After a few days, a welcome and hopefully workable solution had been found. The Bullpuss agreed that capturing small rodents for fun and games was not appropriate and that he would have a word in the furry ears of Mrs Ribby and Ruby who were the latest members of the Ginger Nuts clan. To capture mice to sustain oneself and one’s kittens during the trauma and difficulties of living rough on the back streets and alleys of Moss Side and Rusholme, as had happened to Mrs Ribby, was acceptable for a hunting carnivore.

The Bullpuss felt that Charles Darwin would agree!