Just wrong tbh...

'Caused a great deal of pain' and 'died almost instantly' don't add up.
Sounds like one hard kick to its head, from the story, and not 'kicked to death' which implies kicking it repeatedly until it died.
I abhor the act, but I also dislike the sentiment(alism) of the reporting.
 
We can't tell what the situation was or the intentions of the person who kicked it.

It could well be the dog was running at them barking and he just kicked it to get it away (some people have an irrational fear of all dogs).

Or he could have seen it coming at him and taken a good kick at it square in the face.

Only thing you can say for sure is you should keep your dog on a lead in a public space if you can't control it (and who can control an untrained puppy?)
 
Even if they were caught, the likelihood of any real punishment is so small it leaves me in despair.
If however said owner were to kick a so called "youth" no end of trouble would befall them.
 
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=459324

A TEENAGE girl has been left heartbroken after her 10-week old puppy was stamped on by yobs and killed.

April Alderton, 15, who suffers from ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - was in the Priory Park area, in St Neots, with a friend when the attack took place.

April, from Cambridge Road, told how she put the Jack Russell, named Sandy, on the ground for a moment when she stopped to tuck her trouser leg in her boot at about 11.30am on Monday.


April Alderton, 15, with brother Archie, 8, and sister Amelia, 10
She said: "She wandered over to three boys. She was wagging her tail and one of them put his foot out and trampled on her head."

April, who tried to give the pup mouth-to-mouth resuscitation at the scene, said: "I was devastated. It was such a shock."

Her mother, Loretta Alderton, added: "It is unbelievable. How could someone do something like that?"

April was heard screaming and crying at the scene and Ms Alderton said she arrived to find her sitting on the kerb sobbing.


The pup was taken to a nearby veterinary surgery but it died from a fractured skull.

April, who attends the Aschan Road Pupil Referral Unit in Cambridge, was bought the puppy only four weeks ago on the advice it would be a good thing for her ADHD.

April said: "She was a lovely puppy. She was very well behaved and one of those things you can't replace. I am very angry."

The family also own three cats, four kittens and three hamsters.

Norma Peachey, April's grandmother, who lives in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, said: "It is despicable. She was such a little dear - so tiny she could have fitted in a coffee cup."

Pc Amanda Foreman said: "This has upset the entire family who are finding it hard to understand how someone can do this to a puppy."

RSPCA inspector Cherry Evans said: "This is an absolutely shocking and sickening incident which has caused a great deal of pain to this small puppy and left her owners devastated.

"It is difficult to understand how anyone could be so deliberately cruel and it is vital that anyone with information comes forward."

The three youths were wearing dark jeans and hooded tops.

Anyone with information is urged to call police on 0345 4564564 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 55511.

The RSPCA can be contacted, in confidence, on 0300 1234 999.
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Telescopi said:
We can't tell what the situation was or the intentions of the person who kicked it.

It could well be the dog was running at them barking and he just kicked it to get it away (some people have an irrational fear of all dogs).

Or he could have seen it coming at him and taken a good kick at it square in the face.

Only thing you can say for sure is you should keep your dog on a lead in a public space if you can't control it (and who can control an untrained puppy?)
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Totally ridiculous post, yep, blame the owner because they had an uncontrolled dog that would SCARE someone into kicking it in the head.

A Jack Russell puppy. The thing would have been tiny, the dog would have yapped.

A full grown staff or rotty yes, 10 week old jack Russell. no.

:rolleyes:
 
HarryPainful said:
Totally ridiculous post, yep, blame the owner because they had an uncontrolled dog that would SCARE someone into kicking it in the head.

A Jack Russell puppy. The thing would have been tiny, the dog would have yapped.

A full grown staff or rotty yes, 10 week old jack Russell. no.

:rolleyes:
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Some people are scared of all dogs no matter how cute and cuddly, size has no bearing plenty of people will run screaming from a house spider so why not a small dog?

Not saying it was justified or not, I don't know the details he may well have had no intention of killing it just getting it away from him or he may be a sick git who killed it on purpose.

The dog should have been on a lead then it would still be alive.
 
The cambridge article is much better reporting, although why they make such a big thing of ADHD I don't know.

Sounds like some prat who doesn't like dogs and thought he was being hard in front of his mates - probably didn't think he'd hurt it seriously but he was so very wrong.

Hopefully one of his friends will report him and he'll get some sort of punishment (somehow I think everybody knowing what he did would cause him enough trouble).

Still - a stark reminder to dog owners that keeping it on a lead is as much for the dogs protection as anyone elses.
 
a1ex2001 said:
... plenty of people will run screaming from a house spider so why not a small dog?
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But they didn't run away, did they? Completely inexcusable. Even if they were scared of dogs kicking it in the head is not how you deal with the situation, unless perhaps you perceive a real danger of serious injury to yourself which from a jack russell puppy (have you seen how small they are) is not likely.
 
HarryPainful said:
Totally ridiculous post, yep, blame the owner because they had an uncontrolled dog that would SCARE someone into kicking it in the head.

A Jack Russell puppy. The thing would have been tiny, the dog would have yapped.

A full grown staff or rotty yes, 10 week old jack Russell. no.

:rolleyes:
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And farmers will shoot your dog dead for even getting close to his sheep - it doesn't need to be justified or right.

Fact is if the puppy was on a lead it would be alive, the reasons can be settled later and punishment dealt out but it won't bring the dog back to life.
 
It's hard to think that you can't even let a lil puppy off it's lead in a park for fear of someone physically harming it...
 
Telescopi said:
And farmers will shoot your dog dead for even getting close to his sheep - it doesn't need to be justified or right.

Fact is if the puppy was on a lead it would be alive, the reasons can be settled later and punishment dealt out but it won't bring the dog back to life.
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True it should have been on a lead but plenty of owners let their dogs run around for abit without one, I mean if it wasn't a puppy I doubt the guy would have kicked it, but as it was small and a puppy he did.

It might have been a full blown smack to the head or just a little (what he thought harmless) nudge.

Either way I hope whoever did it gets punished I mean, it's a puppy :(
 
Telescopi said:
The cambridge article is much better reporting, although why they make such a big thing of ADHD I don't know.

Sounds like some prat who doesn't like dogs and thought he was being hard in front of his mates - probably didn't think he'd hurt it seriously but he was so very wrong.

Hopefully one of his friends will report him and he'll get some sort of punishment (somehow I think everybody knowing what he did would cause him enough trouble).

Still - a stark reminder to dog owners that keeping it on a lead is as much for the dogs protection as anyone elses.
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I agree with you on this one, granted it was tragic but they should only allow the dogs off in a safe area, what a 15yo girl was doing walking to dog alone at night in a park is beyond me.

KaHn
 
KaHn said:
I agree with you on this one, granted it was tragic but they should only allow the dogs off in a safe area, what a 15yo girl was doing walking to dog alone at night in a park is beyond me.

KaHn
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A TEENAGE girl has been left heartbroken after her 10-week old puppy was stamped on by yobs and killed.

April Alderton, 15, who suffers from ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - was in the Priory Park area, in St Neots, with a friend when the attack took place.

April, from Cambridge Road, told how she put the Jack Russell, named Sandy, on the ground for a moment when she stopped to tuck her trouser leg in her boot at about 11.30am on Monday.
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