our horses were attacked today by three dogs who's owner let them out of the car near to our house. Does anyone know if their insurance covers neglect by the owners, or do we have to sue?
Here's the letter I've sent to the local paper.
Today (17/09/06 08-10hrs) our horses in our own field were subjected to a frenzied and lengthy attack by three Husky dogs, allowed to roam free by their owner.
The owner allowed these dogs to exit her car some two hundred yards from our property. The dogs, one dog and two bitches, headed straight for our fields. In the fields were three ponies, two horses. The field containing one horse and a pony has an electric fence on it perimeter. The dogs jumped though this and proceeded to attack. The attack was led by the male. The horse being petrified jumped through an electric fence over a six foot hedge and careered through the adjacent sand school fencing injuring himself in the process and breaking a number of fence panels.
Meanwhile the pony was being subjected to an attack more in keeping with an attack on a zebra by a large cat. The owner attempted to catch her dogs but the attack lasted some 15 minutes before they could be pulled off. The pony was in a severe state of shock and was near to collapse when my wife approached her. She had sustained horrific bite injuries to her rear quarters and legs. The police and vet were called. The physical injuries sustained will need plenty of time, effort, money and undoubted love to repair but a pony which has already suffered from previous owners beatings and rescued by us, the psychological damage may never heal.
All of this could easily be avoided by dog owners obeying the law and keeping their dogs under control and on a lead, even when in the countryside and lanes.
We are animal lovers, and have recently opened an animal feed and tack shop in Terrington St Clement, but feel strongly that the dog/s involved in this attack should be euthanized. It could be your animal or worse still child next!
ITS ABOUT TIME, WITH THE RECENT PRESS, PEOPLE STARTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DANGEROUS PETS
Jan & Grant Burberry
Little Acre
Goredike Bank
Gorefield
Wisbech
PE13 4NH
Here's the letter I've sent to the local paper.
Today (17/09/06 08-10hrs) our horses in our own field were subjected to a frenzied and lengthy attack by three Husky dogs, allowed to roam free by their owner.
The owner allowed these dogs to exit her car some two hundred yards from our property. The dogs, one dog and two bitches, headed straight for our fields. In the fields were three ponies, two horses. The field containing one horse and a pony has an electric fence on it perimeter. The dogs jumped though this and proceeded to attack. The attack was led by the male. The horse being petrified jumped through an electric fence over a six foot hedge and careered through the adjacent sand school fencing injuring himself in the process and breaking a number of fence panels.
Meanwhile the pony was being subjected to an attack more in keeping with an attack on a zebra by a large cat. The owner attempted to catch her dogs but the attack lasted some 15 minutes before they could be pulled off. The pony was in a severe state of shock and was near to collapse when my wife approached her. She had sustained horrific bite injuries to her rear quarters and legs. The police and vet were called. The physical injuries sustained will need plenty of time, effort, money and undoubted love to repair but a pony which has already suffered from previous owners beatings and rescued by us, the psychological damage may never heal.
All of this could easily be avoided by dog owners obeying the law and keeping their dogs under control and on a lead, even when in the countryside and lanes.
We are animal lovers, and have recently opened an animal feed and tack shop in Terrington St Clement, but feel strongly that the dog/s involved in this attack should be euthanized. It could be your animal or worse still child next!
ITS ABOUT TIME, WITH THE RECENT PRESS, PEOPLE STARTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DANGEROUS PETS
Jan & Grant Burberry
Little Acre
Goredike Bank
Gorefield
Wisbech
PE13 4NH
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