Poor two police dogs die of heat after being left in car

Visitor


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Message Posted:
28/06/2011 13:46

p://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0628/breaking24.html

Visitor


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Message Posted:
28/06/2011 13:48

wrong address



http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0628/breaking24.html

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
28/06/2011 15:07

Thisthe second time that this has happened toPolice dogs in the last 2 years and the last time the man found guilty received 6 months conditional discharge and had to pay £2500 towards prosecution costs so youcould sayhe got away with a slapped wrist!!These people are proffesional handlers and should know better so I hope this time the man concerned is dealt with properly by the courts.

erolz


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Message Posted:
28/06/2011 16:59

Strange follow up article here



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13939439



It is not clear, to me at least, how the injury to the handlers hand is connected to the death of the dogs or if it is connected at all.

Pugwash


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Message Posted:
28/06/2011 17:01

He tried to commit suicide by slashing his wrists and jumping from a moving car as he was distraught over what had happened.

newscoop


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Message Posted:
28/06/2011 21:00

The cop in question did something similar a few years ago.



Not fit for purpose I would think.

phylray



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Message Posted:
29/06/2011 00:33

It's very sad and shouldn't have happened, but trying to commit suicide over it is a bit OTT.

England doesn't often have this kind of heat usually, but must learn a hard lesson from this.

Killing oneself will not bring the lovely dogs back.

Visitor


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Message Posted:
29/06/2011 07:38

This police officer has infact been on TV advising us all abt animal welfare.



I think you would need to be pretty thick to leave dogs in an unventilated car in scortching heat. This isn't the first time this has happenned, and previous cases have been well publicised.



I think the suicide bid is more then just abt the animals deaths, he has lost all credibility and should face prosecution

Pugwash


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Message Posted:
29/06/2011 08:06

It can happen all too easily as people get distracted,



I am sure you all remember this



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/cyprus/7798410/Boy-5-dies-after-father-leaves-him-in-hot-car-for-eight-hours.html



I am not sure that he ever faced prosecution.

Pugwash


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Message Posted:
29/06/2011 08:07

And here



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/22/italian-girl-dies-left-locked-car