Dog walkers allegedly cut open a farmer’s fence to let loose his calves – with a note saying he would ‘pay the price’ for confronting them over where they walked.
Richard Felce, 24, was searching for calves missing from his farm in Elham, Kent, when he discovered somebody had cut through his barbed wire fence.
Pinned to the fence was the letter from a mystery ‘gentleman and his partner’ bragging about what they had done and telling poor Mr Felce to ‘enjoy the chase’.
The abusive letter read: ‘Talk to me like a c**t when I am walking my dogs and you will pay the price. Let’s see if your cows stick to the footpath.
Pinned to the broken fence was a letter (pictured) from a mystery ‘gentleman and his partner’ bragging about what they had done and telling poor Mr Felce to ‘enjoy the chase’
Richard Felce, 24, was searching for calves missing from his farm in Elham, Kent, when he discovered somebody had cut through his barbed wire fence (shown)
‘For years we have walked these fields having been given permission by the old man who used to drive wheat.
‘But times change; enjoy the chase you c**t. Regards, a gentleman and his partner.’
The 24-year-old believes the duo have held their grudge for a while as it was months ago that he last confronted people for walking on his land.
Mr Felce, from Hythe, in Kent said: ‘It is frustrating that people have these attitudes that could potentially put animals in danger.
‘It is confusing because we haven’t had any confrontation from any walkers for quite some time. I can’t really understand why somebody would do this.
‘It might be somebody who has been holding a grudge for quite a long time. I don’t know why they have sent it. We have never had a note before.’
After putting the calves back into the field Richard decided to also leave a note on the fence with his number in the hopes that the issue could be resolved.
Richard’s more polite letter said: ‘To the “gentleman” who cut the fence I am somewhat confused by your actions.
The 24-year-old farmer (pictured) believes the duo have held their grudge for a while as it was months ago that he last confronted people for walking on his land
After putting the calves back into the field Richard decided to also leave a note (pictured) on the fence with his number in the hopes that the issue could be resolved
Richard Felce (pictured) grew up on a farm before studying agriculture in university and has now been working as a full-time farmer for two years
‘If you would like to talk about the issue like adults feel free to give me a call.’
Mr Felce, who farms sheep, cattle and crops, said: ‘I was shocked when I first found it, I don’t know why they did it. After a while I found it a bit amusing and now I’m just confused really.
‘A lot of people have been really shocked at this letter and angry about it.. There has been quite a bit reaction to it.
‘I have dealt with this my whole life, someone who leaves notes instead of talking about it isn’t someone to worry about in terms of how they deal with confrontation.’
Mr Felce grew up on a farm before studying agriculture in university and has now been working as a full-time farmer for two years.
A spokesperson for Kent Police said: ‘Kent Police received a report stating a threatening note on a fence in an area of farmland in Elham.
‘The matter was reported on 1 November 2017 and at present no suspects have been identified.’
A spokesperson for Kent Police confirmed that it had received reports of a threatening letter but it had no suspects at present