Hunting Dogs Stolen - Cork

J.R.

http://www.independent.ie/farming/hunting-dogs-stolen-2915249.html

HUNTING DOGS STOLEN

By Caitriona Murphy

Tuesday October 25 2011

MORE than 35 hunting dogs have been stolen in a spate of robberies in Cork over the past three weeks.

Hunt kennels and working terriers have been targeted in at least six robberies, culminating in the theft of half the pack of the Riverstown Foot Beagles kennels from Glanmire last week.

At least 25 working terriers and 10 beagles have been stolen in the past three weeks, prompting the Hunting Association of Ireland (HAI) to issue an alert to owners of working dogs everywhere.

The HAI has urged dog owners to secure their premises, be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the Gardai.

However, the association also warns that locks are unlikely to provide any security as the thieves are believed to be using cutting equipment such as angle grinders to gain access to kennels.

The oldest beagle pack in the country, the Riverstown Beagles, celebrates its 125th anniversary this year but the club has been devastated by the theft of the hounds last Monday night. This is the second time the hunt has been targeted, having had seven hounds stolen in 2009.

Because hunting hounds are not traded commercially, it is difficult to put a monetary value on the stolen hounds but Richard Daly from the Riverstown pack described the hounds as "priceless".

"Their breeding goes back for generations, they are irreplaceable," he said.

Three bitches and seven dogs were stolen in the raid, in which the thieves cut through newly installed industrial security fencing using specialist bolt cutters.

Gardai at Gurranabraher confirmed they do not have any suspects at this stage.

Caitriona Murphy

- Caitriona Murphy

johnk123

Appalling to read this kind of stuff. Hopefully someone catches up with these tools and they get what they deserve.

transit260

well the above statement is rubbish by Gurranabraher gardai,they traced a reg to a halting site,I was informed of this by a female garda that was called to my house sfter a visit from the said same people,the cops are afraid or couldnt be bothered over a load of dogs.

thekevin4540

i posted about this the night the first dogs were stolen everybody was on high alert but they just kept coming and coming back for more and in daylight bold as brass they dont care about anybody things have quieten down but for how long people still wont walk there dogs as they are afraid of being followed home

fallowbuck

transit260 wrote: »

well the above statement is rubbish by Gurranabraher gardai,they traced a reg to a halting site,I was informed of this by a female garda that was called to my house sfter a visit from the said same people,the cops are afraid or couldnt be bothered over a load of dogs.

I agree its fact the garda wont do anything about it I had quailty digging dogs stolen did the gaurds give a **** no. I have no faith in them. A waste of time IMO.