Police (Correctly) Kill Dog But P E T A Spokeswoman Needs Muzzling

[ChillDoubt]

Police did all they could in this incident and all agreed they took the correct course of action.
The PETA spokeswoman however had to give her idiotic two pennorth worth:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-35650395

[Retrochic]

I had a wry smile at the 'owner said they were devastated' but agreed the Police had to destroy the Animal
Hunt hounds are routinely put down by the Hunt when they get too old, lame or uncontrollable. Had this hound been successfully captured and returned to the hunt kennels it would more than likely have been euthanised by the Hunt staff.

[Togo]

//The PETA ( People Eating Tasty Animals )//


Lol @ Baldric.

[shoota]

Retro is quite correct - I was on the point of writing almost exactly the same.
With regard to the Police firearm unit that attended: they would have been equipped with 9mm handguns and possibly .223 carbines. Neither weapon is suitable for shooting a moving target in these circumstances due to the risk of over penetration. They would have needed to return to their base, find someone to open the armoury and issue a shotgun and ammunition and then return to the scene. Bearing in mind the time of night and the logistical problems involved I think they made the right (though regrettable) decision.

[woofgang]

I’d love to know who the “all” are mentioned in the OP’s question, who agreed that the course of action was correct.

[Retrochic]

all the people whose business it was I guess

[woofgang]

so a hunt who see dogs as a disposable resource and a police force with a dodgy reputation?

[weecalf]

Take it the car was damaged .when did police cars become items of restraint .why was there a photograph of of a perfect happy good looking dog shown I think we know what a hound looks like .

[viv41]

Three things. Huntng is supposed to be BANNED and yet these morons are still geting away with it. I do not agree with them killing the poor, terrified animal and lastly, I'm with PETA !!!

[woofgang]

hunting live animals is banned viv. Many hunts converted to drag hunts.

[Retrochic]

woofgang said

" so a hunt who see dogs as a disposable resource and a police force with a dodgy reputation?@

yes why would anyone else have a say?

[Sir Alec]

Hunting with dogs is still banned, I thought? Wasn't there outcry recently when they tried to re-introduce hunting - like it's ever stopped, if you've got money and/or know the right people/went to Eton, etc.

[ChillDoubt]

From elsewhere on the BBC site:

The National Police Chiefs' Council says it doesn't offer official guidance on how to deal with dogs on roads, and that forces and officers must decide for themselves how to react.
"It's best described as a drastic action, but possibly justified," says Doug Boulton, a former traffic officer with Staffordshire Police who runs the forensic accident investigation firm D&HB Associates. "There would have been very little time to make this decision. If cars were already swerving there might have been an accident in which a person, a child maybe, was injured or killed."
The alternatives would have been to close the road and catch the dog, or close the road, and make sure the surrounding area was clear, and shoot it. "Those would be time-consuming and there might not have been enough officers on duty in the area to block off the road in a hurry," says Boulton. "The officers wouldn't have done what they did lightly and it must have been horrendous for them to run over the dog." He adds that he's never heard of police taking this action before.
North Wales Police says other methods of destroying the dog were considered but rejected because they were too dangerous to drivers

That's a fair assessment. Shooting a stray, running dog at dark o'clock would have been difficult in the extreme. These are Police Officers with limited time and resources, not DEVGRU operatives on a search and destroy mission. It had already bitten an officer and vehicles had swerved to avoid it. They were left no option IMHO.

[Baldric]

For them wot is unfamiliar with it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_hunting

[viv41]

Drag hunting is just an excuse, they are still killing foxes - just ask charities such as LACS, who get evidence to take them to court ...

[Baldric]

I grew up in a rural area, family business included a Riding Stables, Poultry Breeding and other things.
Given the Poultry Breeding part, if the odd fox is accidently caught up in a drag hunt, well, C'est la vie!

[viv41]

Like I said, drag hunting is just an excuse and LACS know it ...

[Togo]

So are we saying that the police ran over it because it was a Foxhound, and therefor, not liable to unduly stir the pc and Watership Down misty eyed brigade. And had it say been an Alsatian or Afghan Hound it may well now be getting doggydins in heated and exclusive luxury?

[Baldric]

GSD please, not Alsatian, that will only upset the easily upset.