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he's at the pound now! thanks anyway

Tilly what fate now lies with this dog if he/she does not get claimed within the time bracket that the pound set? do they not kill the dogs anymore or something? i suspect not with you getting in touch with them as im sure they would be the last people you got in touch with right ??? have the terrible conditions improved now since we all signed the petition or am i missing something??? Kev

Hi Kev
the dog will be kept for 7 days and then if the owner not found will become the property of the council.
the Warden will advertise him for adoption and contact rescues for any spaces. I have no idea of the time frame for dogs in the pound regards to euthanasia, I think that all depends on kennel space in the pound, because a few dogs in there have been up for adoption for a while now. also the wirral animal welfare people like Joan and Roy Such and Ros Lightfoot are involved a lot now and try and find foster places for the dogs.
as the regards to the dog pound it's self the council are in agreement that something needs to be done and are thinking about re-locating to somewhere else. I helped start the petition and it collected nearly 600 signatures on line, paper signatures are much higher of course. but I am not as involved as much as I was because of my own family commitments.
Karen

Thanks for the info Tilly hun well i hope that the poor bugga gets claimed asap or rehomed/fostered ect. if you find out what happened to him/her then please let us know on here. cheers luv. kev x

no problem Kev

he has not been claimed as yet. he is joined by 7 other dogs that ended up in the pound in just one weekend..
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/wirraldogs/Detail.asp?DogsID=5721

Awwwww poor things, wish i had a bloody home big enough to house the lot of them till. Sooner i get that big lotto win the better for all the mistreated unloved Animals of the Wirral peninsula.

Now thats what Ilike to see on here

" A HAPPY HELPFUL FORUM " well done everyone

the dog is microchipped along with 2 Akita's found on Sunday, but all 3 dogs still in the pound

Aww Tilly those akitas in the pound look so sad especially the female, shes really thin too , I went this week to have a look at the tri colour collie cross and I'm sure I saw the staffie you've posted but the kennel had a "siezed" poster on it (perhaps I'm mistaken, it might just be a similar one), I signed the kennels petition ages ago and sent links to family memebers to, fingers crossed something gets done because the place is just pitifull and depressing, I came away close to tears and wanting to take them all home! Unfortunately the nice girl told us that the scotty dog cant be rehomed till 30th june and the collie cross is already assigned to a home (although its still on the website :(), I've been checking daily to see what comes in and I cant believe the amount of dogs that turn up there. I hope the staffie you've posted about gets out of there soon.

They any good with footballers and cricketers?

hi Tinypip
I have heard that the council are happy to improve and possibly re-locate the dog pound, but whatever they do I am sure it will benefit the dogs.
the siezed staffie cross was there when I went a few months ago it's a possible Pitbull and is the subject of a court case I believe
the one my daughter found in Seacombe is microchipped but obviously the owner no longer wants it, I hope they are prosecuted for dumping him in the first place. same goes for the Akita owners.
Summer: Pussy wanderers!!!!!! pmsl

Oh thats good news Tilly, thats place has been too tiny for too long, they do a brilliant job there but it must be so hard with such limitations. That siezed staffie/poss pitbull was gorgeous and seemed lovely too, what will happen if its found to be a pitbull? DOes it have to be destroyed? I hope all the dogs there find good homes, I saw today that the little terrier cross has found a new home, she was lovely too but my daughter wasnt interested, fussy bugger that she is!

I'm not too sure about the siezed dog tbh. the Dangerous Dog Act states that Pitbulls are banned in this country so if they say he is a full breed pitbull then yes he will be put to sleep. however Staffies cossed with any large bull breed dog are classed as 'pitbull type' owners are by law supposed to have their dog, registered, Microchipped, tattooed, neutered, and muzzled in public, and any dog that they think looks like a 'pitbull type' will be seized if the owner does not do what the DDA want, then the dog will be put to sleep.
someone I know had his a Staffie cross Boxer seized, he had to have his dog done to conform with the DDA request even though in the end it was proved he was not a 'pitbull type'
(IMO the police wouldn't know a pitbull from a poodle) he was kept at a secret location for over a year. the dog was never the same again he is scared of his own shadow now, he was terribly emaciated, and looked pitiful when they got him back.
These louts that go around using these dog as a status symbol are the ones to blame for what these dogs have to go through. and they are the kindest most loving dogs. BSL is wrong and should end now.
Punish the deed not the breed.
sorry didn't mean to rant on lol!
when you say your daughter is fussy! are you looking for a rescue dog?

It drives me mad how people assume all staffies ect are pitbulls. Try this: http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html I've worked with dogs for over 10 years and even I didn't find it straight away!