Drowned Greyhound found in River Foyle in Ireland

In an ill-fated fight for survival the animal was able to force its hind legs’ through the sack but was unable to escape.

Please read the latest appalling article below including photo.

This is a very bad week for greyhounds, a greyhound was recently found stabbed to death with a breadknife in Sunderland (Uk) a greyhound was dumped in Sittingbourne and was involved in a road traffic accident (UK) and now this very serious case and these are just ones we know about we are sure there must be many more!! Please take action now.

Justice must prevail

 

We are therefore asking all our national and international supporters to write to the email addys below asking them what steps they are taking to find the greyhound killer, please ask them if they have the tattoo number to originate the previous owner of the greyhound and that you want the full weight of the law used against the person/s that perpetrated this heinous crime.

Please keep all correspondence polite.

 

barry.coleman@igb.ie   (greyhound welfare at Irish greyhound Board)

info@psni.pnn.police.uk     (local Police)

 

Many thanks

Greyhound Crusaders/SWAP team UK

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Dog’s ‘disgusting death the tip of the iceberg’

Derry Journal- Ireland

A dog carcass washed up along the bank of the River Foyle recently.

Published Date: 06 March 2009

 

This “shocking and disgusting” picture reveals a dog trussed up in a potato sack which had been thrown in the River Foyle to die.

The animal’s carcass was then washed ashore in a quiet Derry suburb where it still lies on the riverbank.In an illfated fight for survival the animal was able to force its hind legs’ through the sack but was unable to escape.

This, according to Joanne Mullan, a volunteer at the Rainbow Animal Shelter who attended the scene, displays a level of animal cruelty described as ‘the tip of an iceberg in the North West’.

Remarkably the pictures were taken by Ms. Mullan while investigating a totally separate case of animal cruelty on the Bay Road Industrial Estate.

Having first received a call concerning a cat trapped in a hamster cage, Ms. Mullan found: “to my horror, the cats back legs were badly injured before the animal was caged and abandoned in the middle of the Bay Road.”

There was nothing anyone could do and a veterinarian was called who had no choice but to put the animal to sleep. It is believed the cat was a household pet.

“This is something I have never seen in my life before,” said Joanne who has worked at the animal shelter for the last ten years.
It was while attending to the cat that a passer by informed her of the dead dog on the riverbank.

“It was a horrible day and it was clear that this dog was still alive when dumped in the river, as it pushed its legs through the sack. Although badly decomposed I believe it to be a greyhound carcass.

“This animal died a horrific horrendous death. This is totally inexcusable and absolutely disgusting but probably is just the tip of the iceberg.”

 

 

 

 

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