Sad Story

[Lucy 0]

I've called this "Sad Story", but it's probably just normal...

 

I'm not going to name anyone in this...

 

A stray dog was found by a good samaritan. They took it to their vet. The vet thought that the dog may have a broken hip, but as no one was going to pay for x-rays, all he could do was make the dog comfortable and contact a well known, national society that protects animals. However, that society couldn't do anything; the vet was informed that the Society could have helped if it was a wild animal - a fox or rabbit or such like, but as a dog is considered someone's property, the owner should be responsible for it.

 

So, the vet contated the local dog warden. They only have a budget of £50 per dog they take in; obviously that would not cover the cost of x-rays. The vet's hands were tied - couldn't put the dog down - could have been sued if the owner came forward!

 

So, the dog warden took the dog away. I'm told that they will only keep a dog for seven days, after which time if they find a rescue centre that will accomodate a dog it will go there, or it will be destroyed, unless a family comes forward to re-home the dog as long as they don't have children under the age of six.

 

In this case, the dog warden's vet was going to be assessing the level of pain the dog may be in over the next seven days and if the level of pain was deemed too high, it would be destroyed before the seven days were up.

 

Then - a glimmer of hope. One of the receptionists at the vets heard about the plight of the dog and contacted Southern Lurcher Rescue. They said they would speak to the dog warden. They also asked the vet if they would fix the dog at cost price, to which he agreed. It was late and the dog warden had gone to bed, so their hands were tied until the next morning. They got onto it without delay the next morning, but...

 

Sadly, the dog warden had the dog destroyed before leaving the previous night.

Sadly, the owner never came forward.

 

This dog was a lurcher, who was named Carl by the vet. He was 27" high, brindle, mostly greyhound with a fluffy mouth, about 18 months old, docile as anything, never once complained when he was handled by complete strangers and had a loving and gentle nature. Very well in every other way.

 

Maybe Carl couldn't have been fixed up, but now we will never know. Another lurcher wasted. Why? I'll leave that for you to ponder.

RIP Carl.

XXX

[Kay 3,709]

Seems to me that the small unsung hero's are the only ones who care

 

RIP Carl

[hinksy 0]

makes you think. just glad that the lamping competition is giving money to the lurcher link.good on you guys

[Lucy 0]

that is a sad story my eyes have gone a bit red

R.I.P carl

Tell you what - my eyes were leaking as I wrote it!!

[Terrier man 38]

Rip carl..... Dog wardens ar c**ts over there aswell then....

[MarcusOvDarlo 0]

Rip carl..... Dog wardens ar c**ts over there aswell then....

 

Thats what i though... R.I.P

[runforyourlife 361]

Rip carl..... Dog wardens ar c**ts over there aswell then....

 

 

 

Very sad story but sadly happening all the time. Terreir man, are you saying all dog wardens are c...s??!!! A dog warden bent over backwards for me when my lurcher went missing a cpl of months ago! She found her 4 days later. So come on get a grip, dont tarnish everyone with the same brush.... I appriciated it more than you could ever ever imagine!

[Lucy 0]

Rip carl..... Dog wardens ar c**ts over there aswell then....

Well, the council's that employ them seem to have some ******* silly rules let's put it that way! I don't understand why the warden didn't call Southern Lurcher Rescue - at the end of the day, this dog could have received treatment, at cost price paid for by SLR if only the right people had been called at the right time instead of as Kay says, leaving it to the "small unsung hero's"...

 

Having said that, our local council do micro-chipping at home for £10... I suppose their only argument is that if the owner had the dog chipped, poor Carl might still be here, or might have been put down sooner without suffering for a week.

[Lucy 0]

Rip carl..... Dog wardens ar c**ts over there aswell then....

 

 

 

Very sad story but sadly happening all the time. Terreir man, are you saying all dog wardens are c...s??!!! A dog warden bent over backwards for me when my lurcher went missing a cpl of months ago! She found her 4 days later. So come on get a grip, dont tarnish everyone with the same brush.... I appriciated it more than you could ever ever imagine!

Very pleased your story had a happy ending. Guess that's because you're a responsible owner and made the work of the wardens work for you. This poor chap's owner, seemingly couldn't be bothered to report his dog missing, even though it really appeared to be a quality dog. Maybe there's something suspicious in that... Perhaps the owner knew the dog was going to cost him money... Maybe I'm reading too much into that - who knows.

[runforyourlife 361]

Rip carl..... Dog wardens ar c**ts over there aswell then....

 

 

 

Very sad story but sadly happening all the time. Terreir man, are you saying all dog wardens are c...s??!!! A dog warden bent over backwards for me when my lurcher went missing a cpl of months ago! She found her 4 days later. So come on get a grip, dont tarnish everyone with the same brush.... I appriciated it more than you could ever ever imagine!

Very pleased your story had a happy ending. Guess that's because you're a responsible owner and made the work of the wardens work for you. This poor chap's owner, seemingly couldn't be bothered to report his dog missing, even though it really appeared to be a quality dog. Maybe there's something suspicious in that... Perhaps the owner knew the dog was going to cost him money... Maybe I'm reading too much into that - who knows.

 

 

Or maybe it didnt make the grade....

 

Or maybe it was a stolen dog, some 100 miles away from home....

 

Or maybe.... The list is endless when it comes to lurchers, as so many not to nice people try to own them!

[Kay 3,709]

I have a lot of respect for the smaller self funded dog rescues, they get on with the job in hand, lots of heartache , backache etc. finding people to foster dogs , trusting people enough to do right by the dogs you place with them must be hard .

[Guest Champ606]

I have a lot of respect for the smaller self funded dog rescues, they get on with the job in hand, lots of heartache , backache etc. finding people to foster dogs , trusting people enough to do right by the dogs you place with them must be hard .

 

 

This is so sad, I would hate to think of my lurcher being left to that fate if she were lost/stolen

[hang & bang 114]

Rip carl..... Dog wardens ar c**ts over there aswell then....

 

 

all dog wardens are c...s??!!! dont tarnish everyone with the same brush....

 

 

were did he say "ALL"

 

most are c##ts and iv had my fair share of run ins whit them only specking about the c##ts in dublin cant speck four across the water or any other county

, runforyourlife glad u had luck whit then cause i sure as hell have not and have the court dates to prove it

[Kay 3,709]

One solution is to chip dogs , but if they change hands frequently then are the details changed as well ?

[Lucy 0]

One solution is to chip dogs , but if they change hands frequently then are the details changed as well ?

I guess not, but at least they could be traced to someone who did care about them once... and I suppose if someone cared enough to chip them, then they should care enough to update the paperwork if they sell them on...

Like you say though - heaps of praise for those unsung heros! Southern Lurcher Rescue were on to it as soon as they could and would have saved him...