Gus-Gus
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Sep 29, 2004, 10:42 PM
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Re: [deborah] Enter shop premise to take dog
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Good for the owner for taking a stand. The shop is private property and even if the dog was NOT wearing it's collar and licence, the dogcatcher's cannot legally seize the dog. In fact, the shop owner should report the dogcatcher's to the police for attempted theft and trespassing. And make a huge fuss in the papers. 8pm - huh, most of them knock off work at 4pm. Guess this "overtime" is what they're saving their energy for. Many people don't think that making a police report will make any difference because the police are generally anti-dog. In fact, the police may try to dissuade you from making a police report on such a "trivial" matter. Attempted theft is a crime. If the police refuse to take your report, take the police officers' names down and demand to see the CPO. Remember, the PM is trying to stamp out police corruption, indiscipline and apathy and this is just the sort of indifference that he wants to tackle and be seen to be tackling. Making a police report (and getting a copy of the report and report no) adds to the statistics and gives solid evidence of your complaint about the crime. It's easy to pretend that a problem does not exist if there is no paperwork to back up the complaints and make it OFFICIAL that a report has been made. Please note that is not mandatory for your dog to wear a collar and it's licence when it is on private property. However, should you have concerns that your dog may run out, then you should get a collar for your dog and attach the licence as a precaution. Deborah, just a small point - the word is "premises". A "premise" is a supposition. "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated" Mahatma Ghandi.
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