Two adult horses and foal have been seen wandering around Roundshaw Downs all day and, at just after 2pm, the large black mare wandered into the busy road.
Fortunately some traffic management workers were on hand to stop the traffic and redirect her back onto the downs. One witness reported seeing the horses at 8am this morning and said: “I rang the council and they have had calls as well as the police.
“I got back this afternoon and they were right by Purley Way. They could cause mayhem.”Who could possibly have...
Oh. Of course:
Two people, believed to be travellers, turned up just after 2.30pm and moved all three horses on.There's a shocker, eh? And what are the police doing about such a dangerous occurrence?
A police spokesperson said: “We have received a couple of calls from residents about this.
“Officers from our Safer Parks Team went down there this morning to find two horses and a foal un-tethered.
“We have reported the matter to Sutton Council and we will continue to monitor the situation and liaise with the council as appropriate.”'As appropriate' meaning 'so we don't upset an established identity group and thus blight our careers'...
As a farmer I can't help thinking that if I allowed my stock to roam freely around the place that the police might be taking slightly firmer action in my direction than 'monitoring the situation'.
ReplyDeleteWhy not just call the RSPCA, who have a great deal of money and could spend it taking these animals in to their protective custody.
ReplyDeleteIf the RSPCA don't do their constitutional job, we should requisition their funds.
I've upset an identity group.
ReplyDeleteI have supported my daughters school for years, but as soon as Nick Herbert instructs the authorities to cause hell for me, they oblige him.
When I bought wine, champagne and chocolates every year for the teachers at the end of each academic year, I never once got a thank you. Yet when they are instructed by the authority to clamp down on me with immediate effect, they dictate to me how I am 'emotional' and 'not allowed to express my own feeling'.
Fuck you motherfucking, arsekissing wankers.
Fucking well die a painful fucking death.
Feral.
And yet again I forgot.
ReplyDeleteTony Blair, fuck off and let Ed Miliband get on with his job.
You all thought he would fail didn't you? Well, he has played a blinder and you lot with your bets at William Hill are fucked.
You had your chance, you blew it. You also thought you could back the wrong horse on delivering communism in this country. Well your horse is an ass. So just piss off and leave the running of the country to stronger people than you cheesy knob ends.
Feral.
"Melvin and Feral sitting up a tree"
ReplyDeleteB.A.R.K.I.N.G...
Just to let you know Melvin,I don't blog or post whilst at work.
Anyway back to the story-I know this area very well. We get lots of calls about horses loose in the road on my borough.What we do is find the nearest gypsy site and they take the horses in. Unfortunately none of the gypsies admit owning the lasagne on legs so we cannot prosecute without proof. Annoying but true.The horses do not have number plates on their arses.
ReplyDeleteJaded
"As a farmer I can't help thinking that if I allowed my stock to roam freely around the place that the police might be taking slightly firmer action in my direction than 'monitoring the situation'."
ReplyDeleteIndeed.. :/
"Why not just call the RSPCA..."
Ha ha ha ha ha! *wipes away tears of mirth*
"... and let Ed Miliband get on with his job."
Because, why, he's doing so well!
"The horses do not have number plates on their arses."
All horses are supposed to have an identifying brand or tattoo and a Horse Passport.
"The horses do not have number plates on their arses."
ReplyDeleteAs a policeman you should be aware that it is an offence to own a horse without a passport (and in some situations a microchip too) these days. So if you are 'returning' these horses to the gypsies, and they are accepting them, then then unless they have passports for them, they are committing an offence, by possessing them. So by returning them without asking to see the passport, you are complicit in an offence. At the very least, if they don't admit ownership in the first place, why are you returning them to them? Do you do the same for other lost and found items? Give wallets found on the street to anyone who fancies it, even if they explicitly say it wasn't theirs in the first place?
"Anyway back to the story-I know this area very well."
ReplyDeleteSniggers.
Hello Jim, I wonder how many laws there are on the books? Do you really expect me to know them all? Bloody horses have passports!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you go to any Crown Court have a look at the highly qualified barristers and you will notice they are all pulling those suitcases on wheels full of reference books.They study the law for many years and even they don't know it all.
Anyway there's the letter of the law and there's being practical.So I turn up to a loose horse.I can A) stuff it in the back of my Astra and take it back to my station and try and find the owner and prosecute him for not having a passport.How long would that take? Sounds pretty pointless especially as the other calls would be stacking up.Or B) give the horse to someone who will look after it and get on with my day.
As for the wallet analogy-you are being silly.Of course I would take in a wallet,they fit in small bags and don't need feeding.
Jaded-the horse whisperer.
"Do you really expect me to know them all?"
ReplyDeleteWell, yes (or at least, check up on the ones that apply before carrying out a task). Isn't it your job?
That's rather like a chef whining about how many herbs there are and how they all look the same, isn't it?
"How many laws there are on the books? Do you really expect me to know them all?"
ReplyDeleteGiven ignorance of the law is no defence for the general public, yes, I do expect a policeman to have a passing acquaintance with all the laws. If you think there are too many to learn, perhaps you should encourage your police union to campaign for less laws in the future, not more.