Reg a neighbours dog chained up and howling

1sue23

My dogs live outside in a heated kennel , they have never lived in a house they are healthy thick coated and live active lives, so nothing wrong with a dog living outdoors .
What is wrong is a dog living outside with no shelter and just left for long periods because the owner cannot be bothered to look after it ,as is often the case where a dog barks and howls for long periods it is cruel to neglect a dog living indoors or out .

Ruby_Moon

worriedsik wrote: »

Pinkpeach......Unfortunatly it is legal to have the dog tied up in there yard i was astounded to hear this from the RSPCA but they did tell me that there may be new legislation soon to make this illegal ! i personnally think it should be illegal to tie an animal up after all isnt it illegal to cage tigers and lions etc

Was awake all night again listning to the poor dog howling, i dont understand how it doesnt upset the owners ! unless they have gone away over night or just dont bloody care ....how bloody curtious off them eh ?

Maybee you should ring the RSPCA anyway and see what they say i dont know when & if this new legislation is taking place

:mad: imagine her telling you to whack it :mad: ohhhh god some people make you sick

If it is as bad as you say it is and this dog is howling so much and is never attended to, go and unleash it and bring it to your home. Regardless of how like fort knox it is...just get in there!
People wouldn't pu$$yfoot about with a child, so why pu$$yfoot about with a dog?

gettingready

I would personally worry that reporting a dog can cause more probems for the poor animal - first of all the owners may take it out on him./her, they can give it away to somewhere where the poor dog will be put to sleep too. There is so many dogs in shletrs now that they are bursting in seams.

Poor dog, in this weather now too...

mrcol1000

Ruby_Moon wrote: »

If it is as bad as you say it is and this dog is howling so much and is never attended to, go and unleash it and bring it to your home. Regardless of how like fort knox it is...just get in there!
People wouldn't !!!!!foot about with a child, so why !!!!!foot about with a dog?

It amazes me that people think they have the right to just grab someones dog because they don't agree with the way its kept. There may be a reason why the dog is kept like this and dogs are not children.

gettingready

mrcol1000 wrote: »

It amazes me that people think they have the right to just grab someones dog because they don't agree with the way its kept. There may be a reason why the dog is kept like this and dogs are not children.

Thare is no reason to keep an animal (any animal) in distress day after day night after night.

sarabe

mrcol1000 wrote: »

It amazes me that people think they have the right to just grab someones dog because they don't agree with the way its kept. There may be a reason why the dog is kept like this and dogs are not children.

There is certainly no legal right but a moral one perhaps?

A few years ago there was a Dobermann b!tch tied up in a field with a tiny rabbit hutch for shelter. She was there to guard the horses apparently although what use she was tied up on a 2ft chain I'm not sure.

She was however unaproachable. She came into season, got mated by a stray dog, gave birth and raised her puppies in one of the coldest and bleakest winters I can remember, all whilst still tied up. Because she had shelter and water the RSPCA were unable to do anything.

Her pups were taken away when they were old enough and shortly afterwards she died. Her place on the chain was immediately filled by one of her pups. And yes I went and stole him.

gettingready

Sarabe -good 4 u

cyberbob

mrcol1000 wrote: »

IThere may be a reason why the dog is kept like this and dogs are not children.

There is no justifiable reason to keep an animal in distress or in poor/unsuitable conditions

mrcol1000

sarabe wrote: »

There is certainly no legal right but a moral one perhaps?

A few years ago there was a Dobermann b!tch tied up in a field with a tiny rabbit hutch for shelter. She was there to guard the horses apparently although what use she was tied up on a 2ft chain I'm not sure.

She was however unaproachable. She came into season, got mated by a stray dog, gave birth and raised her puppies in one of the coldest and bleakest winters I can remember, all whilst still tied up. Because she had shelter and water the RSPCA were unable to do anything.

Her pups were taken away when they were old enough and shortly afterwards she died. Her place on the chain was immediately filled by one of her pups. And yes I went and stole him.

So if we see an overweight dog in the park being fed an ice-cream by its owner should we grab that dog too and run off with it? If we see a dog in a house that never seems to be walked should be break in and take that dog? If we see a youth with a pit bull who obviously has the dog as a status symbol and is going to dump the dog in a few months once he is bored of it should we grab that dog too?
What exact right do you have to make an informed decision on a situation and steal someones property based on that? Lets home no-one ever steals your pets based on someones opnion.
If you think a dog is being mistreated report it to the RSPCA and keep pressurising them to follow it up. Some owners are just ignorant and need advice and help not someone just to come along and snatch their dog.

Ruby_Moon

mrcol1000 wrote: »

It amazes me that people think they have the right to just grab someones dog because they don't agree with the way its kept. There may be a reason why the dog is kept like this and dogs are not children.

You missed the point of my post.
I meant to get across for the OP to stop moaning about it on here as there is naff all we can do about it or help and for her to do something proactive.
As for grabbing someone's dog hmmm well I certainly would smash the windows of your car if I saw a dog in it on a hot day. Like it or not, you are not allowed to keep a dog any way you like.
Your above examples are ridiculous and one of them is only an assumption.
If you think about any situation that you see a dog in in terms of it being a child, then you have an idea of whether or not it is important enough to intervene.
Would you call the Social Services if you saw an overweight child being given an icecream? No you wouldn't. So why would anyone call the RSPCA for a dog under the same conditions?
If you saw someone beating a child up would you go over and try to stop it and call SS? I think you would.
So I would expect the same if it were a dog.
You need some common sense.