That made me cry its so sad but true for some poor dogs.
Linda xx
Thank you for posting these. There is a dog next door to me who has never been allowed in the house. His owners walk past him as if he isn't there and he spends all his time in the garden or in the shed (I think it is mesh on one side so he isn't in the dark) barking or crying. He is there as a guard dog and a status symbol as he is a big muscley dog. He is taken on a 10 minute walk to a nearby field once a day to go to the toilet and someone must feed him. It upsets me to hear him. I have reported it to the RSPCA but they won't do anything as he isn't being beaten or starved and the council said they'll get back to me and haven't after 4 months.
Ylangrose, unfortunately, the RSPCA are pretty useless in cases like these, not by their own doing but by the fact the law leaves them powerless. If the dog has food and shelter and isn't being beaten then there is nothing they can do. The laws on animal cruelty in this country desperately need revising but unfortunately, it's not a priority and hasn't been for many years.
You are so right Bannick and the law is so wrong, it is about time that leaving a dog tied up outside day and night is an offence. We HAD friends who kept a lovely springer spaniel in their garage all day and night, no light whatsoever, no window either. He walked it once a day then back it went in to dark isolation. One time she (my X friend) had a pink fit when I mentioned that my heart went out to the dog and I would like to see it. I later found out that the husband regularly thumped the dog. I phoned the RSPCA and told them all of this but nothing was done about it at all. We had a big blow out one day when I told them they were cruel, horrible people and that we did not want to know them anymore. Some time later these so called friends/human beings sent me a text stating 'Bracken has died we are brokenhearted' They continued to say, 'when we got home and opened the garage door, he ran in to the garden and lay down and died' I mean are some people just brain-dead or what :banghead: Oh not that it is really anything to do with it but these people were Born Again Christians!
That is horrible to hear and I think the notes that you Jeannie and Bannick wrote are so true indeed!
I used to volunteer with a cat shelter and with that, we liaisoned well with dog shelters (surprising how much we needed each other time to time!) and it's just amazing how much more a smaller shelter can do than big main stream organisations can. Where things like the RSPCA and Dog's Trust etc work within a general law given, often smaller shelters (local) can have permissions via police. Although iunno how able they will be in this position. The only way they can take the dog in is if they are denied any type of shelter, malnourished, unkempt in coat condition etc to show a lack of care. An outside dog is not enough on its own even if it does appear obvious to you they are not being well kept unfortunately there must be a concreted reason for removing a dog, although you can (should I dare say!) be able to request them pay a visit (sometimes taking this via police who contact a shelter is better, it's all a matter of trial and error) though I would say it's worth phoning someone and having complaints on record.
My concern is Winter should be harsh this year and perhaps action should be considered, especially if this poor dog doesn't have adequate shelter