Yobs burn dog alive (From Surrey Comet)
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Wandsworth police hunt vile yobs who burned a dog alive in Roehampton
7:10am Friday 9th July 2010 in Wandsworth By Ian Mason
Yobs burn dog alive
A horrified community is demanding justice after two yobs locked a dog inside a cage, doused it in petrol and let it burn to death.
The sickening act of cruelty was carried out in a bin shelter at the bottom of Shalden House, in Tunworth Crescent, Roehampton, last Friday night.
We have decided to print this shocking image in the hope it will prompt whoever knows who committed this grotesque crime to come forward.
Furious residents on the estate immediately set up a group on social networking site Facebook called “name and shame the sick ******** that burnt that poor dog alive!!”.
The dog, a rottweiler believed to be called Kairn, was heard yelping and barking between 10.30pm and 11pm. A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said two boys aged between 14 and 15 “were seen to throw petrol over the dog and run away”.
Neighbours tried in vain to help it by throwing buckets of water over the subsequent blaze. It was eventually extinguished by five firefighters from Wandsworth Fire Brigade, who were called shortly before 11pm.
Bernie Bright, a 42-year-old mum who lives in the block, said just thinking about the heartless attack made her cry.
She said: “We, as a community, are so angry, shocked and saddened that someone has done this to a poor dog and would like it known so hopefully witnesses come forward.”
Posting on the Facebook group, which already has close to 1,000 members, Michelle Louise Casteel said: “As a dog owner and lover words actually fail me. What possesses someone to get up one day and decide to do that – it’s vile, disgusting and horrendous.”
Josie Williams-Eustace wrote: “If they can do such a thing to a poor dog locked in a cage then what next?”
Ms Bright said her shock was made worse because its body was not removed until Sunday. She claimed a dog control officer arrived on Saturday, discovered it had been microchipped and traced him to an owner in Essex.
An RSPCA spokesman said: “The dog was collected by the RSPCA officer who covers the Roehampton patch at the first available opportunity. The dog was part of a crime scene and if they deemed it necessary, as the dog had died, the police could have removed the body themselves at an earlier stage.”
A spokesman for Wandsworth Council said officers were aware of the incident and ready to assist Wandsworth CID.
The Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said both yobs were wearing woolly hats but no more information was known.
Anyone with information should call Wandsworth police on 0300 123 1212.
Comments(22)
ukhgfs
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10:45am Fri 9 Jul 10
Talk about dangerous animals, its the two legged ones that need to be put to sleep.
Run free little one.
emelem
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12:28pm Fri 9 Jul 10
poor pup, sorry people can be so horrible...
ladyl
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12:36pm Fri 9 Jul 10
Fed up in Chase
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3:11pm Fri 9 Jul 10
What will happen if they are caught?
No punishment - a PC "social worker" will want them to have "rehabilitation", games & fun & trips & things... Thats IF (& thats a Big IF) they get sentenced.. They will probably get a good lawyer who spouts "broken-home", "No Role-models" at a Do-gooder judge!, Thats if they get to a Judge!
They may just get a telling off by over worked - under paid, over admistrated policeman, who at the end of the day is fighting paper-work & red-tape more than criminals! !!!!
What type of children could do such a horrific thing?
Any child that has had no boundary's set!
Any child brought up in THIS SICK BOUNDARY-LESS, PC DRIVEN, NAMBY PAMBY SOCIETY!
puzzled
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4:15pm Fri 9 Jul 10
kazza76
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10:34pm Fri 9 Jul 10
GR-London
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12:46am Sat 10 Jul 10
Sounds like two customers for a secure mental hospital?
JuliaM
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5:37pm Sat 10 Jul 10
GR-London wrote:Do we have any secure mental hospitals? Sometimes it seems there's more out on the streets than ever safely locked away...
There is a pattern to this kind of behaviour and they start off with animals and if they are not caught and dealt with they work their way onto humans. If anybody has information that could help the police you must pass it on, because if you don't - next time it could be one of your friends, family or you.
Sounds like two customers for a secure mental hospital?
Fred1
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6:14pm Sat 10 Jul 10
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When St George slayed the dragon, was that a "sickening act of cruelty" too? Why is it that the killing of some kinds of animal elevates people to the status of hero, whereas the killing of other types of animal makes people into social pariahs? All seems a bit mixed up if you ask me.
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I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that the reason that the dog was destroyed was because a dog licensing compliance officer was on the back of the owner, and the owner couldn't afford it. Still, what do I know?
JuliaM
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9:31pm Sat 10 Jul 10
Fred1 wrote:The dog wasn't 'destroyed' - the dog was tortured to death by two sadistic little wastes of oxygen who, if there's any justice, will go through a fraction of what that animal went through should they end up in prison.
Last time I checked, the Old Testament and the Trojan War legends were full of stories of animal sacrifice.
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When St George slayed the dragon, was that a "sickening act of cruelty" too? Why is it that the killing of some kinds of animal elevates people to the status of hero, whereas the killing of other types of animal makes people into social pariahs? All seems a bit mixed up if you ask me.
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I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that the reason that the dog was destroyed was because a dog licensing compliance officer was on the back of the owner, and the owner couldn't afford it. Still, what do I know?
I don't think cons are keen on animal torturers any more than they are on paedophiles...
JuliaM
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9:34pm Sat 10 Jul 10
So it seems, Fred1, you really don't know anything.
SHARONSHARON
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11:25pm Sun 11 Jul 10
Misty Moments
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4:46pm Wed 14 Jul 10
Misty Moments
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4:55pm Wed 14 Jul 10
ConcernedofLoughton
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5:03pm Wed 14 Jul 10
Misty Moments wrote:And people wonder why there is so much violence in the world? I appreciate its a disgusting crime but to suggest that the perpetrators should be burnt alive is barbaric. Go live in the middle ages.
These evil little bastards must be found and severly punished they are torturers and murderers. If they had done this to any of my dogs I would hunt them down and then tie them up and do to them what they did to that poor dog an eye for an eye. At their age they know what they are doing they are pure evil, I wonder what sort of family they come from? They must be caught and punished put away for life and no DOGOODERS getting in the way with all the rubbish they come out with. These boys new what they were doing, what an evil world we live in. I hope these cretins rot in hell one day. Oh boy I would love to get my hands on them and to hell with human rights. RIP lovely dog.
trasie
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3:27pm Thu 15 Jul 10
ConcernedofLoughton
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3:56pm Thu 15 Jul 10
trasie wrote:Another person who condones violence towards minors, lets hope you dont have children. By "battering the crap" out of your child you would be showing that violence is clearly acceptable, reinforcing exactly what these foul people have done in the first place. You would also, rightly, be arrested for assault. Why does anyone that suggests anything other than an eye for an eye get called a member of the dogooding parade? I totally understand how angry people are about this but is there really a need to threaten violence all the time?
These little Sh**s must have stunk of petrol when they got home, their parents know who they are. If that was a child of mine, laws or no laws, I would batter the crap out of them and then call the police. And, really concerned of Loughton, their actions are from the middle ages, unless you're one of the dogooding parade. What exactly do you propose, ah, poor little tikes must've had it hard for them to behave like this, as punishment lets send them horseriding on the the tax payers money. PLEASE.
trasie
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4:03pm Thu 15 Jul 10
ConcernedofLoughton
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4:14pm Thu 15 Jul 10
Smudger21
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4:46pm Thu 15 Jul 10
wills262
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7:07pm Sat 17 Jul 10
Rainbowblue says...
9:37am Fri 9 Jul 10