Some Unanswered Questions Here, For Sure...

A police dog has been shot dead by armed officers after mauling its handler while on a search for a missing person, a force has said.

Lancashire Police said PD Jax, a Belgian Malinois, "became aggressive" and attacked a handler in a field off Higher Walton Road in Walton-le-Dale at about 05:15 BST.

It said the officer suffered a serious leg injury and remains in hospital. Supt Hassan Khan said the incident would be "reviewed in due course".

It's lucky for her that there were armed officers on scene, isn't it? But why were they there, in just a hunt for a missing person? 

A force representative said after PD Jax bit the handler, "further patrols, including armed officers, attended the scene with attempts made to restrain the dog".

So they weren't there? They were called to the scenc and actually used this time? 

"These are highly-trained, working dogs which do a skilled job, but like any dog, [they] can present a danger in certain circumstances. "

What are those 'certain circumstance', I wonder? 

H/T: Ian J via email

Put The Dangerous Bitch Down...

A schoolboy had to have stitches in his leg after being mauled by a trainee police dog at a cop’s house on Christmas Day.

There's taking your work home, and then, there's this: 

Sergeant Fleur Tedshill, an experienced dog handler for West Midlands Police, had been looking after the training pup at her home in Brierley Hill, Birmingham.

The black dog, called Penny, was being trained by the police officer after her working police dog Snap retired.

Sgt Tedshill and her family had been celebrating Christmas Day when the attack on the boy took place. Penny has now been removed from the home and placed into West Midlands Police’s kennels, and will be reassessed.

What? I really think you should cut your losses, don't you? 

“We are still investigating this incident and the matter has been referred to our professional standards department, as is standard practice in incidents such as these.”

 I don't see any Bonio in your future...

"I told the policeman I thought dogs were trained..."

Her neighbour, who claimed to witness the attack, told Shirley what she had seen. "She said she saw my cat walking around the corner and a big dog, different to the one I saw, followed her.

"My cat was looking back at this dog and didn’t know whether to run.

"The dog literally attacked, and she said it was horrific to watch. The policeman was not far behind and the dog wasn’t on a lead.

"He dropped the cat when the policeman called him back."

 The lying cops didn't tell the distraught owner the full story:

It was 6.30am when an officer knocked on her door.

"He asked me whether I owned a black and white cat and that he was sorry but that his colleague's dog attacked it.

"I was horrified and very quiet because I think I was in shock. They said there was a bit of blood on its tail so they brought it to the vets."

In fact, it had multiple bite wounds and collapsed lungs. Injuries that should have been obviously far more serious than 'a bit of blood on its tail'.

She has made an official complaint to the Met Police after allegedly being told by an officer that the dog "didn't like cats".

What the hell is a dog that's known to be a danger to other animals doing being unleashed in an urban area crawling with other people's pets? Why is it even still a police dog?

Spangle’s vet bills came to £8,000, which Shirley said the police are thankfully covering.

No, Shirley, you're covering them. You, and every other taxpayer. Where do you think the police get the money in the first place?

A police spokesman said the matter was being investigated and alleged dog bits (sic) are taken "very seriously".

The dog should be destroyed, and the handler reduced to counting knives in the evidence locker for the next ten years.