Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford has revealed how he carried an injured deer for two miles to his home after finding it while out walking his dogs.
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Not wanting to leave it in pain, he carried it two miles and arrived home exhausted and covered in blood to the astonishment of his partner Susie.Sadly, despite the best care at Tiggywinkles Animal Hospital, it died.
But it was luckier than the poor bloody beast that Durham Police's finest turned up to 'help':
Andrew Pittilla and Brian Clewlow, from Durham Constabulary, were alerted to the animal after it was hit by a car. On arriving at the scene they decided to carry it to the side of the road in the hope it would recover.
But two days later they returned ...Yes, this is indeed that case, and we all know how they then dealt with the unfortunate animal.
The officers told a disciplinary panel their actions had been in the best interests of the animal and they gained no satisfaction from it.
They were removed from firearms duties and given final writing warnings but the panel stopped short of sacking them.So, if you are ever arrested by these two charmers, you know what to do...
8 comments:
What?
If I come across a deer injured by a car it's going in my freezer.
What is wrong with you?
F*ck me!!!
When I heard this story first I was a bit on the fence - yes bashing a injured deer on the head repeatedly with an iron bar is a bit gruesome, but sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind - if an animal needs putting out of its misery sometimes that end may appear rather nasty to the feeble minded. Yes they could have shot it, but that probably would have meant 3 billion forms to fill in, so I kind of got the thinking behind the actions.
But now this comes out! They had seen the deer previously and moved it on the side of the road??? And just left it there to suffer for 2 WHOLE F*CKING DAYS before coming back????
If anyone else had treated any animal, wild or domestic, like that the RSPCA would be frotting themselves into a righteous frenzy (rightly so for once) and demanding action, and taking out a private prosecution if necessary. But oh no, its their pals who back them up when they are stealing pets off old ladies and closing 'cruel' animal sanctuaries (aka closing down the competition). Can't get on the wrong side of Plod, can we? They might start asking awkward questions about the legality of what we do. Lets just pretend this one never happened, and we can all go on pulling our fat salaries and nice pension entitlements.
Should they be made to eat umble pie?
From Pepys:
The liver & kidneys, etc., of a deer are called the umbles and were usually made into a pie for the servants - the master would eat the venison.
Hmm Liver and kidney pie.... I was NOT hungry, but, THANKS Ed P!
NOW I am starved!
"What?
If I come across a deer injured by a car it's going in my freezer."
LOL
"But now this comes out! They had seen the deer previously and moved it on the side of the road???"
Yup. I didn't see that little titbit before either. :/
"Hmm Liver and kidney pie...."
I'll stick to steak & kidney. Liver's best on it's own with onions & bacon.
Aye...thinking about it, it is a waste. I prefer it raw. Cooking just takes all the flavour away.
Probably helps when your missus is head of HR as well.......
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