ACA this week, told the heartbreaking story of a show breeder of chihuahuas who lost five of his beloved animals, because a pack of often roaming staffies finally managed to get themselves into trouble.
They’d escaped through property fences plenty of times before but on the occasion in question last year, they bounded more than 500 metres through a suburb, to find their five tiny victims.
The large dogs broke into the breeders yard and killed the smaller dogs. The offending dogs are now at The Lost Dogs Home, while the owner fights the destruction order in the courts, which to date has cost over $20,000 in legal fees. The family has since got another staffy cross.
So, in conclusion; we have one thick as toast owner known to the suburb for letting his three large dogs roam, which eventually resulted in five miniature breed dogs being fatally injured. The offending dogs are now taking up space in The Lost Dogs Home impoundment yards, while the same owner waxes idiotic about ‘loving his pets’ and ties up the courts to the tune of $20k. Meanwhile the same moron simply gets another dog.
Surely this would be a great opportunity to examine the importance of responsible pet ownership in preventing injury to both animals and other people? A chance to really drive home why taking swift preventative measures against those people who refuse keep their dogs, of any breed, from harrasing the community is key to eliminating attacks. I mean, you can’t keep stupid people from keeping dogs, but you can ensure they keep them from roaming around, killing and maiming other people’s pets.
Well hell, why do THAT when you can do this…
KABLAMMO!
Graeme Smith trots out the same usual rot which sees dog owners who are genuinely doing something wrong (letting their staffy pack roam about until they kill someone), overlooked in favour of ‘KILLING ALL THE PIT BULLS’, which has never ever made any community one bit safer.
The Lost Dogs Home really, really need to retire Mr Smith and get someone in who can show genuine leadership, rather than blather the same old kill rhetoric that everyone else is rapidly moving away from, in favour of things that keep both pets and the community safe.
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