There are no native big cats in the U.K., but some people insist that there are some out there. For those of you that have big cats in your state, could you please check out these stories that are from the county i live in, and see if they sound right to you. The picture is claimed to show a large black cat, but is very bad quality, the dry stone wall it is stood on are normally between 3 and 5 foot tall. Could an untrained person tell the difference between a dog and a big cat kill? http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/big_cat_claims_in_area_1_4260370
We have the same problem here in Virginia. some people say they have seen Mountain Lions and others say they don't exists here now. Because no one has gotten a picture of one on trail cameras. I like to look at the Florida Python situation. People use to say they weren't big pythons in the swamps and urban areas about 10 years ago... Now they have an epidemic of them. That's something big and it needs further investigation. Just glad they haven't outlawed hand gun ownership here as they've done in your part of the woods. Looks to me that a .44 Magnum would be in order for that critter.
In Wisconsin there had been no confirmed cat sighting since the 19th century. Last year 3 confirmed cats ( Mtn lions) One was killed by a car in Maine I believe. That is putting on a ton of miles.
Snout is too short to be a fox. I really think it's a scam and an ordinary house cat. Look at the distance between front and hind legs. It's a cat.... but not a big cat. It's fluffy. LOL