I was in my car at the supermarket this morning, front-to-front with a VW Golf. I stayed in the car for a bit to listen to a radio programme. A man came up to the Golf and put two dogs in the back - no grill present, possibly unusual for them to be transported in that particular car maybe - anyway, the dogs went in the back then he went off somewhere for another few minutes and came back with a bag of shopping.
I was startled as I hadn’t realised he had returned, and just heard an almighty yell at my side of the car. I don’t think he realised I was in the car. He was yelling at one of the dogs who was sitting in his passenger seat. I jumped a mile.
He was shouting “What you doing there!” at the dog, in the car. The poor dog was just pleased to see him. The nasty pig opened the car door, shouting at the dog, dragged it out by it’s collar - poor thing wagging its’ tail - and smacked it a few times quite hard on its’ back. Then he put it in the back of the car with the other dog, brushed off the passenger chair, placed his bag inside, still shouting “Bastard dog....” and got into the drivers seat. I then got out of my car to let him know I had witnessed his disgusting behaviour. He drove off.
I was started and was not ready to think of filming him or even taking a picture or licence plate, but is there anything I could have done with that information? Would the RSPCA be able to do anything?
They were beautiful dogs. He was an older cantankerous shit. A respectable/reasonable-looking cantankerous shit. If I’d said anything to him, he wouldn’t have given a damn.
I will keep an eye out for him, for certain, but what could be done, really?
TIA x
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DoubleTweenQueen · 04/03/2020 11:36
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