Caller: “Hello I’d like to report a dangerous dog”
County Council: “OK – Tell me about it”
Caller: “I have just been out walking and was followed by a dog that was off lead, and was walking up behind me,bearing it’s teeth and growling”
County Council: “Was the owner of the dog near by ?”
Caller: “No – nowhere to be seen, but I know where the dog is from”
County Council: “OK in that case you will have to write in to us about the incident,we will then bring the incident to the attention of the owner, and if they deny it you can start court proceedings, would you be willing to give evidence in court ?”
Blah, Blah, Blah….
Wouldn’t you think that the first thing to do would go and remove the dog from the current ownership / situation whereby it is left free to wander, in case it may happen to BITE somebody God forbid !?
Maybe even just call out to them and caution them and see if they have a current license.
I wonder what European best practices are for instances like this, or could this only happen in Ireland ?
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