East Lancs thugs tie up and drown dog (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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East Lancs thugs tie up and drown dog
8:50am Wednesday 25th August 2010 in Hyndburn
CRUEL: The bag in which the dog was drowned
‘DESPICABLE thugs’ drowned a tiny terrier by tying him up while he was still alive and throwing him into a canal in a weighted-down rucksack.
An RSPCA inspector said the killing of 18-month-old terrier Freddie was the worst cruelty he had seen in his career.
The wire-haired terrier was found floating face-down in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal under the bridge off Burnley Road, near to Moorfield Way, Altham.
Tests revealed Freddie was alive when he was thrown in to the water.
Experts said he would have endured a ‘terrible death’.
RSPCA Inspector Mandi Barr said: “This poor little dog never stood a chance.
"Two carrier bags, tied together, had been used to attach a rock-stuffed rucksack to him.
“This was a deliberate and horrific act of deliberate cruelty and the worst of its kind I have seen in my six years in the job.
"It has upset myself and my colleagues considerably.”
She said the person responsible was a ‘callous and cruel coward’.
“We don’t want them to get away with this,” Insp Barr said.
“This dog has suffered an awful death and someone is responsible for that. Please, if you think you can help, call us.”
Freddie was microchipped which allowed his owners to be traced.
Insp Barr said: “They had put him outside in the garden at around 7am that morning.
"Naturally they’re very upset about what’s happened.”
A walker spotted the dog’s body. He called police who alerted the RSPCA.
Steve Wood, who runs the Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need charity, said the culprits ‘should be hanged’.
He said: “This is an appalling and disgraceful act of cruelty.
“I just hope that they find who did this and string them up.
“Cruelty to animals like this is unforgiveable. This dog would not have had a clue what was happening to him.
“It is completely unnecessary and horrible.”
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the maximum fine for animal cruelty and welfare offences is £20,000. The maximum term of imprisonment is six months.
Freddie was mostly black, with a white stomach and tan patches on his face and legs.
"The rucksack was purple with black straps and a red ‘Head’ logo on it.
The incident happned early on August 2 but the RSPCA has only just released details.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious or has information should call the RSPCA 24-hour cruelty line on 0300 1234 999 and ask to leave a message for Inspector Barr.
Comments(26)
ganja man
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9:30am Wed 25 Aug 10
People who harm defenceless animals are not fit to have a place in our society. A reason no doubt to bring back extreme punishments into our justice system to provide a REAL deterrent. If these scum knew they would be subjected to hard labour for 10 years they would not be so keen to act like "hard boys" in front of their mates. Name them and release their photographs nationwide.
Keith Myath
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9:45am Wed 25 Aug 10
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How can we expect them to care about animals?
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It's not weak-kneed, loose-stooled ASBOs that are going to deter them!
your granny
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10:06am Wed 25 Aug 10
MJA wrote:I don't know MJA, what use are these scum bags to our society? Do we need people like this alive? I say get rid of 'em and make the gene pool a little better.
"Steve Wood, who runs the Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need charity, said the culprits ‘should be hanged’." I know it's a despicable act of cruelty but what a ridiculous and unhelpful statement.
GrumpyofClayton
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10:16am Wed 25 Aug 10
MJA wrote:"Ridiculous and unhelpful"???
"Steve Wood, who runs the Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need charity, said the culprits ‘should be hanged’."
I know it's a despicable act of cruelty but what a ridiculous and unhelpful statement.
Steve Wood the poor man, must see acts of cruelty every day against defenceless animals. Im not in the least surprised at his comments.
With scum like this roaming around I would gladly tie the noose....
pez63
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10:41am Wed 25 Aug 10
ganja man wrote:Had the owners reported him missing? No mention that they did,or of them at least making a plea for the culprits to come forward.It seems strange to me that anyone would go to the extent of stealing a dog,(that is not one of the more expensive breeds)then walk home to get a rucksack and carrier bags to drown it in public. When the person who supplied the rucksack and carrier bags comes forward we then have them,and yes they should be named and convicted as stated by ganjaman. Am just confused with the headline on this story to why it says thugs are responsible when in fact it could be anyone in our society,as we have all seen on the news of the nice looking old lady throwing a cat into a wheelie bin,it could have been any class of scum that could have committed this dispicable act,there is scum in all classes and walks of life.
The lowest of the low. Worthless scum. People who harm defenceless animals are not fit to have a place in our society. A reason no doubt to bring back extreme punishments into our justice system to provide a REAL deterrent. If these scum knew they would be subjected to hard labour for 10 years they would not be so keen to act like "hard boys" in front of their mates. Name them and release their photographs nationwide.
Tetley Drinker
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10:57am Wed 25 Aug 10
andy1
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11:57am Wed 25 Aug 10
time.team
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12:50pm Wed 25 Aug 10
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Inhuman:
1. very cruel: showing great cruelty and a lack of humanity.
2. unfeeling: giving an impression of being cold and unfeeling.
3. not human: not seeming to be human, or not characteristic of human beings.
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The non entities that do these horrific acts are simply mentally ‘thick’ and showing no concern for anything or anybody. What a shame to have produced such brain dead specimens such as these. Surely they must have been mistakes!
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On the other hand to be inhuman does not always apply to the ‘thick’ ones described above. Those who have our trust and the supposed ability to think logically and wisely but still allow inhumanity to take place are all part of the same group. The Iraq war being a good example of an inhuman act carried out to a defenceless identity. The strong dominating the weak only because they can!
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If there is a ‘something’ up there looking down on us all let that force bring bad luck to them all for the rest of their lives. So if you are one of those ‘inhuman’ ones reading this please reflect on any bad luck that may comes your way . . .
. . . because I and many others have wished that bad luck on you for doing what you do!
NUMBER5
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12:59pm Wed 25 Aug 10
BuckoTheMoose
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1:36pm Wed 25 Aug 10
Ian123xyz
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3:23pm Wed 25 Aug 10
maxthecollie
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5:12pm Wed 25 Aug 10
lesleybi
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6:25pm Wed 25 Aug 10
Tazz360
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7:40pm Wed 25 Aug 10
MJA wrote:No for a change I agree with Steve Wood, it's about time scum like this get what they deserve, how many more acts of evil do we have to read about in the future? Yes hundreds and thousands, all because the justice system here in the UK **** stinks!!
"Steve Wood, who runs the Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need charity, said the culprits ‘should be hanged’." I know it's a despicable act of cruelty but what a ridiculous and unhelpful statement.
My heart goes out to the family of poor Freddie, it's bad enough losing a pet to old age or accidents etc.. but this just disgusted me :(
RoverInRotterdam
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7:42pm Wed 25 Aug 10
Wellingtonia
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9:05pm Wed 25 Aug 10
AndyW
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9:26pm Wed 25 Aug 10
I simply cannot comprehend what the thought process must be, or how dumbfoundingly stupid you must be, to want to take a small, trusting and loving animal, tie it to rocks in a bag and throw it into water to slowly and painfully drown.
Just...why?!
All for corporal punishment for scum like this and I honestly wouldn't restrict myself to just tying the knot.
Isn't it always the serial killers who start out by torturing and killing small animals?
Absolute disgrace. If the perpetrator is reading this - if they can indeed read, which is doubtful in itself - you are the asbolute scum of the earth and I can only hope that anything similar to 'karma' exists, because you are going to get one hell of a comeback.
M Foster
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10:44pm Wed 25 Aug 10
Having said that, the hypocrisy of the RSCA is breathtaking. Every day, thousands of other sentient, innocent animals suffer a similar fate, maybe with even more prolonged suffering, whilst that organisation turns a blind eye without comment.
Yes, I am referring to the barbaric act of halal butchery (and kosher, come to that), an abominable `religeous' ritual that has absolutely no place in modern Weston culture.
The Farm Animal Welfare Council, which advises ministers on livestock cruelty, said in a report published in 2003 that the way in which halal and kosher meats are produced was intrinsically cruel and caused severe suffering for sheep, goats and cattle.
One reason I am glad to be vegetarian.
Stone Island
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12:41am Thu 26 Aug 10
adelaideblue
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4:18am Thu 26 Aug 10
stealer
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12:39pm Thu 26 Aug 10
but thugs did not need to steal in order to encounter the animal !
The item used can be found littering the areas around our streets!
bobinspain
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12:44pm Thu 26 Aug 10
MJA wrote:Maybe a little ott, but I'd most certainly poke them in the eye with a pointed stick.
"Steve Wood, who runs the Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need charity, said the culprits ‘should be hanged’."
I know it's a despicable act of cruelty but what a ridiculous and unhelpful statement.
ex fusilier
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5:21pm Thu 26 Aug 10
stealer
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9:32pm Thu 26 Aug 10
Do they have access to LET Online ?
If this was a planned theft and a way of invoking a reprisal then the articles used were crude!
Did the dog stray from home as seems
likely if thugs were responsible ?
That the dog was seen by a passing walker on the day it was last seen by it's owner, Aug 2, suggests a bodged
job !
Deborah1996
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3:05pm Sun 29 Aug 10
MJA says...
9:26am Wed 25 Aug 10
I know it's a despicable act of cruelty but what a ridiculous and unhelpful statement.