A DAD in search of his lacking cat was charged at by a rowdy pair of badgers.
Stephen McDonald, 46, stated “Springwatch turned Crimewatch” as one ran at him.
He dropped his telephone and keys as he sidestepped the assault, which he says may have damaged his leg because the animals had been “bulldog-sized”.
Stephen, of Birmingham, was out in search of moggy Area of interest when he disturbed the pair in an alley.
He had simply returned from every week’s vacation together with his spouse in Greece when his daughter had informed him his cat had not been seen round his house.
The finance supervisor, who took photos earlier than the assault stated: “I managed to get comparatively shut and began snapping away from the aspect and in some way dropping my focus I managed to face one badger sq. on.
“When the perpetrator seen me, I used to be about three metres away, and he abruptly and deliberately rushed at me with ferocious velocity.
“He brushed previous my leg, which I simply managed to maneuver out of the way in which on the final minute, and he stampeded by way of a small fence.
“His confederate additionally bolted by way of one other fence within the nook inflicting a big commotion and noise.
“I wouldn’t advocate approaching them.
“They’re formidable and have giant claws.”