Witnessed dog being abused :(

lowis

I just came out of the shop, was on my bike, and a couple were coming out of the park opposite. The man was yelling at a small, terrified staffie, yelling at it to not walk in the road...he then slapped it, picked it up by the scruff and threw him down on the floor from about waist height. The dog was rigid with fear and flattened itself as much as it could against the floor to try and hide...the !!!!!! then kicked it. He was shouting and yelling whilst all this was going on. His girlfriend seemed oblivious to it and just stood by their car, as if this was normal behaviour. I could not believe my eyes.

I spoke up, told the man not to hit the dog and that he could yell as loud as he wanted, but the dog wouldn't understand as it doesn't speak English. I was of course verbally abused, so I asked him if it made him feel manly bullying a small defenceless dog. His girlfriend then came after me...so I had no choice but to pedal very fast, yelling that I would report them to the RSPCA, that I noted their numberplate. They drove after me but thank god I managed to dart down a one-way street!

I didn't get their numberplate unfortunately, I was bluffing...but is it worth calling the RSPCA and telling them about the incident? It was pretty nasty stuff. I can not get the poor image of the dog out of my head. I almost hope that the next time he kicks the dog, it is fatal, so the poor creature doesn't have to face a life with these people.

marshallka

lowis wrote: »

I just came out of the shop, was on my bike, and a couple were coming out of the park opposite. The man was yelling at a small, terrified staffie, yelling at it to not walk in the road...he then slapped it, picked it up by the scruff and threw him down on the floor from about waist height. The dog was rigid with fear and flattened itself as much as it could against the floor to try and hide...the !!!!!! then kicked it. He was shouting and yelling whilst all this was going on. His girlfriend seemed oblivious to it and just stood by their car, as if this was normal behaviour. I could not believe my eyes.

I spoke up, told the man not to hit the dog and that he could yell as loud as he wanted, but the dog wouldn't understand as it doesn't speak English. I was of course verbally abused, so I asked him if it made him feel manly bullying a small defenceless dog. His girlfriend then came after me...so I had no choice but to pedal very fast, yelling that I would report them to the RSPCA, that I noted their numberplate. They drove after me but thank god I managed to dart down a one-way street!

I didn't get their numberplate unfortunately, I was bluffing...but is it worth calling the RSPCA and telling them about the incident? It was pretty nasty stuff. I can not get the poor image of the dog out of my head. I almost hope that the next time he kicks the dog, it is fatal, so the poor creature doesn't have to face a life with these people.

I would certainly report it. They perhaps can be watched if they go there often. I don't know how the RSPCA works but at least you have done all you can.

evilsheep

That's horrific. I find it entirely inconceivable how humans can treat animals in such a way.

You could even try phoning the police and giving them a description of the car & couple. The chances are that people who display such despicable behaviour would already be known to the police and probably have a string of convictions for numerous offences already.

Unfortunately, and this is the sad state of society, I'd be worried about potential retaliation. Thugs & f****** imbeciles like that have no sense of right & wrong ...

UKTigerlily

Could you see if the shop have CCTV cameras? I'd definitely report it to the police & the RSPCA & even the Dog Warden, as many people as possible that could look out for him. Our local shop has CCTV on the streets & int he shop & the police may have the street covered too.

I'm so sorry for the Dog & you having to witness that, I hope you can report him & he gets tracked down. I think he's also lucky the wrong person didn't see it, nasty piece of work.

lowis

no cameras unfortunately, just a small local shop. but the block of flats by the park are very des-res and they could well have cameras, i'll have a look tomorrow. i will call the rspca and advise them of what i saw too. i imagine these people are local and were taking their dog for it's evening walk / abuse session

how do i find the number for my local dog warden? is it through the council?

people can be so cruel.

lelasuzi

lowis wrote: »

no cameras unfortunately, just a small local shop. but the block of flats by the park are very des-res and they could well have cameras, i'll have a look tomorrow. i will call the rspca and advise them of what i saw too. i imagine these people are local and were taking their dog for it's evening walk / abuse session

how do i find the number for my local dog warden? is it through the council?

people can be so cruel.

Oh thats awful. the poor mite. You are very brave to speak up. I dont know what I would have done.

foreign_correspondent

hi Lowis,
well done on speaking up - that takes some nerve when you are on your own, yes, I would call the local dogwarden, you may well be able to get the number if you google your 'local distict council' and 'dog warden' - I wonder if the shop owner knows who they are?

Unless you can find out who they are I doubt the DW, RSPCA or anyone else will do anything unless you can hand them the info on the plate, but I would still let them know, just incase....

hope you are ok though, must have been a very disconcerting experience x

GonzoAston

I echo what people have said. Well done on speaking up about it.

Hope these !!!!!!!! get what coming to them!! Poor dog!

mrs_pickle_2

Disgusting morons! Well done for speaking up!

mrcol1000

lowis wrote: »

I just came out of the shop, was on my bike, and a couple were coming out of the park opposite. The man was yelling at a small, terrified staffie, yelling at it to not walk in the road...he then slapped it, picked it up by the scruff and threw him down on the floor from about waist height. The dog was rigid with fear and flattened itself as much as it could against the floor to try and hide...the !!!!!! then kicked it. He was shouting and yelling whilst all this was going on. His girlfriend seemed oblivious to it and just stood by their car, as if this was normal behaviour. I could not believe my eyes.

I spoke up, told the man not to hit the dog and that he could yell as loud as he wanted, but the dog wouldn't understand as it doesn't speak English. I was of course verbally abused, so I asked him if it made him feel manly bullying a small defenceless dog. His girlfriend then came after me...so I had no choice but to pedal very fast, yelling that I would report them to the RSPCA, that I noted their numberplate. They drove after me but thank god I managed to dart down a one-way street!

I didn't get their numberplate unfortunately, I was bluffing...but is it worth calling the RSPCA and telling them about the incident? It was pretty nasty stuff. I can not get the poor image of the dog out of my head. I almost hope that the next time he kicks the dog, it is fatal, so the poor creature doesn't have to face a life with these people.

Well done for speaking up and you did the right thing getting out there when it turned nasty. Your be wasting your time reporting it to the RSPCA as what can they do? They don't have the resources to stake out an area on the off chance that a person may abuse a dog. If you report it to them they will either thank you for your infomation and threw it in the bin or tell you the above. The best thing to do is write down exactly what happened and then if you see the car or the people again get the registration. Then report it to RSPCA and local Dog Warden as they can do a welfare check on the dog and then refer it also to the RSPCA if necessary.

moomin5

:TWell done for speaking up, a very brave thing to do in this day an age. I think i'd of been worried about what they might do to me.

Poor dog, its a shame you didn't get the car number plate. I'd still ring the RSPCA/Dog warden, if nothing else you could find out what they would require in terms of information/evidence in case you do see the couple again.

Its disgusting that some people think treating a dog like that is ok and perhaps even more disgusting that the punishment for doing so is light. Like with James Gray in the news this weekhttp://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/284688.html