COUNCIL STANDING FIRM DESPITE ATTACKS
Froghill Council says it is “totally committed” to continuing its drain maintenance policy and described recent reports of crocodile attacks as “hysterical tosh”.
Residents have called for the council to review its new sanitary procedures after a third person was reportedly abducted by a reptile last Friday morning.
They have reacted angrily to the council's attitude, calling it 'inhuman'.
But the council says the unpopular procedures are improving sewage throughflow and saving money.
The Council’s chief sanitary engineer, David Blunder said: "This council is totally committed to its current policy. Without the present maintenance programme, our sewage system would not be able to cope with the volume of waste emptied into it each day.
"It is my opinion that these reports of crocodile attacks are greatly exaggerated and are little more than a load of hysterical tosh.”
In reply, Hector Mouthwash, of the self-styled Crocodile Liaison, Obstruction and Detection Society (CLODS), said: “These creatures have been breeding in the town sewers since a handful were flushed down the toilet back in the 1960s. They thrive in what are almost perfect conditions and some animals are reaching over 50 feet long.
“Though the crocs may be big, they’re surprisingly agile. They appear out of manholes which are routinely left open as part of the council's maintenance work.
"The animals then grab unsuspecting passers-by, usually by the leg, before swiftly making off back into the sewers with their prey.
“How many more people do we have to lose to these creatures before the council wakes up to what’s going on?”
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