South Yorkshire Police shooting dogs

[woodmally1979]

If anyone else like me was sick of South Yorkshire Police being trigger happy and murdering dogs left right and centre on 0 evidence they are dangerous. There is a petition going 

 

https://chng.it/VcyMtrxRgK

[HeHasRisen]

Two things.

 

A) any chance of the other side of the story?

 

B) has the person who did that petition ever heard of punctuation?

[woodmally1979]

3 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Two things.

 

A) any chance of the other side of the story?

 

B) has the person who did that petition ever heard of punctuation?

A) There is no other side of the story as they couldnt even locate the person who made the report in the first place. But here is South Yorkshire Police pitiful excuse

 

NEWS: Response to XL Bully shot over the... - South Yorkshire Police | Facebook

 

B) Not everyone is good at English.

[geared]

5 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

A) any chance of the other side of the story?

 

Some chavs dangerous dog was out in public without the required muzzle and without the owner present.

[woodmally1979]

3 minutes ago, geared said:

 

Some chavs dangerous dog was out in public without the required muzzle and without the owner present.

I think the lie from South Yorkshire police is here

We will always, where possible aim to safely secure and seize a dog, but unfortunately this is not always possible. We are open and transparent in our approach to dangerous dogs.

 

If that was the case why did they send the armed response unit.

[HeHasRisen]

1 hour ago, geared said:

 

Some chavs dangerous dog was out in public without the required muzzle and without the owner present.

Sounds about right. And you can tell they are a chav from that wall of text on the petition.

[geared]

1 hour ago, woodmally1979 said:

If that was the case why did they send the armed response unit.

 

Probably because it had already bitten someone.

 

but since you clearly know better than the coppers, perhaps next time they can just send you round and you can show them how to get one of these animals under control without force?  I'm sure that'll end well. 

[gaz 786]

It's the owners who are dangerous or have no knowledge of dogs and so the dogs then turn unpredictable..

[SheffieldForum]

South Yorkshire Police's Response from the time:

Over the weekend, during a 13-minute period, armed officers attended three reports of dogs dangerously out of control across South Yorkshire, resulting in one XL Bully being shot.

On Saturday 7 December at 1.10pm, we received two separate calls reporting an XL Bully dangerously out of control in the Hillsborough area of Sheffield.

From information attained from the callers, the intelligence alleged that the dog had bitten a woman on her arm and had showed aggression to a second person walking their dog.

Upon armed officers’ arrival they located a loose dog, with no owner in sight. As officers got out of their car, the dog immediately ran towards them, and the decision was made to destroy it.

 

Leading the work on dangerous dogs in South Yorkshire, Chief Inspector Emma Cheney explains more, she said: “We are continuing to see unprecedented demand on our force from dogs causing harm and fear across South Yorkshire. We have sadly had serious injuries and fatalities within South Yorkshire caused by dogs, and recent events across the country have also seen children killed by family pets; owners must step up.

 

“Following the incident in Sheffield, we are aware of allegations and speculation on social media and would like to confirm the dog was loose at the time, with no owner close-by when the decision was made to destroy the dog.

 

“I would also like to remind you that officers put themselves in harm’s way every day on the frontline to protect and serve their communities. They are highly trained, professional, and skilled people and their decisions are based on risk and threat, with their own and public safety as a priority. They are also human; they have families and friends who care for them and witnessing threatening and intimidating behaviour online is not acceptable.”

 

While still on scene at one incident, a further six minutes later, at 1.16pm, armed officers were deployed to a report of two loose dogs in Doncaster, alleged to be chasing members of the public in an aggressive manner.

 

A further seven minutes later, at 1.23pm, armed officers were again deployed to Barnsley for reports of a man being attacked by two loose dogs, suffering minor injuries. Two dogs were seized and remain in police kennels.

 

CI Cheney continued: “We will always, where possible aim to safely secure and seize a dog, but unfortunately this is not always possible. We are open and transparent in our approach to dangerous dogs. This investigation is in the early stages and when we are able to share further information we will.”

 

Our dedicated team of officers and colleagues on the frontline are working hard every day to reduce the risk, working closely with organisations and charities to educate owners, and prevent harm.

 

Your dog is your responsibility, you are the one who will be held responsible for its actions. For more information on increasing everyone’s safety, please visit the BlueCross website- https://orlo.uk/cwioK

 

 

 

Of course, this is the Police's response and it is disputed by the owner of the dog.

 

 

[Zinger549]

If the dog is wandering around without a lead, then the police have to make a decision.  I have seen videos of them trying to calm down a dog in a car/house ect. They have to think about there safety and the publics safety.  Why was the dog wandering around alone?