Lost Dogs' Home Kill Child's Beloved Dog

[notmyrealname]

http://frankston-leader.whereilive.com.au/...e-pound-bungle/

Family dog killed after Cranbourne pound [LDH] bungle

22 FEB 10 @ 07:00AM BY NATALIE KEALEY

A GRIEVING family is still waiting for answers almost two months after their pet dog Brindle was destroyed at the Cranbourne pound.

Skye mother-of-three Sharon Bierman said the incident had rocked her family, particularly eight-year-old Shenae, who had grown up with the dog.

“We’re devastated at losing her,” Ms Bierman said.

“She was a member of our family. Two people who loved her went to great lengths to get her out of the pound, but they wouldn’t hand her over. Then they put her down and we still don’t know why.”

The golden-retriever cross, who joined the family as a pup in 2002, fled during a thunderstorm two days before Christmas.

Ms Bierman received a call from the pound telling her Brindle was there, but despite offering to collect her straight away she was told she couldn’t because Brindle was registered in her former partner Paul Lindley’s name.

The next day, when Mr Lindley went with their children to collect Brindle they were turned away because her microchip details were in Ms Bierman’s name.

Despite being just 30 minutes from closing for the Christmas holiday period, the pound refused to give the children their dog.

The family was forced to leave for their holiday the next day without Brindle, her gift still unopened.

After repeated phone calls between Ms Bierman, the pound and animal welfare officers at Frankston Council, Ms Bierman was told on New Year’s Eve that Mr Lindley could collect Brindle.

Less than 10 minutes later she received another call from the council to tell her Brindle was dead.

When Frankston Leader contacted the pound the manager, Rod, who refused to provide his last name, would not comment other than “it’s Frankston Council’s responsibility”.

A statement from Frankston Council chief executive George Modrich also fails to provide comfort for the family.

“Council has asked The Lost Dogs’ Home for an explanation of this incident,” he said.

“Council officers have also met with management of The Lost Dogs’ Home to examine procedures and look to ensure something like this does not happen again.”

The Lost Dogs Home, which manages the facility, did not respond to Leader’s requests for comment.

[GeckoTree]

Poor family.

[NoKillAustralia]

So sad but not surprising. Microchipping is not the Godsend it's supporters claim. Has taken me over half a dozen phonecalls to have my wife's name added because the vet didn't do it initially. Lab crosses can look surprisingly like Pits. Perhaps that has more to do with it.

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

No it is typical LDH, check out the euthanasia rates. They purport to be a facility that finds homes for abandoned/lost animals and take donations from the public. It's an appalling deception - they rehome very few dogs.

[corrie]

I think ACA are doing a story on it this week. I agree dogmad. The Lost Dogs Home have a lot to answer for across the board.

Very sad for the family involved.

[dezzyno.1]

the poor family....i hope they get the answers they need

Very sad for the family

[Poppyx]

what a rotten thing to do.

couldnt they have called the woman when the man went to collect or for confirmation or something they must be heartbroken

[teekay]

This is absolutely shocking and so worrying to think you try and do everything right and still lose your dog. Just awful