Accy cyclist
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- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I've just heard on the local radio that a dog has been shot dead in Speke Liverpool after it mauled a Scottish Terrier to death and attacked its owner,which police described as an horrific attack The other week an elderly woman out walking her Dachshund around here was attacked by a Rottweiler after it first attacked her dog. Naturally she's upset about it, The dog survived but she hardly takes it out now, Every day i see chav types around here out walking with dangerous looking dogs not on leads and without collars (so they can put them on a lead if another dog approaches)., I went for a ride on the canal tow path yesterday, a dangerous looking dog off the lead blocked my path. I had to dismount and calmly walk past the monster as it growled at me.
The question is where do we stand with defending ourselves against these dangerous dogs? The police say it's not an issue until they actually bite you which to me is a bit late! Why don't the police when driving past these irresponsible owners(to put it mildly)stop them and order them to put the dog on a lead or threaten to call out the dog warden who'll take it away and charge them. When i take my little dog out now i always carry a heavy steel walking stick to defend us if we are attacked. I've even looked up stuff about pepper sprays but i believe that if you carry such a thing you'll be in more trouble than the cretins you're defending yourselves against!
The question is where do we stand with defending ourselves against these dangerous dogs? The police say it's not an issue until they actually bite you which to me is a bit late! Why don't the police when driving past these irresponsible owners(to put it mildly)stop them and order them to put the dog on a lead or threaten to call out the dog warden who'll take it away and charge them. When i take my little dog out now i always carry a heavy steel walking stick to defend us if we are attacked. I've even looked up stuff about pepper sprays but i believe that if you carry such a thing you'll be in more trouble than the cretins you're defending yourselves against!
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