Dog that savaged swan is destroyed
THE dog that savaged a swan at Sankey Valley Park has been destroyed.
Police have confirmed that the dog was a pit-bull type and, on learning this, the owner signed the dog over to officers to be put down.
Inspector Brian Heywood, of Warrington West neighbourhood policing unit, said: "On Saturday, May 17, a warrant was executed - under the Dangerous Dogs Act - at a house in Kirkstone Avenue, Orford, and a white dog was seized.
"The man, who was walking the dog, is not the owner of the dog. He was traced on Friday after a member of the public approached CSO Scott Parkinson in Sankey Valley Park and said that they had seen the man nearby.
"The man came into Sankey Police Station where he was interviewed by police, who are working closely with the RSPCA, and investigations are continuing into the incident."
The brutal attack sparked public outrage after the Warrington Guardian published a picture of the attack on its front page, with many people coming forward to complain about dangerous dogs being allowed off their leads across Warrington's parks and reporting vicious dogs in their neighbourhoods.
One anonymous phone message said a dog, which looked similar to the pit-bull type that attacked the swan last Friday, was seen to kill a Persian cat in Orford last week.
1:38pm Thursday 22nd May 2008
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CommentPosted by: LJ, Westbrook on 2:59pm Thu 22 May 08
At least there has been a positive ending to this brutal attack. I am just glad there are decent people around, like the anonymous caller who reported the incident.
At least there has been a positive ending to this brutal attack. I am just glad there are decent people around, like the anonymous caller who reported the incident.
Posted by: birma04, stoke on trent on 3:11pm Thu 22 May 08
So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
Posted by: bigus_dickus, Warrington on 7:36pm Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]birma04[/bold] wrote:
So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain? [/quote] Agreed.
Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they?
This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.
birma04 wrote:
So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
Agreed.
Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they?
This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.
Posted by: Shankly, warrington on 2:03pm Fri 23 May 08
[quote][bold]bigus_dickus[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]birma04[/bold] wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain? [/quote] Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.[/quote] I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull
http://www.understan
d-a-bull.com/Fin...i
tbull_v3.html
bigus_dickus wrote:
birma04 wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.
I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull
http://www.understan
d-a-bull.com/Fin...i
tbull_v3.html
Posted by: maca100000, sankey on 11:56am Sat 24 May 08
[quote][bold]Shankly[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]bigus_dickus[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]birma04[/bold] wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain? [/quote] Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.[/quote] I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html[/quote] Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures
Shankly wrote:
bigus_dickus wrote: birma04 wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.
I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html
Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures
Posted by: Shankly, warrington on 8:29am Mon 26 May 08
[quote][bold]maca100000[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Shankly[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]bigus_dickus[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]birma04[/bold] wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain? [/quote] Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.[/quote] I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html[/quote] Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures[/quote] I don't think I did defend them in my post (although I would do). I pointed out the average joe (like yourself) would not know what a true pitbull looks like if it came up and bit you on the nose. You would probably call a boxer/lab cross a pitbull because there is a good chance that they would look like one.
Also if you really believe that if every pitbull in the world was destroyed that there would be no more attacks then you are being stupid in the extreme. The idiots who raise these dogs to be aggresive would choose another breed, maybe the German Shephard or even the boxer. So perhaps you should get real and not comment on a situation that you know nothing about.
maca100000 wrote:
Shankly wrote: bigus_dickus wrote: birma04 wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.
I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html
Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures
I don't think I did defend them in my post (although I would do). I pointed out the average joe (like yourself) would not know what a true pitbull looks like if it came up and bit you on the nose. You would probably call a boxer/lab cross a pitbull because there is a good chance that they would look like one.
Also if you really believe that if every pitbull in the world was destroyed that there would be no more attacks then you are being stupid in the extreme. The idiots who raise these dogs to be aggresive would choose another breed, maybe the German Shephard or even the boxer. So perhaps you should get real and not comment on a situation that you know nothing about.
Posted by: maca100000, sankey on 3:44pm Mon 26 May 08
[quote][bold]Shankly[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]maca100000[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Shankly[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]bigus_dickus[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]birma04[/bold] wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain? [/quote] Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.[/quote] I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html[/quote] Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures[/quote] I don't think I did defend them in my post (although I would do). I pointed out the average joe (like yourself) would not know what a true pitbull looks like if it came up and bit you on the nose. You would probably call a boxer/lab cross a pitbull because there is a good chance that they would look like one. Also if you really believe that if every pitbull in the world was destroyed that there would be no more attacks then you are being stupid in the extreme. The idiots who raise these dogs to be aggresive would choose another breed, maybe the German Shephard or even the boxer. So perhaps you should get real and not comment on a situation that you know nothing about.[/quote] Oh i forgot your warringtons foremost man with the phd on these matters.
excuse me.
Shankly wrote:
maca100000 wrote: Shankly wrote: bigus_dickus wrote: birma04 wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.
I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html
Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures
I don't think I did defend them in my post (although I would do). I pointed out the average joe (like yourself) would not know what a true pitbull looks like if it came up and bit you on the nose. You would probably call a boxer/lab cross a pitbull because there is a good chance that they would look like one. Also if you really believe that if every pitbull in the world was destroyed that there would be no more attacks then you are being stupid in the extreme. The idiots who raise these dogs to be aggresive would choose another breed, maybe the German Shephard or even the boxer. So perhaps you should get real and not comment on a situation that you know nothing about.
Oh i forgot your warringtons foremost man with the phd on these matters.
excuse me.
Posted by: Shankly, warrington on 7:57am Tue 27 May 08
[quote][bold]maca100000[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Shankly[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]maca100000[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Shankly[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]bigus_dickus[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]birma04[/bold] wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain? [/quote] Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.[/quote] I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html[/quote] Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures[/quote] I don't think I did defend them in my post (although I would do). I pointed out the average joe (like yourself) would not know what a true pitbull looks like if it came up and bit you on the nose. You would probably call a boxer/lab cross a pitbull because there is a good chance that they would look like one. Also if you really believe that if every pitbull in the world was destroyed that there would be no more attacks then you are being stupid in the extreme. The idiots who raise these dogs to be aggresive would choose another breed, maybe the German Shephard or even the boxer. So perhaps you should get real and not comment on a situation that you know nothing about.[/quote] Oh i forgot your warringtons foremost man with the phd on these matters. excuse me. [/quote] How small minded and stupid you are being I am surprised you can spell phd!
maca100000 wrote:
Shankly wrote: maca100000 wrote: Shankly wrote: bigus_dickus wrote: birma04 wrote: So just let me get this correct...the man in the photo didn't own the dog but was out walking it OFF THE LEAD???? And, despite the fact that it had already attacked the swan once, he still didn't think it was necessary to put the lead back on??? Does this man have a brain?
Agreed. Also I'm glad he "learned" eventually it was a pit bull. They're quite hard to spot aren't they? This man is scum, pure scum - if only the authorities would destroy him also.
I assume with the comment "They're quite hard to spot aren't they?" you are being sarcastic. If you are then yes they are quite hard to spot and the average person will call a dog a Pitbull when it isn't. The link below is an example, try and spot the Pitbull http://www.understan d-a-bull.com/Fin...i tbull_v3.html
Lets here it again for the poor pitbull Get real and stop defending these creatures
I don't think I did defend them in my post (although I would do). I pointed out the average joe (like yourself) would not know what a true pitbull looks like if it came up and bit you on the nose. You would probably call a boxer/lab cross a pitbull because there is a good chance that they would look like one. Also if you really believe that if every pitbull in the world was destroyed that there would be no more attacks then you are being stupid in the extreme. The idiots who raise these dogs to be aggresive would choose another breed, maybe the German Shephard or even the boxer. So perhaps you should get real and not comment on a situation that you know nothing about.
Oh i forgot your warringtons foremost man with the phd on these matters. excuse me.
How small minded and stupid you are being I am surprised you can spell phd!
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