2009 Omlet cube and run for sale

[the-real-tinkerbell]

hi all sorry ive not been on for a while been very busy

 

i have sadly lost all of my ex batts in a attack by 2 dogs off my street ,they managed to get the back off the go and i came home to find them in my WIR surrounded by carnage ,

 

i am heart broken to say the least , i have said before that my my ex batts were my favs even more so my little merideath she was really sickly when i got her and she transformed in to a beautifull lady

 

to make matters worse my 3yr old saw it all .

 

i reported it to the dog wardens but apparently its not a crime to let your dogs run the streets killing peoples pets and destroying peoples property

 

what if my children had been in the garden ,i cant even bear to think about it .

 

i have decided i wont be using my GO again as i dont think it is safe or secure enough im going to have to save for another classic

 

i really do hope my batty girls enjoyed the time they had with us out of the cage and im so sorry i couldnt kepp them safe

R.I.P bailey merideath and christina

kellie

[Chucky Mama]

What a horrible thing to happen. I am so sorry

[Egluntyne]

So sorry to hear it. I would let Omlet know of your experience.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I'm so sorry, what a dreadful thing to happen and so unnecessary . I hope your little one has got over the shock .

[Patricia W]

Is it worth reporting to the police? As you say, it could have been a child. How did they get in the WIR?

[Space Chick]

I'm so sorry

[the-real-tinkerbell]

they got in the WIR by opening the back of the GO and going through the pop hole .

i went to the local police station and reported it and i got a answer phone msg

 

hi this is pc musgrove i have located the 2 dogs on s*****e avenue and have spoken to the owners the dogs were out at the time you reported the incident and i have warned them of the dangers of letting thier dogs run free ,however i understand that this has been upsetting for you ,but no crime has been commited .

i just wanted to let you know that i had looked in to it but can do nothing more ,please contact me on blah blah blah

[Guest]

So sorry to hear this.

[miller30]

Im sorry for what has happened to your chickens what a total idiot the policeman was what does he mean no crime has been commited i would take it further and also if you went round and attacked these dogs would he still say no crime has been commited i think a chicken is an animal the same as a dog sorry rant over leanne.

[Redwing]

How awful I am so sorry

 

It is worth speaking to Omlet as recommended, what sort of dogs were they to be able to remove the back of the Go? if they were big strong dogs I guess they would have been more than forceful to get in to most coops though

 

I'm surprised that no crime has been committed - I would certainly write a note to the people asking for them to replace the Go (if it was damaged) and for the cost of replacing the hens

[the-real-tinkerbell]

some kind of chocolate lab crosses i think they havnt damaged it the must of turned the k"Ooops, word censored!"

[Redwing]

Quite strong then, poor chooks didnt stand a chance

[scarlettohara]

So sorry Tinkerbelle, what a rotten start to Christmas

[chris_21]

how awful thats very sad.

 

but it is against the law for a dog to enter someones premises as the dog is tresspassing and you have every right to report the owner of the dog to the police and the owner will receive a fine and be ordered to pay to replace your chickens so i would get on the phone to the police.

 

as i live on a farm i on the right to shoot any tresspassing animal.

[the-real-tinkerbell]

the police said animal attacks on other animals noting can be done law wise ,do you by anychance have some thing i could quote to them ?

[sparkysmum]

Oh tinkerbelle, I'm so, so sorry to hear this terrible thing. I can't begin to imagine how you must feel. Have you tackled the dog owners directly, do they know what has happened.Any responsible dog owner would be utterly horrified to think their dogs could do this & I hope would pay for new "Go" & cost of replacing hens I hope this will be the case. I am also astonished at the police's reaction, I don't understand their definition of "crime" at all. Words fail me, take care Alli xx

[Sageandonion]

Very sorry to hear this Tinkerbelle, RIP your little ladies. I'm not sure whether this covers it but have a look at the Dangerous Dogs Act s3 1991, the part about reasonable apprehension that it (the dog) will injure a person when on private land. The fact that the dogs killed your chickens in what sounds like a frenzy might arguably amount to reasonable apprehension that they could harm a person. Also look at complaints under the Dogs Act 1871. Not got access to law books at home so had a quick google search.

[jess1merlin]

Really sorry to hear about your chickens.

If those dogs were worrying livestock in the countryside the farmer would be within his rights to shot them, surely chickens are classed as livestock, so how can the police say no crime has been committed. It sounds to me as if they can't be bothered, I think I might complain to them in writing and ask for a written response.

[the-real-tinkerbell]

im reading the dog act now and its only worrying livestock if im on farm land and im not but im going to phone the pc back after the holidays as defra says

 

If your dog injures another person’s

animal, or an owner of an animal

reasonably believes that they could be

injured if they intervened to protect their

animal from your dog, then an offence may

be committed

 

the dogs were in a frenzy and i had to phone my dad to come and get them out of my garden so i guess that means that i reasonably belive it wold hurt me if i interviend and i told the police that i had to phone for some one to get them out of my garden when i reported it .

so im going to speak to them again as i feel like im being fobbed off

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Is this site of use:

http://www.endangereddogs.com/EDDRDogLaw.htm

 

Sometimes coppers don't actually know the law. Ask to speak to a more senior officer?

[Plum]

So sorry, what an awful thing to happen when you thought they were safe. I do think it's worth pursuing to prevent it happening again to you or someone else

[coco]

So sorry, can you trace the dogs owner. i was told buy a police officer that it is an offence to have a dog off lead and out of control in a public place, that must include the road you live in.

[Mercedes55]

I'm really sorry to hear about your poor girls

 

Unfortunately the law is an ass when it comes to 'dangerous dogs'. We had an incident with our chocolate labrador a few months ago when a dog around the corner ran out of it's owner's garden and attacked our dog so badly that we had to take her to the vets and it cost us £80 for her to be treated. We called the Police as soon as it had happened and they went to interview the owners of the dog who then denied it was their dog. The Police said there was nothing they could do as the dog wasn't on the list of 'dangerous dogs'.

[Chucky1]

So sorry, can you trace the dogs owner. i was told buy a police officer that it is an offence to have a dog off lead and out of control in a public place, that must include the road you live in.

 

Yes Coco that's my understanding of the "law" too.

 

My experience is that the police can be a little arbitrary with which laws they are currently prioritising and that is not completely their fault with new legislation every minute covering Alpacas to Zebras, but .....

[WitchHazel]

Have a look at this page here - the first leaflet

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/cruelty/documents/ddogslawyouleaflet.pdf

 

The wording of this really seems to suggest that an offence has been committed...