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Save Lennox

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misdee · 17/09/2011 19:54

here

i noticed the other thread had gone.

lennox family are waiting on the 2nd day of court on the 23rd to hear lennox' fate.

lennox is a American Bull dog Labrador cross. he was seized by the dog warden and sentenced to be destroyed by the way he looks. 'type'. he was deemed a pit bull type dog.

his brother, from the same litter, was classed as a labrador cross.

his fate lies with teh court, but there is a petition with over 86 000 signatures trying to save a dog from death based on how he looks.

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Vallhala · 23/09/2011 14:35

I'll fucking upset him.... ..... he'd know all about being upset if I could speak to him....

Pray god that the judge sees how desperately BCC are scraping the bottom of the barrell and how ludicrous their claims are.

MollyTheMole · 23/09/2011 14:35

Ive just read that too Val

There really is no level too low for these wankers is there?

Vallhala · 23/09/2011 14:45

5 foot 3, size 10 to 12 and with mild arthritis myself, I manage 2 large GSD and a stocky Lab, Dooin.

Unbelievable, this Peter Tallack "expert" guy.

He's ex Met, a PC up til 4 years ago, don't know whether he has gone higher in rank since.

He makes a nice profit giving talks on identifying Pit Bulls (I could do that!), and considers them inherently dangerous as their bite carries more poundage than any othr dog.

The average Pit is smaller than a Border Collie. Measure that up against the average Rottie and then tell me the guys not talking bollocks.

Anyone? No?

Thought not.

coccyx · 23/09/2011 14:47

I am going to stop looking at thread as i am getting cross and feel helpless. I will return when i hope to hear good news

DooinMeCleanin · 23/09/2011 14:58

How odd that the Pit Bull is 'inherently' dangerous but the GSD (this would be the breed that the police work with) is not, especially since An actual expert ran a series of tests that show of a Rot, a GSD and a Pit, the PBT is actually the weakest

Police Dogs ought to be banned, if bite force is what determines how 'dangerous' a dog is.

Vallhala · 23/09/2011 15:02

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stabbystabbykillkill · 23/09/2011 15:04

Is that the report he wrote to the NIDept in 2010 Val - if it is someone beat me to it lol

stabbystabbykillkill · 23/09/2011 15:05

here you go

publically available on the DARD website so I hope I don't get deleted

Vallhala · 23/09/2011 15:14

:) That'll be the one.

stabbystabbykillkill · 23/09/2011 15:18

Fuck a duck indeed

He is totally contradicting himself then?

Vallhala · 23/09/2011 15:23

As an aside, stabby, how the feck did you manage to link to a PDF? I never can, I always end up linking to the page which has the PDF link upon it and swearing in exasperation!

What's the techy secret please?

stabbystabbykillkill · 23/09/2011 15:26

I just clicked through to the link and cut and paste as normal - I'm not that techy

I googled his name and had just got the report up when you posted that someone had sent it to you.

Too slow as usual lol

Vallhala · 23/09/2011 15:33

Ah, thank you! It doesn't work when I try that! :)

stabbystabbykillkill · 23/09/2011 15:37

Is there any news?

MollyTheMole · 23/09/2011 15:53

not yet Stabby, have a feeling its going to go to another hearing as times getting on a bit

MollyTheMole · 23/09/2011 16:05

just read that its going to be next Friday now.....poor poor dog and family having this drag on

stabbystabbykillkill · 23/09/2011 16:06

Oh that's just rotten

Vallhala · 23/09/2011 16:14

Just read that too. Jesus, talk about making them all suffer.

I hope to god that it's going to be worth the stomach churning wait for the Barnes' and for Lennox.

sb6699 · 23/09/2011 17:56

Another week - JEEZ!

Suppose no news is good news and all that.

Val, bloody sick of going through the same rigmarole every time I need to move (which is averaging 2 yrs atm).

This time its even harder - DH is just out of hospital and although he has a job cant prove his income as he has no recent wage slips and we're claiming HB till he's able to go back to work so no LA's will even consider us because of that never mind the dog!

Going down the HA route now so fingers crossed or I might just join you in the caravan

stabbystabbykillkill · 24/09/2011 07:40

Just looked on the Belfast Telegraph website and they're saying (again) that Lennox was reported for snarling at dog wardens.

That'll be the same dog wardens who measured him and decided he was "type" then?

PetiteRaleuse · 26/09/2011 11:16

Surely the fact that the case has been postponed for another week means they haven't given the judge enough evidence for him to make a decision to have Lennox PTS?

This must be good news right? Or am I being hopelessly optimistic?

Vallhala · 26/09/2011 11:25

Dunno PR, just dunno. :(

Stabby, your point is similar to the one we so often made about the killing of "aggressive" dogs in the Irish pounds I used to save from - these largely being dogs who had growled or been reclusive out of fear.

If these dogs are so aggressive how the feck does the vet manage to get close enough to stick a needle in them?

Elibean · 26/09/2011 11:29

It does make me worry that they're simply buying time in the hope of accumulating more evidence, or of interest in the case waning, or something

Though I'd like to think of it as hopeful.

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