Cat badly injured in dog fight

[demery]

I've just seen (drove past) some kind of pitbull with badly inured cat between its jaws. It was getting shaken and mauled quite badly and not really moving. Last seen at junction of Underhill Rd and Lordship Lane. The dog then took the cat up the alley way by that junction (on the underhill road side of the road).

The dog's young owner, brown hair curly eyes, possible wispy tache and a parker type jacket looked panic and was chasing after the dog.

If anyone's cat is missing, you may wish to check the alley way to see if it's injured.

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[MaiMai]

Ohh, what a shame, the poor cat, hopefully died of shock and did not suffer too much.

[smartk2]

That's awful. Did you see the colour of the cat, it might help the owners identify if it's their missing cat.

[Mands]

Blimmin heck...............my stomach churned reading this. As an owner of cats im horrified to hear that something like this has happened. I hope the cat is ok and im really feeling for the cat and its owner right now.

They really must bring in some law to ensure that all dogs are kept on a lead at all times when out and about. (im presuming the dog wasnt on a lead)!!

[pommie]

obviously the dog wasnt on a lead!!

[muffins78]

I live near that junction!! There are cats where I live, I really don't want to check are they home :( Demery, did you see the color of the cat? This is dreadfully sad!!

[snowflake]

My sister went out to look for the cat not long after this was posted, but couldn't find the cat!

It's just so sickening

[zar zar]

This is so awful and really sad. As soon as i saw the post around 715pm i just had to run out and search to see if i could find the cat but unfortunatly no sign of the poor thing. Just been out again and searched around underhill rd and through the ally way, still no sign of cat but not sure if ive searched in the right places ?

so so sad

[bonniebird]

A bloody good reason for all dogs to be kept onlead walking on the street/housing estate/road where there are cats, other dogs, cars etc. Dogs should only be allowed offlead in the park where its safe. Its a bug bear of mine too, very cocky I think when I see it. Poor little cat :( gutted

[pommie]

i agree with you bonniebird although dogs being left off the lead in the park is not necessarily safe as they can attack other dogs too (as in a previous thread)

[owlwise]

Such an awful thing to happen. Just hope the cat's found soon and is not suffering somewhere. ALL dogs should be kept on a lead when being walked on the streets.

[first mate]

After the last thread where a number of us made this very point all I can say is proof, if proof were needed. But, what a horrible way to have the point made. If the rest of us always keep our dog on a lead, no matter how well behaved it makes the irresponsible owner, like this boy, stand out like a sore thumb.

[Lu]

So is it actually illegal not to have a dog on a lead in the street? My friend's dog was killed by another dog that was off the lead and the police said there was nothing they could do as it involved two dogs and they could only intervene if a human was injured.

[first mate]

Lu,

I'm afraid it is rather more grey and complex. There is no overarching law, but there are bylaws which can be imposed by the council. It is the case that it is illegal for a dog to cross a public highway offlead.

[Gidget]

Sadly, there was a cat in my street attacked a few months ago by a dog, he had lots of operations inc. an amputation and subsequently died.

[bonniebird]

pommie Wrote:

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> i agree with you bonniebird although dogs being

> left off the lead in the park is not necessarily

> safe as they can attack other dogs too (as in a

> previous thread)

They can pommie and its one of my worst nightmares :( but, an unsocialised un excersised dog can lead to all sorts of problems and its not fair on those of us and our dogs, who have taken the time to choose a breed that suits there lifestyle, take the dog training,socialisation classes, walk the dog everyday, ideally twice offlead etc etc. I wish that people would research the breeds, train them, walk them, socialise them, I wish there was a dog license to pay for dog wardens (who understand dogs and actually like dogs)and I wish that it was compulsary to attend The Kennel Club Good Citizen Scheme, I wish people wouldn't buy Huskies/Border Collies/Spaniels etc who are mean't to be used for working and then not walk them at all :( Dogs are so intelligent, beautiful and loyal and we need to respect that. Unfortunately, we live in a throw away society, if it don't work out, dump it, starve it, use it as a breeding or fighting machine. A well trained dog is a joy and can totally enrich our lives, just a shame we don't do them justice.

[davidh]

here we go. a cat is attacked by a "pit bull" and this is, of couse, all absolutely awful. but is is just yet another trigger for the dog-haters of the forum to slip their leash and start calling for dogs to on leads at all times and probably banned from the parks (as cropped up a few years ago when the then tory-lib council came close to bringing it in). what happened to the cat was horrible, but no reason to clamp down on every dog. was it really a pit bull? more likely a staff. staffs are not popular with the peckham rye park dog walking fraternity. we can all agree that the attack on the little cat was appalling. but we should not let it hurtle away into a dog-haters jamboree

[ClareC]

bonniebird Wrote:

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> pommie Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > i agree with you bonniebird although dogs being

> > left off the lead in the park is not

> necessarily

> > safe as they can attack other dogs too (as in a

> > previous thread)

>

>

> They can pommie and its one of my worst nightmares

> :( but, an unsocialised un excersised dog can lead

> to all sorts of problems and its not fair on those

> of us and our dogs, who have taken the time to

> choose a breed that suits there lifestyle, take

> the dog training,socialisation classes, walk the

> dog everyday, ideally twice offlead etc etc. I

> wish that people would research the breeds, train

> them, walk them, socialise them, I wish there was

> a dog license to pay for dog wardens (who

> understand dogs and actually like dogs)and I wish

> that it was compulsary to attend The Kennel Club

> Good Citizen Scheme, I wish people wouldn't buy

> Huskies/Border Collies/Spaniels etc who are mean't

> to be used for working and then not walk them at

> all :( Dogs are so intelligent, beautiful and

> loyal and we need to respect that. Unfortunately,

> we live in a throw away society, if it don't work

> out, dump it, starve it, use it as a breeding or

> fighting machine. A well trained dog is a joy and

> can totally enrich our lives, just a shame we

> don't do them justice.

Very well said :)

[Top Banana]

Hello, first time poster and but been lurking for a bit.

There are two similar threads about dog attacks http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,964844

Surely it is not beyond the wit of those we elect to just say all dogs out in public must be muzzled? Or am I missing something?

[bonniebird]

Top Banana, welcome to the forum :)Not ALL dogs need to be muzzled But its not rocket science that something has to be done to keep these owners in line, bring back the dog license and with the revenue, employ dog wardens and make it the law that all dogs should be kept on a lead on the street, road etc,(Not in parks, they need to be allowed to run, frolic, play) muzzles not needed.

[Top Banana]

But a license will not stop a dog attacking a cat?

A license will not stop a dog attacking another dog?

A warden will not intervene in a dog fight.

Surely the best idea is to muzzle. A dog can run free off the lead, it does not affect sight or hearing dogs, and stops these attacks overnight. This is from a guy who wants a dog when he has more time to look after it, and more space than I have right now.

I fully agree with licensing, and wish it was brought back but the irresponsible don't care about licensing anyway. The Dangerous Dogs Act has had no impact whatsoever to those who don't care.

[Eliza.D]

As a child we always had a dog. Now we have cats as we don't have the time to be responsible dog owners with all the attention dogs need, regular walks and a commitment to training them so that they respond to being called, don't attack other dogs, cats or people. I Totally agree that they should bring back a dog licence fee however nominal. When age 13 I had my first (mine all mine) dog (Tina) the one thing that I had to do was pay the the fee for the licence at the post office. The cost was 37p, name address and description of the dog. A dog is mans best friend so I wouldn't want some huge fee that would make dog ownership exclusive, a dog is a friend and a huge source of company whatever age you are.

[Jeremy]

I think muzzled when off the leash is fair enough. Of course the vast majority of dogs don't need to be muzzled, but it's impossible to distinguish which dogs pose a threat.

[Huggers]

jeremy both this incident and the other one (dog attacked my dog near goose green)featured dogs off lead in the street. If they had been on a lead a muzzle would have been neither here nor there. Dogs off lead on street=owner not paying attention or giving a f.

[Jeremy]

True. You can make whatever rules you want, people will still break them.