Staffyluv Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 My link CABRAMATTA police are investigating a dog attack which left one dog dead and a police officer with hand injuries yesterday afternoon. Officers were called to the Cumberland Highway, at Cabramatta, at 4.30pm after passing motorists noticed two pit bull terriers attacking a maltese silky terrier. On arrival police discovered one of the pit bulls had died, after being hit by a car, and the other was being restrained by a male witness. A police officer was bitten on the hand by the maltese silky, which had hidden under a nearby parked car. The maltese silky was taken to a vet and treated for puncture wounds to the head and stomach. After returning both pit bulls to their owner, it was established they had escaped onto the open road through a side fence. The owner of the silky terrier is still unknown. Officers are working with Fairfield Council staff to determine what, if any, action will be taken against the owner of the pit bulls. Firstly, I hope the owner of the little dog comes forward to claim the poor mite and it makes a full recovery.. Secondly the sensationalist headline just does my head in!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Am I reading this right? One of the dogs was hit by a car and the officer was bitten by the poor little dog? If I just read that correctly then that is the most unbelievably deliberate sensationalist headline I've ever seen. I'll be contacting the paper. Just crazy. Hope the little pup recovers well and it's owners are found! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) That's totally c$$$$$%@%@%%@%p reporting. RIP dog killed by car & recover well little fluffy guy. Hope the policeman is back on duty soon and has learned not to touch an injured animal Edited August 21, 2014 by Sandra777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbedWire Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Am I reading this right? One of the dogs was hit by a car and the officer was bitten by the poor little dog? If I just read that correctly then that is the most unbelievably deliberate sensationalist headline I've ever seen. I'll be contacting the paper. Just crazy. Hope the little pup recovers well and it's owners are found! I would be not only ringing the paper but also writing a letter if it was my breed that was being maligned. I thought journalists had a code of ethics to report accurately. If so perhaps you could also report it to the journalists association or whatever they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Most journalists are members of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance and if so will be covered by a code of ethics. The Australian Journalists Assoc got kind of merged with the MEAA a while back. But technically I can tell you that headline is correct. The opening para expands on it and puts things in more context to cover their butts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) Ugh. Someone take the keyboard away from that reporter and give them a crayon. It's pretty disrespectful to use a very sad story as clickbait. Edited August 21, 2014 by Powerlegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Am I reading this right? One of the dogs was hit by a car and the officer was bitten by the poor little dog? If I just read that correctly then that is the most unbelievably deliberate sensationalist headline I've ever seen. I'll be contacting the paper. Just crazy. Hope the little pup recovers well and it's owners are found! Yep Mel, that is exactly what it is.. Not to take away from the little dog being attacked because the other two were loose but the headline makes it sound like the pits bit the officer. It also sounds like the little dog was loose as well because its owner couldn't be found at the time either.. What a mess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 There's your problem. The Daily Telegraph. It's not a serious print media publication, it's more like a trashy mag. Only journos who failed to find a real job, work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Most journalists are members of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance and if so will be covered by a code of ethics. The Australian Journalists Assoc got kind of merged with the MEAA a while back. But technically I can tell you that headline is correct. The opening para expands on it and puts things in more context to cover their butts. Small contradiction between the alleged pit bull that got hit by a car and killed and two pit bulls returned to their owner. The math involved is 2 - 1 = 2. Or was one of the dogs returned dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbedWire Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I hope that whoever was in the car that hit the dog were okay. The article does not mention what happened to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't be blaming the pitbulls either unless someone saw it start. I've taken a few stray dogs home since Ive lived here and the nastiest by far was a Maltese! It went for my dogs and I have no doubt that it would have bitten me! There is another lady who always scoops her Maltese up when she sees me and I was a little bit offended until she explained that the dog is really aggressive! Edited August 21, 2014 by JulesP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I hope that whoever was in the car that hit the dog were okay. The article does not mention what happened to them. Very true, even just emotionally. My poor housemate hit a cat last night and rang me in absolute hysterics. I rushed up with a few towels, some gloves and a chip scanner but the cat had run off. We just hope it went straight home or died quickly Being the person to hit an animal can be extremely traumatising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 I hope that whoever was in the car that hit the dog were okay. The article does not mention what happened to them. Very true, even just emotionally. My poor housemate hit a cat last night and rang me in absolute hysterics. I rushed up with a few towels, some gloves and a chip scanner but the cat had run off. We just hope it went straight home or died quickly Being the person to hit an animal can be extremely traumatising. As there was no mention of them, I assumed (I know I shouldn't) that they kept driving.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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