Investigation Called as Police Leave Dog to Die With no Food or Water for 10 Days
Submitted by Ryan O'Meara on January 23, 2007 – 5:37 am4 Comments
An enquiry has been launched after a stray Greyhound starved to death in police kennels after it was picked up by officers and then left for ten days.
The dog died of thirst at Dalkeith Police station. It is thought that the dog was placed in a holding kennel and nobody was notified of its presence from then on. The police only became aware of the presence of the dog, which was dead by this time, upon detecting a strong smell on January 12.
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if i hear that another dog has died due to the police not looking after them i will bring a multi million pound law suit against the police ok
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I just can’t believe that – is the whole world turning in complete incompetents??
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This is what happens when people who are not used to handling or knowledgeable about dogs literally get their hands on them. Surely the most basic ‘IN/OUT’ indicator that a dog is in the kennel on the wall of the police station might have prevented this?
Why would somebody who did not work at the station deal with the dog then go off and not inform anybody they had put a dog in the kennel, this person wants sacking pronto! Any inquiry will probably say that they are too busy fighting terrorism to worry about dogs.
What an appalling disgrace, hope that the SSPCA prosecute as well or are there different rules for the police?
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I know this is two years after this disgusting treatment of a wonderful greyhound happended but nevertheless I wanted to have my say. It is 24 hours since I read this in Celia Hammonds book and I haven’t stopped crying. I keep imagining the poor dog spent 10 days of hell, waiting for someone to come and see him, for someone to give him some water & food, he must have wondered why and wondered what he had done wrong, he must have been so lonely and died not only in pain but so so sad.
It is beyong comprehension that these idiots can still cause suffering to animals when we are supposed to rely on them protect!!!
Dawn
Essex
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