Police Shouldn't Need To Explain By Now....

...we should all be only too sadly aware why they need to deal with these wretched things this way: 

But, if you're wondering why they'd need to explain, it's because it was apparently 'an incident which sparked anger in parts of the community.'. Let's hear what 'the community' is saying, shall we?

One man on social media claimed: "Little men with big guns just shot a dog by Bluebells Wood, I nearly had it on lead until they turned up."

Another contributor asked why: "Don't the police just use tranquiliser guns instead of killing these poor dogs. Breaks my heart."

And finally: "It’s disgusting… shooting two innocent dogs for escaping and having a run round makes my blood boil."

The owner of these mutts is of course raging on Facebook that his dogs 'dindu nuffin' to deserve shooting, but there are clues in his diatribe:

A police spokesperson said they had responded after complaints that horses had been chased and then attacked.

"At 1.25pm today (Monday 31 March), we responded to reports of two dogs, believed to be an XL Bully and a large mixed breed, being dangerously out of control on woodland near Cramfit Road, with no owner at the scene.

"We received reports that the dogs were chasing two horses and one of the horses had been bitten.

"A number of members of the public were in the immediate area, including children who were playing nearby.

"Due to the ongoing risk posed by the dogs to the public, other animals, and our officers, it was necessary to shoot the dogs."

No doubt the owners of those horses will concur, as will anyone who has seen what these things can do when their blood is up - just ask the neighbours of the late Ian Price. Or the people of Basildon who watched two of them fight to the death, while police scrambled to get children to safety in their cars. Or the owners in Newtonards who had their bully dog turn on them, prompting PSNI to turn up and shoot it. Or closer to Rotherham, even, where cops responding to reports of an illegal firearm were confronted by one of these living weapons, resulting in a wounded one escaping. 

And, reader, those last three incidents were all just yesterday's reports!  

The spokesperson said they had launched an investigation into "how the dogs became loose. Anyone with information is asked to get in touch online or by calling 101, quoting incident number 429 of 31 March 2025."

Well, get onto Facebook then, since the idiot's identified himself for you.