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Aug 2017
3:40pm, 27 Aug 2017
6,770 posts
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BaronessBL
Can't beat a doggy ice-cream on a sunny bank holiday weekend
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Aug 2017
3:41pm, 27 Aug 2017
6,771 posts
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BaronessBL
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Aug 2017
5:51pm, 27 Aug 2017
23,845 posts
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halfpint
Now feel bad. We just made Ernie climb a Munro and he didn't get an ice cream. He was really very good 
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Aug 2017
10:38pm, 27 Aug 2017
5,210 posts
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Helegant
A nasty incident has been posted on our village FB pages. A local man (name and address now known to all) was caught publicly beating two small dogs, injuring them. The photos and video were posted and inevitably people are angry. the police won't act and the RSPCA has asked the complainant to 'fill in a form'. The man has a history of drunken abusive behaviour, and I'm rather concerned about vigilante behaviour.
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Aug 2017
7:53am, 28 Aug 2017
19,496 posts
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LazyDaisy
Why won't the police act? And why is filling in a form such an issue? Is the complainant worried about repercussions - in which case sticking stuff on FB is hardly keeping it discreet. Surely if you witness something like this you give the RSPCA/police your information and leave it to them?
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Aug 2017
8:55am, 28 Aug 2017
6,772 posts
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BaronessBL
The police (in my opinion) rarely get involved or are interested in animals being ill treated which I think they see as the domain of the RSPCA.
I can understand why the RSPCA need a form - especially if the complainant knows the 'abuser's' name and address. It might be tiresome but on a bank holiday weekend a form is probably the most appropriate - particularly as there would appear to be photo and video evidence to back it up. I can understand the complainant feeling the dogs should be taken away from the man at that very moment, but sadly that's not really how these things work - possibly they will be once the RSPCA have considered all the evidence before them. I'm no great fan of the RSPCA myself but I can understand their position in these particular circumstances, although I'm not sure posting on Facebook is particularly helpful either
Sounds a horrible situation to be in Helegant
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Aug 2017
8:56am, 28 Aug 2017
6,773 posts
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BaronessBL
* should be ISNT particularly helpful!
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Aug 2017
10:30am, 28 Aug 2017
3,523 posts
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Mazlin
This morning on our way home Rory spotted a big Labradoodle-type dog on it's own in a little lane a few doors down from my house. By the time I'd put Rory in the garden, and gone back out with a lead he'd gone. I hope he belonged to one of the houses and had just gone back inside
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Aug 2017
10:32am, 28 Aug 2017
5,211 posts
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Helegant
The Facebook post was what led to the man being identified, so there was a point to it, but it also led to the inflammatory comments...
I'm guessing the police would rather the RSPCA dealt with the animals, and anyway there is a shortage of officers to deal with some other stuff locally. I suspect the complainant wanted the RSPCA to hot-foot it round to his house and remove the dogs immediately, and I can see why.
I subscribe to some of the lost dog pages and there is a contingent that dislikes the RSPCA and looks for any opportunity to complain about their perceived lack of action. I wonder if this is part of the same meme?
My concern is that there are a lot of hot-heads passing judgement and I hope that they slept on their thoughts and woke up with their sensible heads on.
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Aug 2017
10:34am, 28 Aug 2017
5,212 posts
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Helegant
Sensible heads rule. The photos, video etc have all been removed along with the associated posts. Someone is 'thinking'.
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