Imogen said she contacted police five times before they visited her and her son the following day. She added: “The police response has shocked me to the core.”Yup, it's yet another dangerous dog plus police apathy case. There's lot of them.
Chief Inspector Ben Starns, District Commander for Crawley and Mid Sussex, said: “We recognise that this was a distressing incident for those affected and the wider community.
“Officers launched an investigation immediately, which is ongoing, which has included a visit to the dog owner’s home and the victim’s home.
“Officers also carried out an initial safety assessment of the dog, which was identified to be a 17-week-old American bully puppy.
“The supporting paperwork and microchip for the dog have been checked and it is not thought to be a restricted breed.
“A risk-based decision has been made to not seize the dog at this time, but the owner has been given advice around the safety and security of their dog while we conduct our investigation.”Meanwhile...
Marie Hay, 40, along with her daughters aged five and 20, were walking their husky, Naevia, in Redcar when it was set upon by two "bulldog-type" dogs.
Four witnesses who intervened required hospital treatment after the attack, which happened at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday, police said.Cleveland Police said it attended the scene and took "initial details including [later] a counter allegation from the bulldogs' owner".
Because of course you'd give a sympathetic hearing to a man whose animals have severely injured a woman's pet and savaged four people who tried to help her...
I'd like to see the people who make decisions on these animals locked in a room with them for a few hours - if they survive, ask them again what they will do!
ReplyDelete“A risk based decision....". Stunning, but who is at risk? Dribble?
ReplyDeleteIf you read the comments on the first article it doesn't seem quite so cut and dried. The dog's owner has told a very different story. Could be an interesting chav-fest.
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"...if they survive, ask them again what they will do!"
ReplyDeleteI like that idea!
"“A risk based decision....". Stunning, but who is at risk? Dribble?"
I bet that address is marked on the Police computer!
"If you read the comments on the first article it doesn't seem quite so cut and dried. "
The child needed hospital treatment. No amount of supporting 'Awww, it's only a puppy, it was just playing!' comments by friends and family are going to wipe that off the record, are they?