Police dogs die in parked vehicle
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The police officer responsible should be removed from the dog handling section and banned from owning a dog, thats what would happen to you or me and he should be treated no differently. A disgusting act of neglect from a supposedly professional officer.
Hardly comparable, one is an accident the other is neglect of duty.
Hardly comparable, one is an accident the other is neglect of duty.
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Man, so many things I want to say, but I won't
I raged for real when I read this, so sad, so needless, so irresponsible and cruel.
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People treat their dogs like 'pets' in the true meaning of the word, something that exists totally for their pleasure, they own it and put their enjoyment of it above the health and welfare of the animal. That's why you see so many overweight dogs, dogs bred to the detriment of their health and dogs dragged around cities and yes, left in hot cars.
Mutual respect is what's needed when you take on any animal, people should have to get a licence to keep ANY pet imo, and you should have to sit through basic some sort of basic education to get one.
Depends entirely on circumstance.
What if, for example the officer responsible for the dogs pulled up at the station with them in the back, then as soon as he got out of the vehicle noticed a colleague struggling with a crim. He immediately went over to assist and in the struggle recieved a blow to the head and was knocked unconscious. An ambulance was called and he was sent off to hospital. In the middle of all this going on no-one else had the presence of mind to remember that his dogs were still in the van.
Still think the guy should be locked up once he wakes up in hospital and has the news broken to him that his companions are dead? This in entirely why an incident like this should be investigated before conclusions are drawn.
if its a hot day, go in and tell someone with the tannoy so they can announce it. better safe than sorry.
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I'm sorry but I fail to see how the totally preventable deaths of two police dogs could be justified by any other circumstances.
"The maximum sentence for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal is six months in prison and a £20,000 fine."
The policeman responsible will get nothing. NOTHING, and we all know it.
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If this had happened to a normal citizen, they'd be fined a fortune and have NSPCA on their
backs.
But the police, who were obviously totally careless and negligent will get nothing.
The police are meant to serve us, not be "masters" and they seem to have their duties all messed up generally.
Anyway, this was ridiculous and could easily have been avoided, if only they were responsible.
backs.
But the police, who were obviously totally careless and negligent will get nothing.
The police are meant to serve us, not be "masters" and they seem to have their duties all messed up generally.
Anyway, this was ridiculous and could easily have been avoided, if only they were responsible.
This happens every time we get a spot of hot weather. Not usually police dogs, but normal pet dogs. It boggles the mind how someone with half a brain or an ounce of compassion could leave a dog to roast in a car like that.
