Sicks yobs hang two dogs from canal bridge in Leicestershire village (graphic)

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Do not scroll down any further if you think you'll be upset or sickened, as the photo is very graphic, and is like something you'd come across in the 18th Century and not the 21st.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is on the hunt for some sick sadists after the discovery of two dead dogs hanging from a canal bridge.​

The macabre scene was discovered by 78-year-old driver Mavis Taylor whose way across the bridge in Congerstone, Leicestershire, was blocked by a 20ft rope stretched across it. On looking over both sides of the bridge, Mrs Taylor was horrified to see two lurcher puppies hanging on each end of the rope.​

She said: “I couldn’t believe my eyes. I just got back in my car and phoned the police. How could anyone do that? I hope they catch who did it. They deserve everything that’s coming to them.”

Local inspector Sheona Morley described it as the worst case of cruelty she had encountered in almost 14 years working for the charity.

She said: “It made me absolutely sick to my stomach to see two such beautiful, stunning animals hanging there like that."

Help find sick yobs who hanged two lurcher puppies from canal bridge


by Krissy Storrar,
Daily Mirror
1/01/2011

We apologise for distressing you and your family with this sickening picture. We are publishing it in the hope the beasts who did this are caught and severely punished

HANGED by the neck in a barbaric, sadistic killing, two dogs dangle either side of a canal bridge.

This appalling image of cruelty in a picturesque village has sickened even case-hardened RSPCA workers.

The pups – a male and female lurcher aged around 12-18months – were both wearing leather collars, but had no identity tags or micro-chips.

The grim scene was discovered by horrified driver Mavis Taylor, 78, who found the road blocked by a 20ft rope slung around the dogs’ necks at either end.

She said: “It was terrible. I got out and looked over one side of the bridge and saw one dog, then I looked over the other side and saw the second.

“I couldn’t believe my eyes. I just got back in my car and phoned the police. How could anyone do that?

“I was disgusted. They were only young dogs, and beautiful too. It’s a terrible crime. I’m still shaking.”

She added: “I’ve lived here for 20 years. It’s a lovely, quiet area. This just isn’t the sort of thing you expect.

“I hope they catch who did it. They deserve everything that’s coming to them.”

The RSPCA has launched a major investigation into the macabre executions at Congerstone, Leics.

And they released this graphic picture in a bid to trap whoever is responsible.

Local inspector Sheona Morley described it as the worst case of cruelty she had encountered in almost 14 years working for the charity.

Ms Morley told how she had to cut the dogs down with the help of two police officers. She said: “It made me absolutely sick to my stomach to see two such beautiful, stunning animals hanging there like that.

“It appears to have been a callous, premeditated act and it is highly likely that more than one person could have been involved.

“It would have taken quite an effort and a fair bit of planning to carry out something as evil as this.”

She added: “There is absolutely no excuse to treat any animal in such a way. It’s just beyond words. The dogs seemed well-looked after at some point. It is a mystery where they have come from, or who has done this.

“It could be that the animals were stolen – we just don’t know at the moment. We would urge anyone who is missing two lurchers to contact us.

“It’s just a mindless act of cruelty. It’s extremely distressing.”

Police have launched an appeal for information. They believe whoever was responsible may be deeply disturbed and could pose a serious threat.

A spokesman for Leicester police said: “We’d ask anyone who has any information to contact ourselves or the RSPCA, which is leading the investigation.”

mirror.co.uk

 

[lone wolf]

Two words - bullet and urine

 

[Ron in Regina]

Two words - bullet and urine

Read through this Thread earlier, but was at a loss for words. Thank You and ditto.

Perhaps whomever did this, can be a counterweight for Michael Vick, or someone
of his ilk.

 

[CDNBear]

Police have launched an appeal for information. They believe whoever was responsible may be deeply disturbed and could pose a serious threat.

Or maybe they've had it with dogs attacking their livestock?

They're dogs, not people.

It's always amazed me how vitriolic people get when animals are harmed by man. But a man, drunk, can drive his mini van into a mother, father and child, killing all three. Effectively wiping two generations of life out in one shot. And the public outrage is metered and sober.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Putting a bullet in a dogs head is sometimes needed. Hanging then off a bridge,
across a roadway, to slowly strangle isn't. There is a difference. Apples and
Oranges, and the difference in reactions.

The differance is between intentional cruelty vrs. taking care of business.

The Drunk & Minivan senario...different ball of wax again, and well deserving of
outrage.

 

[CDNBear]

Putting a bullet in a dogs head is sometimes needed. Hanging then off a bridge,
across a roadway, to slowly strangle isn't.

I didn't see any definitive evidence of that in the article.

 

[eh1eh]

I didn't see any definitive evidence of that in the article.

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If they were taking livestock due to negligence of their owner, then probably they should have been put down. Hanging them from a bridge is rude and most likely a cruel slow death.
I find myself outraged about many things like pedophiles, drunk drivers and unnecessary wars. I don't see any evidence of anyone doing anything about it. It's a bad world. I am ashamed to be a part of it.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Or maybe they've had it with dogs attacking their livestock?

They're dogs, not people.

I agree Bear, but this is somebody sending a message or someone with a screw loose.

Either way, a bullet would have been more humane.

As a hunter you would not do this to an animal you are stalking.

This individual has Mommy or Anger issues.

 

[CDNBear]

If they were taking livestock due to negligence of their owner, then probably they should have been put down. Hanging them from a bridge is rude and most likely a cruel slow death.

If in fact they were hanged to death. They could have just as easily been poisoned and left as a macabre warning or a message.

It's a bad world. I am ashamed to be a part of it.

I'm not. I just try and make as much sense and as much positivity as I can out of it while I'm here.

I agree Bear, but this is somebody sending a message or someone with a screw loose.

To me it screams message.

Either way, a bullet would have been more humane.

Agreed.

As a hunter you wouldn't do this to an animal you are stalking.

I hope you meant wouldn't and true.

This individual has Mommy or Anger issues.

Possibly.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

I hope you meant wouldn't and true.

I did.

 

[CUBert]

CBC News - British Columbia - B.C. man arrested after puppy beaten, killed


What the hell is this kill puppy week?

 

[Ron in Regina]

I didn't see any definitive evidence of that in the article.

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Look at the picture. A dogs neck is muscled differently than yours, or mine. Their
weight wouldn't have snapped their necks with that drop, as they weigh much less
than you, or I. This wouldn't have been a quick, clean death.

Could these animals have been dead before being hung? Maybe...& maybe not.
Is that a toungue hanging out of the dogs mouth in the one furthest away from the
camera? Ugly either way, & a message, I agree.

This little guy (pic below) had a tough life, living in a compound, tied to a boat trailer
by about an eight foot length of aviation cable. Starved & beaten to make him mean.
Living off fast food thrown to him, and what ever came close to him (gophers, mice,
rats, birds, squirrels, cats, whatever made it into that compound when he wasn't
cabled up.

I took him in, with the understanding of, if I couldn't rehabilitate him, then it would be
my responsibility to put a bullet in his head. I accepted that responsibility, and would
have done just that (out'a love, if that makes any sense) if I couldn't rehabilitate him
into something that wasn't a danger to small children, other animals, etc...quickly &
efficiently ending his life if the need was there due to my failure or his not wanting
to change to fit into a second chance at a new life, or both....& there where some
tense moments...

I kept that dog full of food. Full 'till he'd get sick at times. Food bowl full all the time,
so he'd understand that it would never run out....and still he'd stock the tenant's cats,
slowly and methodically...not like a dog chasing a cat for the thrill of the chase.

Having a well tempered animal in the house that was double his weight and could
intervene is a big part in why I didn't have to put a bullet in that dogs head. He wanted
a new life (I believe) is another big part of things. This dog had to be not only just mean,
but smart to survive long enough for our paths to cross.

If I failed, would I have shot this dog? Yes. Would I have hung him to slowly strangle? No.
There is the difference.

 

[CUBert]

Ron, I have respect for what you have done for dogs with a troubled past and appreciate it tremendously. I just wish there was more people like you who were as educated and cared as much. There are still people who buy from those atrocious puppy mills contributing to the horrible up-bringing of these animals.

 

[lone wolf]

I didn't see any definitive evidence of that in the article.

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Then why did you suggest it?

 

[Nuggler]

blah blah blah blah blah;

One has to be a sick fukk to hang a dog; or likewise torture and kill any animal.

If they had been killing livestock, (nothing mentioned about this BTW), then, shoot them cleanly.

Obviously the disturbed person who did this is a Conservative who was abused as a child, as they all probably were.

To the stocks with them all.

Hang them in irons. (not the dogs)..

Let them twist in the wind.

blah blah blah blah

 

[Ron in Regina]

Ron, I have respect for what you have done for dogs with a troubled past and appreciate it tremendously. I just wish there was more people like you who were as educated and cared as much. There are still people who buy from those atrocious puppy mills contributing to the horrible up-bringing of these animals.

This dog (Otis) is a good fit in the Family Pack now:

....but was big enough (and fast enough) to take down most anything that he would
have though of as "game" or a food resourse, or compitition for such...it could have
gone either way. Rolled the dice and won that time.