RSPCA Behaviour and Welfare Specialist Claire said: 'A lot of these dogs were nervous and shut down when they arrived in our care and many had extensive scarring on their muzzles, heads, chests and front legs; something we see in dogs who have been involved in organised fighting.
'The dogs were being kept in poor conditions, with little interaction with the outside world, except for when they were taken to fight another dog in bloody bouts that often ended in serious and fatal injuries.
'They had never experienced what it's like to curl up on a sofa and feel safe, or the fun of running through grassy fields or chasing after a football.
'But now they're getting the love and care that they deserve and have really blossomed and come out of their shells.'
So, the RSPCA is happy to risk the future safety of other pets and children everywhere? Apparently so. And yes, they'll have no trouble finding someone to take on this canine time bomb.
One of the dogs, eight-year-old bull breed Jane - who was removed from one of the pens in the garage at the Leadleys' home - has been settling into a loving foster home.
Her fosterer Debbie, who now plans to adopt her, said: 'Jane is doing brilliantly and has settled in so well. Her behaviour is fantastic and she loves to go out for walks, and have a good sniff. She just wants to enjoy life and is really chilled.
'She's really chilled out and enjoys snoozing in the sun until she gets too hot, and then she moves into the shade.
'She can be fussy about eating so I've been roasting her chicken and cooking her steak, and she's slowly building up a good appetite. She's certainly very spoiled!'
I hope that thought flashes through your mind when the inevitable happens.
utter lunacy - I don't know which are worse, the animals or these smug do-gooders. Feeding them chicken and steak - there are many people in this country who don't get to eat that well!
ReplyDeletePerhaps if the Police put one of these dogs in the cell with each one of the scum organising the dog fights, it would do is all a favour.
ReplyDelete"As it was his dog, Sarge, I thought he would appreciate some company. I'll get the mop."
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The RSPCA believes that dogs should "curl up on a sofa"? It's important to have clear demarcation between dog and human to avoid amiguity about who's boss. The bigger the dog the more important this is. For "rescued" fighting dogs the only sofa should be the comfy sofa in the sky.
ReplyDeleteWhen the police confiscate guns from criminals, they melt them down. There would be hell to pay if they re-homed them with a responsible gun owner, yet doing so would be a lot safer than what they're doing with these weapons
ReplyDeleteIf a dog has been mistreated then that's no fault of its own. I wouldn't be averse to giving it a chance. A closely controlled chance, to be sure, but a chance.
ReplyDeleteIf the RSPCA were on form they must have had a tipoff about a camera crew . . .
ReplyDelete"utter lunacy - I don't know which are worse, the animals or these smug do-gooders."
ReplyDeleteI do.
"As it was his dog, Sarge, I thought he would appreciate some company. I'll get the mop."
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"The RSPCA believes that dogs should "curl up on a sofa"? It's important to have clear demarcation between dog and human to avoid amiguity about who's boss. "
They probably thinbk they should have an allowance and access to the wifi password too!
"When the police confiscate guns from criminals, they melt them down."
Exactly! Happy to see these brutes tossed into a furnace.
"If a dog has been mistreated then that's no fault of its own. I wouldn't be averse to giving it a chance."
I think the one taking the chance would be YOU!