Dog dies after being deliberately run over by
99 replies
ABM replied on 26/02/2016 22:38
rayjsj replied on 26/02/2016 23:54
Posted on 26/02/2016 23:54
We now see there is to be an enquiry- Anmal Health, RSPCA et al. The dog will still be dead.
correct. And who pays for all this
Write your comments here...well as the RSPCA is a charity, the contributers. I am also a dog lover, but believe in this particular case the Police had no choice, however I think that a Grasper(a sliding non-lethal noose on a pole) should be standard equipment in a police car boot. They take up little space and can be used on many animals.I think the dogs owners bear the major responsibility. For allowing the dog to be loose near a major road, it wasn't the dogs fault. But he paid the price for their stupidity.
As for me, I prefer my Dogs to most Humans.I guess that makes me insane.?
huskydog replied on 27/02/2016 08:34
ivorwetwun replied on 27/02/2016 08:52
Posted on 27/02/2016 08:52
Really!
Bugs, you and I probably will never agree, but that doesn't make you right either.
As an ex traffic officer of 23 years +, I can tell you that the decision to close a motorway is never taken lightly, as it needs several units in order to sign and cone the motorway, etc, and at 3 am in the morning I would say that North Wales traffic
would be very stretched.
I have over the years dealt with many stray animals on the motorway, including horses, sheep, and numerous dogs. I have also been lucky in that I have never had to kill any dogs, they normally come to you, and I have in the past given them a lift.
I have also had to move the remains of many dogs from the carriageway, which is not pleasant believe me!
In this case the dog did not appear "friendly" and, as such could not be caught, so even if the officer had a "grasper" he probably couldn't get near it.
At the end of the day, the officer was there, we weren't, he made the call, rightly or wrongly.
Briang replied on 27/02/2016 09:17
mickysf replied on 27/02/2016 09:40
Posted on 27/02/2016 09:40
At the end of the day, the officer was there, we weren't, he made the call, rightly or wrongly.
Definatly a wrong call. Who gives that policeman the right to take a life.
I guess the answer to that is they have the right to potentially save lives by such actions. You never know that life saved could be 'your' son or daughter! I'll bet the decission was not taken lightly and that they really do wish that another possible alternative was open to them at that time! Afterall they apparently were dog lovers too!
Briang replied on 27/02/2016 09:42
Posted on 27/02/2016 09:42
At the end of the day, the officer was there, we weren't, he made the call, rightly or wrongly.
Definatly a wrong call. Who gives that policeman the right to take a life.
I guess the answer to that is they have the right to potentially save lives by such actions. You never know that life saved could be 'your' son or daughter! I'll bet the decission was not taken lightly and that they wish that an other alternative was open to them!
There was an alternative don't do it. It seems to me that the police can do whatever they want.
mickysf replied on 27/02/2016 09:49
Posted on 27/02/2016 09:49
At the end of the day, the officer was there, we weren't, he made the call, rightly or wrongly.
Definatly a wrong call. Who gives that policeman the right to take a life.
I guess the answer to that is they have the right to potentially save lives by such actions. You never know that life saved could be 'your' son or daughter! I'll bet the decission was not taken lightly and that they wish that an other alternative was open to them!
There was an alternative don't do it. It seems to me that the police can do whatever they want.
Write your comments here...with all due respect that is so very easy to say and just a tad crass, we were not there, we did not have to make that very difficult decision thankfully.
ivorwetwun replied on 27/02/2016 10:01
Posted on 27/02/2016 10:01
At the end of the day, the officer was there, we weren't, he made the call, rightly or wrongly.
Definatly a wrong call. Who gives that policeman the right to take a life.
I guess the answer to that is they have the right to potentially save lives by such actions. You never know that life saved could be 'your' son or daughter! I'll bet the decission was not taken lightly and that they wish that an other alternative was open to them!
There was an alternative don't do it. It seems to me that the police can do whatever they want.
Write your comments here...Another misguided comment.
The police service as a whole is probably more accountable than any other profession.
SteveL replied on 27/02/2016 11:47
Posted on 27/02/2016 11:47
There was an alternative don't do it. It seems to me that the police can do whatever they want.
Just out of interest, if a person had been killed in a RTA as a result of what the police did to save, rather than kill the dog, would your opinion be that they did the right thing?
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