31 July 2009

Dog poisoning in Evatt

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The RSPCA is has put out a media release warning that dog poisoners are on the loose in Evatt.

    We have heard about the tragedy one family has suffered and are seeking information to assist with our investigations.

    A resident in Sheehy Street has lost one family dog and has had two others admitted to a local vet clinic, one is still critical. We believe these dogs have been deliberately poisoned using common rat poison.

    A four month old St Bernard was found dead on Saturday morning. On Tuesday morning a second dog started bleeding from the nose and yesterday a third dog was admitted to the vet hospital.

    “This is a disgusting and cowardly act of cruelty” Michael said. “I like to think we live in a society where we get on with our neighbours , but sadly for the residents of Sheehy Street in Evatt this is not the case. We are aware families in this street own a number of dogs and we are asking people to be vigilant.

While sadly not a new thing, we can only hope they catch the buggers this time.

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Once again: truly regret the awful events, so sorry for your friends, wish we could help…

I am a friend of the family who’s dogs had been poisoned in Evatt the other day.

Sadly, there has been more tragedy. Though the dog whose nose was bleeding is much better, the dog that was taken into the vet’s hospital passed away this afternoon.

I can’t even begin to say how sad I am for them – they are very close, personal friends of mine and this is a shocking turn of events adding to the already sad death of the first puppy. These dogs were like children to this family and I wish I could rewind a fortnight and make it all go away – a naive thought I know.

I hope that the f**ktard who did this rots in their own filth.

All three of the dogs were so sweet and loving, caused no trouble, always so happy to see me, crashing into walls in their excitement and stepping on each other to get to me first – I’m shattered that I won’t see that again.

77919Surik.Saints1:18 am 02 Aug 09

I am just stunned,what sort of Scum Bag is the person who done this,they have proven that people who do this to animals is just a matter of time before they start being violent to other people,as far as dvaey’s responces,what sort of mental midget are you,there is no justification for poisoning any animal,NO MATTER What the circumstances,as it has been said many times,THERE ARE channels to go throught to take action against vicious dog’s if this in fact the case of what has happened to your friend (also channels to have nuisance dogs and irresponsible owners dealt with)and as far as your friend letting his SEVEN YEAR OLD Bitch have a litter,he should be investigated,by dvaey’s comments,it almost sounds as if you are condoning what this F#*kstick did.
I have over the years had many animals,whether ones we have bred,rescued or taken in because their own owners could no longer have them, would not be responsible for my actions if I where to meet up with a lowlife who could do this,call me old fashioned or old school,but bring back Corpral and Capital punishment

Anyone for capital punishment for this type of crime? I’d be happy to do the five or so years I’d get for taking to a killer of my animals with a kitchen knife or three.

I hope when the people who do these sorts of things are found, they get a punishment that is actually a punishment and not just ‘oh you’ve been naughty’ slap on the wrist that these kind of people usually get.

At the end of the day, a family has lost a loved one, if it was a person hit by a drunk driver, Mr Stanhope and co would be calling for jail time. But alas, its only a dog so who cares. We should be caring!

To the dogs family: I am sorry for your loss.

knockknock-eggman said :

A very scummy act.

I’ll just take a while stab in the dark and say maybe keep the pets inside to stop them from barking all night ? Think about how your animals may impact on your neighbours.

I’ve lived in many suburbs in Canberra…every single place of residence has had at least one neighbouring dog that kept me awake for hours every night.

I usually take my frustrations out on the owner of such dogs…not the poor muts themselves. It seems some peoples minds work differently – not an excuse for such acts though.

Every single place of residence…….every single one.

I have lived in at least 8 different houses all over Canberra and never been subjected to a dog that kept me awake for hours at night.

You sound like someone who whinges about almost anything

Pommy bastard3:06 pm 01 Aug 09

AngryHenry said :

Not one to normally condone violence but if you find or hear of someone doing this, beat the living sh*t out of them…

+1

If I found someone had done this to one of my much loved mutts there would be a murder charge. Against me.

Wanted to offer my respectful sympathy, Dogowner. Nothing can console, but it grieves us all here at my place to think of your awful experience, we just want you to know we are appalled on your behalf.

Wish we could help.

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As the owner of the dogs in question I would like to say my dogs are/were lazy quiet and loving to all people and other animals.. Ask ANY of our neighbours they never barked at sirens, fireworks, planes.. nothing.

And NEVER attacked anyone.

This is some random f***head that has decided for whatever reason to destroy our family..

So please do not even imply my babies deserved this.

Dogowner, I am very sorry that this happened to you and your family and I hope these scum are caught. There is no excuse for this sort of behaviour.

Dvaey and Rottweiler, have you tried the mega ring from Kenzie Frenzy. I have two Rotties and a German Shepherd who all love to chew and my mega ring is still alive after 12 months. Kenzie Frenzy is a Canberra business owned by a a wonderful dog carer called Bev. She works tirelessly for ARF and with temperament testing at the pound. http://www.dogtoys.com.au/

It is possible to ‘bait proof’ your dog. Something to consider if you’re worried about this kind of thing in your area.

Dogowner said :

flag_elation_fanatic said :

No chance this is a street where dogs bark all day and owners won’t do anything about it I suppose? Not condoning the action but I can understand a less stable person getting jack of constant barking,

As the owner of the dogs in question I would like to say my dogs are/were lazy quiet and loving to all people and other animals.. Ask ANY of our neighbours they never barked at sirens, fireworks, planes.. nothing.

And NEVER attacked anyone.

This is some random f***head that has decided for whatever reason to destroy our family..

So please do not even imply my babies deserved this.

Dogowner – your precious puppies certainly didn’t deserve what happened to them and it’s a very sad and shocking story. I really feel for you. I have a beautiful shepherd who was poisoned last year, but thankfully we got him to Jan Spate (Hall horse vet/animal genius) in time and she saved his life.

The scum who did this are truly cowards of the lowest order.

flag_elation_fanatic said :

No chance this is a street where dogs bark all day and owners won’t do anything about it I suppose? Not condoning the action but I can understand a less stable person getting jack of constant barking,

As the owner of the dogs in question I would like to say my dogs are/were lazy quiet and loving to all people and other animals.. Ask ANY of our neighbours they never barked at sirens, fireworks, planes.. nothing.

And NEVER attacked anyone.

This is some random f***head that has decided for whatever reason to destroy our family..

So please do not even imply my babies deserved this.

*sigh*

Shoot the bastards in the knee caps…

+1

and then make em keep running until they have bloody stumps for legs. 😉

Thanks DAVEY helps a bit 🙂 sounds like the dog just needed a bit of attention and lots of walks mine start digging if they don’t get walked or run around the yard after a few days ,but with kids running around yard everyday this rarely happens.

really when will people learn if you own a dog (especailly larger and cattledogs)they need lots of time spent with them and plenty of exesise.

…my little one can destroy a XXL adult “KONG” in under an hour belivie me it wasn’t worth the $55 even if it did have a pic of a rotti on it, saying it was for an adult rotti.

GottaLoveCanberra6:19 pm 31 Jul 09

*sigh*

Shoot the bastards in the knee caps…

You’re a generous man.

rottweiler said :

just read the storey but would still like to know where the attacks took place if you know weather they were in the street while the other dogs were with their owners or in backyards of the dogs.

In this instance it was a neighbourly (aggressive dog digging under the fence) issue.

rottweiler said :

I’am really sad to hear that the breed was cross rotti it always gives the whole breed and owners like myself a bad rap.

On a positive side, youll be happy to hear I have a 10-month old pup from one of the dogs that was mauled, who looks 98% like a pure rottie, but the only thing shes aggressive to is sticks and rope toys.

flag_elation_fanatic4:12 pm 31 Jul 09

No chance this is a street where dogs bark all day and owners won’t do anything about it I suppose? Not condoning the action but I can understand a less stable person getting jack of constant barking,

*sigh*

Shoot the bastards in the knee caps…

Far too kind, chemical bath for the goolies please.

DAVEY just read the storey but would still like to know where the attacks took place if you know weather they were in the street while the other dogs were with their owners or in backyards of the dogs. I’am really sad to hear that the breed was cross rotti it always gives the whole breed and owners like myself a bad rap.

knockknock-eggman said :

A very scummy act.

I’ll just take a while stab in the dark and say maybe keep the pets inside to stop them from barking all night ? Think about how your animals may impact on your neighbours.

that’s easier if you own small dogs but to have 3 ST bernards inside at night like the victim of this act would be a little hard I myself know owning 3 rottweilers who live outside in a very large dog house specailly built for them,my neighbours don’t mind them much as my dogs let them know when strangers are around.

DAVEY what breed or kind of bitser is the old lady’s dog I’ve heard different breeds are harder to be removed from owner as “dangerous dog”

dvaey said :

My friend has been to domestic animals, rspca, he’s even been to court, complete with hand bandaged up after the dog mauling, and they disregarded his claim against the old ladies dog who bit him and killed his dog. The outcome of that, was that the lady kept her vicious dog (which subsequently attacked again), while my friend was investigated for mistreatment of animals because one of his older dogs (7 years old) was looking a bit worse for wear after just giving birth to a litter of pups. (One of which, plus the father, were killed by the old ladies dog).

Im a dog lover and can while I cant ever comprehend why someone would want to hurt a dog, after being tormented and ravaged by an animal, with no repurcussions, I can understand why some people might find themselves in the situation believing they have no option other than to take the law into their own hands.

Hmmmm?

Domestic Animal Services, the RSPCA and the Court allowing the dog to go back to it’s owner makes me think that there is more to this case than you have reported here.

If this dog was a vicious as it is being made out to be, I doubt it would be the aggreived person needing to take action.

If it was as badly handled as you are indicating, did he not try and appeal the decision?

dvaey – there are appropriate channels for dealing with dangerous dogs…Pro-actively taking matters into your own hands is not one of them…Tell the authorities, use the correct channels…

Hank said :

Filthy pricks I hope they find them and burn them, you never hurt an animal, and if the dog is causing problems you take the right steps to get the problem rectified.

Sorry to take this slightly off-topic and make it personalised, but what are ‘the right steps’, out of interest?

My friend has been to domestic animals, rspca, he’s even been to court, complete with hand bandaged up after the dog mauling, and they disregarded his claim against the old ladies dog who bit him and killed his dog. The outcome of that, was that the lady kept her vicious dog (which subsequently attacked again), while my friend was investigated for mistreatment of animals because one of his older dogs (7 years old) was looking a bit worse for wear after just giving birth to a litter of pups. (One of which, plus the father, were killed by the old ladies dog).

Im a dog lover and can while I cant ever comprehend why someone would want to hurt a dog, after being tormented and ravaged by an animal, with no repurcussions, I can understand why some people might find themselves in the situation believing they have no option other than to take the law into their own hands.

Filthy pricks I hope they find them and burn them, you never hurt an animal, and if the dog is causing problems you take the right steps to get the problem rectified.

knockknock-eggman1:36 pm 31 Jul 09

Ugh…arguing for the sake of arguing now are we ? With standard riotact class. I obviously meant I take my frustrations out on owners. I’ll show caution to be more literal with my posts in hope that it removes the need for you to post rubbish.

Again I make reference to ‘sometimes reading this forum is like taking a sh*t’

Another interesting dog story from todays CT..

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/owner-in-legal-fight-to-save-family-dog/1583287.aspx

A friend of mine has lost 3 dogs and been mauled twice by his neighbours dog, but no-one will touch the dog beacuse its owned by a little old lady. But, if my mate was to try and poison the dog to protect his remaining dog or even to protect his children, he’d be in the wrong. Not that Im saying theres ever a reason for it, but sometimes with irresponsible owners, I can understand why some people feel the only option is to take matters into their own hands.

knockknock-eggman said :

I usually take my frustrations out on the owner of such dogs…not the poor muts themselves.

So its unusual for you to take your frustrations out on the dogs, but you do it.

Your issue should be with the owners and humans are supposed to be the more intelligent species. Suggest you remember that on the occasions that you decide to take it out on the “poor muts”.

TP 3000 said :

If they even think of hurting my dog, I’ll send them deep into the Snowy Mountains & tie them to a tree & let the wild dogs eat them to death.

That’s the problem, they do it when there’s no one around to catch them because they’re cowards that don’t have the guts to face the consequences of their behaviour. They possibly have no idea of the suffering they cause either.

knockknock-eggman12:35 pm 31 Jul 09

A very scummy act.

I’ll just take a while stab in the dark and say maybe keep the pets inside to stop them from barking all night ? Think about how your animals may impact on your neighbours.

I’ve lived in many suburbs in Canberra…every single place of residence has had at least one neighbouring dog that kept me awake for hours every night.

I usually take my frustrations out on the owner of such dogs…not the poor muts themselves. It seems some peoples minds work differently – not an excuse for such acts though.

A four month old St Bernard was only a baby apart from the emotional toll this family has under gone (hope none of the owner are childern)St bernard are an expensive dog to buy and care for. my condolences to the owners, the lose of any pet is hard but to have some low life F*%K do that, well I know what I’d do if I found out who did it.

Guys – need media attention on this to get it anywhere. These people WILL do it again. Its been going on for a few years in Evatt as per Hells_Bells.
Any ideas?
Scum of the earth they are!

Hells_Bells7411:48 am 31 Jul 09

Ouch that’s close to home, I’ll have a word to my dogs!

I had two dogs I had had for at least a decade each in this house poisoned, died within 7 days of each other and the cat that hung in the backyard died a week later in the backyard, where is the cat who didn’t get along with the dogs was perfectly fine, about 5 years ago this was. Pricks!

Too depressing for words.

Br1anL said :

Speaking of act of animal cruelty, my family had 14 chickens killed in their Northside backyard last weekend. Many of them had the necks broken and a few had the necks ripped off.

That’s just horrible. People are seriously f*cked in the head.

If they even think of hurting my dog, I’ll send them deep into the Snowy Mountains & tie them to a tree & let the wild dogs eat them to death.

My dog is a Samoyed & reportedly there are quite a few wild Samoyed’s in the Snowy Mountains.

But I would most likely put it down to some neighbourhood dispute or smart arse so & so’s

Speaking of act of animal cruelty, my family had 14 chickens killed in their Northside backyard last weekend. Many of them had the necks broken and a few had the necks ripped off.

What the hell is this world coming to when someone (could be more than one) can do that.

Wraith said :

Nah, don’t hit them, just return the favour they did for the dogs, make them eat the poison………….

+1. Or you can hit them AND poison them!

Nah, don’t hit them, just return the favour they did for the dogs, make them eat the poison………….

Not one to normally condone violence but if you find or hear of someone doing this, beat the living sh*t out of them…

While this sort of news is horrible to hear, has it been confirmed that the dogs were actually poisoned, and not simply that they ate the poison of their own being? Any dog owner will tell you, if a dog sees something on the ground itll have a sniff and maybe a taste, not caring/knowing if its poison.

These people are just disgusting. This sort of stuff makes so angry. What do they get out of it? I just don’t get it.

Well isn’t that just the icing on a cake of depressing stories this morning.

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