Put Down The Wrong Dog

[rastus_froggy]

If I got home, my dog was gone and I had a note on my door telling me to call the ranger, that is exactly what I would do that instant! I would not care if it were midnight, I would call the rangers after hours number and find out what was going on.

Yes they should have finished the pen (months ago) and he would never have been taken AND yes he was mistakenly PTS, somehow a mistake was made yes it is VERY sad but mistakes are made, people are only human, no it doesn't lessen the pain the owners are feeling.

Everyone makes mistakes, they happen all the time it is only the severity that differs.

[Wazzat Xolo]

Did I read that right , the dog was PTS 4 days after they were notified of its impounding .

If it was my dog I would not have left it 4 days in the pound

Doesn't take away the huge stuff up of PTS the wrong dog though

Sometimens Council will not release the dog until the demands issued in the first instance are complete ( In this case I would say a corrext enclosure that conformed to the DD laws)

This is a very sad tale all round for all concerned, even the most evil/ negligent ranger would not PTS a dog knowing it had an owner, thoughts to all concerened and may their be a lesson learnt from this!

J

[geo]

Monumental cock up on behalf of the council and as far as I am concerned declaring a dog dangerous because it bites another dog is bullshit..

Totally agree, declaring a dog dangerous on those grounds is totally unreasonable.

As for the council, probably thought they were getting rid of one of those "pitbulls", someone should be sacked, sued, dragged over hot coals.

I bet this wouldn't of happened if he was a SWF or lab or whatever, hell i'm surprised he lasted 4 days, poor little fella.

I do agree, the owners let him down.

Was he taken from his yard? or did he escape?

[Erny]

...AND yes he was mistakenly PTS, somehow a mistake was made yes it is VERY sad but mistakes are made, people are only human, no it doesn't lessen the pain the owners are feeling.

Everyone makes mistakes, they happen all the time it is only the severity that differs.

My highlights

That was a mistake that should NEVER have occurred. A double check on scanning for microchip; a cross-check on correct ownership to dog and dog to ownership. Regardless of being "human", THAT's what should be done.

This was not just a simple mistake. There was, IMO, negligence involved. The dog is dead. It's not a matter of saying "oops, sorry, I made a mistake, I'm only human". If the Government gives this sort of authority, and if the Council is going to accept that authority, over things such as taking life, then there MUST be checks and balances that no matter how certain a person is when they go to collect that dog for its last and final walk, those checks and balances MUST be confirmed.

And the Government here want to give even more unaccountable power to Council authorities to make more and easier decisions about whether our dogs will live or die.

By suggesting the "everyone makes mistakes" route ..... then what about the argument that any one of us could have, when something similar occurs? Why can't we say "I'm human and I made a mistake" and get away with it, without penalty, without the loss of our dog's life?

Nup. No way. What happened here isn't right and it is unforgivable. :D:

Edited May 24, 2010 by Erny