Another fatal dog attack

[Titchy Pony]

Another of the little 'cuddly fur babies'

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=981659234059810

That is scary! I wouldn't expect a dog to be off lead in that kind of environment for that to happen in the first place, mainly because I like my dogs and there are enough cars for it to be dangerous to the dog.
That footage should be taken strait to the police and I hope the owner has a good third party liability insurance as I can imagine the cost to repair any/all cars the horse and cart may have damaged, without even taking into account any vet bills for the horses and medical bills for anyone injured.

 

[Smitty]

Thats so scary, the thing is demonic. I wonder if its still alive?

 

[misst]

I despair

 

[I'm Dun]

That is scary! I wouldn't expect a dog to be off lead in that kind of environment for that to happen in the first place, mainly because I like my dogs and there are enough cars for it to be dangerous to the dog.
That footage should be taken strait to the police and I hope the owner has a good third party liability insurance as I can imagine the cost to repair any/all cars the horse and cart may have damaged, without even taking into account any vet bills for the horses and medical bills for anyone injured.

I'd be more worried about what the travellers were going to do than anything else and wishing they had gone to the police. They wont. What they will do will be awful.

 

[misst]

Sorry ID not actually liking what they will do but agreeing I'd be terrified for myself and my dog and my property.

 

[ycbm]

Thats so scary, the thing is demonic. I wonder if its still alive?

I doubt if it will be by tonight.
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[MurphysMinder]

Sorry ID not actually liking what they will do but agreeing I'd be terrified for myself and my dog and my property.

There's a video on his fb page of someone following her to her house. She has given the dog to someone else who drove off with it.

 

[Clodagh]

There's a video on his fb page of someone following her to her house. She has given the dog to someone else who drove off with it.

They’ll find it. The police are useless compared to a traveller looking for vengeance.

 

[I'm Dun]

There's a video on his fb page of someone following her to her house. She has given the dog to someone else who drove off with it.

Jesus. i do not agree in any way with what happened, but I hope she has the sense to go to the police and hope that shes prosecuted and that puts them off.

 

[I'm Dun]

I've looked at his FB page, the police are saying its civil and fo the car drivers to chase the carriage drivers for the money owed for the damage to the cars. The dogs owner is saying its not her fault and denying any responsibility. What a mess that has no good ending for anyone.

 

[ester]

Fair play to them communicating with the car drivers (tho that’s how they got the dashcam I guess)

I’m not sure police saying it’s a civil matter is going to end well.

 

[Clodagh]

Fair play to them communicating with the car drivers (tho that’s how they got the dashcam I guess)

I’m not sure police saying it’s a civil matter is going to end well.

Uncivil?

 

[cauda equina]

How is it not an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act?
That dog was so obviously out of control in a public place

 

[Colin2005]

And she definitely needs charging with manslaughter!

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100%

 

[Colin2005]

Another of the little 'cuddly fur babies'

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=981659234059810

This horrific, I hope that owner is prosecuted asap.

 

[ycbm]

I've looked at his FB page, the police are saying its civil and fo the car drivers to chase the carriage drivers for the money owed for the damage to the cars. The dogs owner is saying its not her fault and denying any responsibility. What a mess that has no good ending for anyone.

That is most definitely not a Civil matter, it was illegal for the dog to be out of control and there's no difference between the dog biting someone and injuring by pitching someone out of a carriage. That's an outrageous statement by the Police!
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[conniegirl]

the police want calling out over that one! social media call outs can be quite effective, normally get the attention of someone higher up than the local plod.

 

[marmalade76]

Another of the little 'cuddly fur babies'

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=981659234059810

These effing dogs! I'm starting to think that all dogs should be banned! Most people just can't be trusted to own them!

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Would it be too outlandish to think perhaps the police are not getting involved because it is the traveller's horse that the dog went after? If it was Mrs. Jones, the local school secretary riding her horse down the road that got bitten and chased and vehicles damaged may they have viewed it differently? Genuine question.

 

[photo_jo]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7478783861866958102

 

[LittleBlackMule]

Well if the police won’t get involved, that’s carte blanche for the travellers to deal with it in whatever way they see fit. Probably the only way irresponsible dog owners will learn.

 

[I'm Dun]

Having had a good nosey at it all, in this instance the carriage drivers only wanted the dog owner to take responsibility. Its only when shes denied all responsibility and the police refused to get involved that threats have started. What a travesty. This was an amazing opportunity for the police to work with the travellers and build some bridges. Instead they've done the usual and fobbed them off and actually made the incident worse.

The dog owner claims the dog was on a lead and was waving a thin flexi lead about in one of the videos. I despair.

 

[ester]

I saw the lead, given it’s fluorescent green it definitely wasn’t on lead while attacking the horse.

 

[Clodagh]

Having had a good nosey at it all, in this instance the carriage drivers only wanted the dog owner to take responsibility. Its only when shes denied all responsibility and the police refused to get involved that threats have started. What a travesty. This was an amazing opportunity for the police to work with the travellers and build some bridges. Instead they've done the usual and fobbed them off and actually made the incident worse.

The dog owner claims the dog was on a lead and was waving a thin flexi lead about in one of the videos. I despair.

I think the police have treated them the same as they seem to treat any victim of vicious dogs. And I think the building bridges bird has maybe flown.

What I can’t get my head quite round is if one of my dogs caused an injury, wouldn’t you at least want to pay the vet’s bills and grovel a lot. Would you not be deeply embarrassed and ashamed? It seems that along with the desire to own that sort of dog comes a complete sense of entitlement.

 

[ester]

Yup I wasn’t surprised they said civil that’s the usual line even if it shouldn’t be.

 

[I'm Dun]

Yup I wasn’t surprised they said civil that’s the usual line even if it shouldn’t be.

Everytime I've had a horse stolen its been civil, someone sinking my boat is civil, smashing my car up,also civil. I'm half considering a life of crime because it seems like everything is civil now!

I wasn't sure if the lead had broken maybe, but that might just be me being generous.

 

[ester]

They should at least say it was uncivil

 

[ester]

Maybe but as clodagh said most people would be absolutely grovelling and apologetic to everyone else involved

 

[Titchy Pony]

Everytime I've had a horse stolen its been civil, someone sinking my boat is civil, smashing my car up,also civil. I'm half considering a life of crime because it seems like everything is civil now!

I wasn't sure if the lead had broken maybe, but that might just be me being generous.

Sounds almost as if they can't be bothered to do actual work. What's the police for if not sorting out theft and criminal damage?

 

[CorvusCorax]

As well as their own cutbacks, police are unfortunately defacto social workers now because of cuts to budgets in agencies dealing with addiction, poverty and mental health issues. If tackling those three issues was properly funded, then the police would have more time to fight crime