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04/04/2008
Law Change Sparks Fears Over Stray Dogs
The mistreatment of animals is hitting the headlines once again, with a warning that more stray dogs could be left on the streets, due to a law change.
Councils in England and Wales are to become responsible for dealing with stray animals 24-hours a day from Sunday.
Currently, police deal with stray animals at nights and weekends.
The BBC has reported that dogs charities fear that an extra £4 million allocated to councils to deal with the extra responsibility might not be enough.
A spokesperson for the Dogs Trust told the BBC that they were concerned that members of the public who find a stray dog out of office hours would not be prepared to look after it until a warden was able to collect the animal.
The story comes on the same day that it was reported that Northern Ireland was dealing with one of its worst cases of animal cruelty.
Animal welfare workers found starving pigs and cattle standing in eight inches of water, surrounded by other dead and dying animals, at a farm on the Ballyroney Road, near Katesbridge, Co. Down.
Veterinary surgeons called to the site have also been busy and have been caring for the emaciated or sick animals they found, although several had to be put down immediately because of their suffering.
A USPCA spokesman said: "It is a complete shambles, some of them are lying with their legs up in the air dead on dung heaps."
He said the swoop on the farm – which held 300 pigs and 40 cattle – followed a tip-off although it is believed that there have been a number of cases of animal cruelty in the area.
The Department of Agriculture has been notified and a police spokeswoman said they were assisting the USPCA.
(KMcA/JM)
Councils in England and Wales are to become responsible for dealing with stray animals 24-hours a day from Sunday.
Currently, police deal with stray animals at nights and weekends.
The BBC has reported that dogs charities fear that an extra £4 million allocated to councils to deal with the extra responsibility might not be enough.
A spokesperson for the Dogs Trust told the BBC that they were concerned that members of the public who find a stray dog out of office hours would not be prepared to look after it until a warden was able to collect the animal.
The story comes on the same day that it was reported that Northern Ireland was dealing with one of its worst cases of animal cruelty.
Animal welfare workers found starving pigs and cattle standing in eight inches of water, surrounded by other dead and dying animals, at a farm on the Ballyroney Road, near Katesbridge, Co. Down.
Veterinary surgeons called to the site have also been busy and have been caring for the emaciated or sick animals they found, although several had to be put down immediately because of their suffering.
A USPCA spokesman said: "It is a complete shambles, some of them are lying with their legs up in the air dead on dung heaps."
He said the swoop on the farm – which held 300 pigs and 40 cattle – followed a tip-off although it is believed that there have been a number of cases of animal cruelty in the area.
The Department of Agriculture has been notified and a police spokeswoman said they were assisting the USPCA.
(KMcA/JM)
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