URGENT ADVICE/SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

kopfan77

All,

Im hoping for some advice please. At work at the moment in Ballysimon Area of Limerick. Next door is a halting site and there is a poor German Shepherd (only a puppy by the looks of him) in awful conditions. Have been watching since yesterday....no food/water/shelter and on a 4 foot chain. Im a proud owner of 2 german shepherds and this is making me so angry and upset.
Any thoughts please on who to call or what to do to try and help this poor dog??

Thank in advance

DBB

If the dog has no water or shelter, you can call the guards and/or the dog wardens. Whether they'll help it not, I don't know, as these things tend not to be top of their priority list, but you never know. I would tend to stay on their case until something's done. Leaving a dog without food/water/sheter is against the law, so it is within the remit of the relevent law enforcement agencies.
Otherwise , perhaps a call to the local SPCA, who have no power to take action, but they can talk to the owners to educate them, and they can get help from the guards if they feel action needs to be taken.

kopfan77

DBB wrote: »

If the dog has no water or shelter, you can call the guards and/or the dog wardens. Whether they'll help it not, I don't know, as these things tend not to be top of their priority list, but you never know. I would tend to stay on their case until something's done. Leaving a dog without food/water/sheter is against the law, so it is within the remit of the relevent law enforcement agencies.
Otherwise , perhaps a call to the local SPCA, who have no power to take action, but they can talk to the owners to educate them, and they can get help from the guards if they feel action needs to be taken.

Thanks...having trouble uploading pics here, but I sent a mail to LSPCA with a couple of pictures.

biko

Is it possible for you to video the dog over several hours, to show that for instance no water was provided over 5 hours?

meoklmrk91

Maybe give LAW a buzz as well, they have no power but they might be able to advise you on what to do.

angeldaisy

I know that LAW have visited halting sites before, so would definately be worth contacting them - I know they are up the walls but usually would have someone around - they have a facebook page as well.

Bullseye1

Have you considered asking if the puppy was for sale?

kopfan77

Thanks for the advice folks.....as in work cant spend too much time ringing around on this at the moment, but I have emailed both LSPCA and LAW and rang roxboro garda station who said theyll try and send a car in.

Cant video as dont have the equipment, have to be seen do some work and I dont think the residents of the halting site would take too kindly. No way of asking if the puppy is for sale for the same reasons....not a good relationship between our workplace and our neighbours