[Cherie]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...by-police.html

[Denver]

The owner should deliberately run over them

[Ninastar]

I'm on two minds about this... couldnt they get the RSPCA or someone to sedate it? Was there any need to kill it?

And on the other hand, was it not better to give it a quick certain death rather than someone else running it over and it dying slowly/causing someone else to be killed trying to avoid it?

Awful situation either way. I feel like this could have been avoided but I also don't believe that the police were like 'LOL lets just kill it!!!!!' like many people (who i've seen on FB) believe.

[Cherie]

Tough one though I understand that it was 3am so the traffic could have been slowed down and a dog handler called maybe..

[Ammi]

..I read this, this morning..it was only a short article but the police statement is that, any other way/option would have caused a greater danger to lives in other cars.../very sad...

[rubymoo]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Tough one though I understand that it was 3am so the traffic could have been slowed down and a dog handler called maybe..

This is what i think^^^^ surely the traffic wouldn't have been that busy at 3am, i understand that the police officers are also dog owners so it must have been a tough decision for them, i also understand that they did catch the dog but it bit one of the officers and escaped, so so sad

[Ammi]

...without actually seeing it, it does look as though they felt it was the only option as they were concerned about harm to human lives...


Despite attempts by the Roads Policing Unit to catch the dog, it continued to run in and out of swerving traffic that was travelling in excess of 70mph on an unlit carriageway.


The incident – which had "potential for a serious collision" happened during the early hours of Monday.


An officer who had tried to take hold of the dog was bitten.

He said: "The only safe option was to run the dog over at sufficient speed to ensure that it was destroyed and would not suffer. Other methods of destruction were considered, but were ruled out on the grounds of public safety."

Mr Wareing said that several attempts were made to catch the dog.

[bitontheslide]

I'm not comfortable with it although I understand the reasoning. The choice of language left something to be desired. I find the word "destroyed" completely unnecessary in this context, I wish they didn't use this term at all when referring to the premeditated killing of animals.

[Northern Monkey]

I'd say it was the right decision.An HGV swerving in the dark to avoid it and it biting an officer would have been the deciding factors i would think.A dog running out in front of you at lets be honest at that time 80-100mph is a lethal situation.

[lostalex]

the only people who value animal lives over human lives are despicable people.

they only like animals because they can't talk back, they never challenge them, they are completely dependent. They can't handle relationships where they are actually held to equal standards they prefer animals because they can always feel simultaneously superior and generous for taking care of something inferior to themselves.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by lostalex

the only people who value animal lives over human lives are despicable people.

they only like animals because they can't talk back, they never challenge them, they are completely dependent.

Murder is Murder doesn't matter whether it's a human or a animal but animals can't fight back an animal doesn't get a choice.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by lostalex

the only people who value animal lives over human lives are despicable people.

they only like animals because they can't talk back, they never challenge them, they are completely dependent.

..I don't think with this that it is a thing of valuing the dog's life over human life, Alex...just whether there had been any other option that to kill it like they did, but it seems impossible to say without having been there and seen any of the situation so I guess it's just one of those things that we assume it to have been their only option...

[T*]

Originally Posted by lostalex

the only people who value animal lives over human lives are despicable people.

they only like animals because they can't talk back, they never challenge them, they are completely dependent. They can't handle relationships where they are actually held to equal standards they prefer animals because they can always feel simultaneously superior and generous for taking care of something inferior to themselves.

Or because animals aren't judgemental *****

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Murder is Murder doesn't matter whether it's a human or a animal but animals can't fight back an animal doesn't get a choice.

animals can't fight back.... what? animals are usually stronger than people and have special powers. they usually have super huge claws and teeth and ****.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by lostalex

animals can't fight back.... what? animals are usually stronger than people and have special powers.

Nothing is stronger then a human

[Vicky.]

Sounds bad, but I really don't see what else could be done. A busy road, they tried apprehending the animal and a officer was bitten...

I do wonder though, what would happen if a civilian just purposely ran over a dog?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Nothing is stronger then a human

ummm, no, that's not truth. they are usually stronger, and have claws and teeth and poisons and **** to use against us.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by lostalex

ummm, no, that's not truth. they are usually stronger, and have claws and teeth and poisons and **** to use against us.

A human has the ability to use a weapon

[Cherie]

What if it had been a larger animal like a cow? Would they have run that down or slowed down the traffic and put up warnings etc?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Adam.

A human has the ability to use a weapon

Animals have built in weapons! They have POISON!

I can't fight an animal! I was raised in the suburbs! stop judging all humans like we are vicious and we all have weapons, wtf are you talking about? I've never killed an animal on purpose.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Cherie

What if it had been a larger animal like a cow? Would they have run that down or slowed down the traffic and put up warnings etc?

cows are kept in pens, duh.

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by lostalex

the only people who value animal lives over human lives are despicable people.

they only like animals because they can't talk back, they never challenge them, they are completely dependent. They can't handle relationships where they are actually held to equal standards they prefer animals because they can always feel simultaneously superior and generous for taking care of something inferior to themselves.

Nice of you to presume you can talk for certain people. Shame you're talking a complete load of nonsense.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

Nice of you to presume you can talk for certain people. Shame you're talking a complete load of nonsense.

was i talking about you?

did you relate to a lot of what i said?

[LeatherTrumpet]

Police have to make calls like this all the time. Poor dog but understandable

[LeatherTrumpet]

I hope it wasn't a black lab or Beyonce will be furious