!
The
two men who completed the capture of Coventry's most unusual wildlife
inhabitant have been presented with a fitting reward by colleagues.
 City
Centre Company Customer Service Assistants Mick Connor (left) and Bill
Austin (right) cornered a Muntjac deer in Leigh Mills Car Park after the
animal had roamed the city centre for several weeks.
And
when they turned up for work this week colleagues had bought them a
deerstalker trapper's hat each!
Bill
explains:
"The
deer had been spotted several times around the city centre and when we
saw it we followed it across the Bond Street Car Park.
“We
caught it when it darted into a toilet block and it was handed over to
the RSPCA.
"It
is not something we come across on a daily basis and our workmates
thought it was particularly amusing!
“It
just shows that the City Centre Company looks after the well being of
all visitors to the heart of Coventry."
The
animal was treated for a minor injury to a leg and has been released into
the countryside.
Mick
added that the capture was slightly less energetic than pinning down a
metal sculpture of a deer that was part of the city's Christmas
decorations.
SEE
[20 FEB 01] DEER
CAUGHT IN CITY CENTRE TOILET
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