Mother-of-two Hayley Sandiford, of Worcester Road, has been fighting to keep American bulldog Winston, despite him running up to the delivery man, snatching a bundle of letters out of his hand and trying to bite him.
Royal Mail has suspended deliveries to Miss Sandiford and her neighbours in both Worcester Road and Surrey Road.
The 29-year-old (Ed: !!!) was sentenced to a six-month community order when she appeared before Blackburn Magistrates and was told the dog would be destroyed if she did not comply with conditions.
What a rough looking dog…
Speaking after the hearing, she said: “I am glad in a way that it is all over now, but there is a risk that Winston might get put to sleep.
“These conditions are what I have been doing anyway, so there is no reason why the dog should get out down.
“Winston is great, he is as lively as ever. He is a brilliant pet.”
Hmmm, a little
too lively.
And ‘brilliant pets’ should be the sort that
don’t lead to the threat of eviction…
Twin Valley Homes, which owns Miss Sandiford’s house, said they were still looking to have an injunction taken out against her, forcing her to give Winston up.
Martin Jackson, the housing association’s anti-social behaviour manager, said: “We’ve taken note of the outcome of the criminal case involving Miss Sandiford but it would be inappropriate to comment further until we’ve had the result of the civil case.”
Well, if you can’t rely on the criminal justice system (and often, you can’t) it’s good to know that someone else will pick up the slack!
I'd have said 50 myself.
ReplyDeleteStill, the website offered another story headlined "Hollywood blockbuster starring Liam Neeson and Sigourney Weaver to be filmed in Ramsbottom", which sort of made my day.
Bunny
ReplyDelete29 she's had a hard life, or more likely a very easy being paid for by someone else and not taking care of herself.
Looks like a heavy smoker to me
ReplyDeleteRickie
Yowks. If she be 29, I be a spaniel called Gerald.
ReplyDeleteCouple of observations:
An American pitbull called Winston?- O the irony.
The company has an 'anti-social behaviour' manager- sign of the times, I suppose.
"Still, the website offered another story headlined "Hollywood blockbuster starring Liam Neeson and Sigourney Weaver to be filmed in Ramsbottom", which sort of made my day."
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for that one!
"Couple of observations:
An American pitbull called Winston?- O the irony."
Heh!