Published: Wednesday, 23rd April, 2008 10:00
How could anyone hurt this puppy?
By Lynsey Knight
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CALLS have been made for CCTV to be installed in a Clydebank highrise after an eight-week-old puppy was thrown down a bin chute.
The incident on Thursday has shocked Bankies and the wider community.
The border collie suffered serious internal injuries after being thrown down the chute at the 14 storey Burnside Court flats, in Dalmuir.
Daniel Lennie, chairman of Dalmuir Multi-Tenants and Residents association, was outraged that someone could do such a thing.
He wants cameras installed on all levels of the flats and believes a concierge system could prevent further crime.
He told the Post: “It is totally disgusting — what sort of logical minded human being would do this?
“It’s obvious they will get away with it, no one saw it and there are no cameras.
“I hope they find out who did this — he or she is just an animal and doesn’t deserve any respect.
“They should be prosecuted.
“It’s just slightly above hitting a child.”
The puppy, nick-named Clyde by the Scottish Society for the Protection of Animals (SSPCA), was found by a caretaker at around 2pm who heard the thuds as Clyde came hurtling down the chute.
Clyde’s future was uncertain after the incident, but he managed to pull through and has now been released from the vet.
A spokeswoman for the SSPCA said: “He’s doing really well, he’s up and about and is off the painkillers.
“He had a lot of bruising and was in a lot of pain — it was difficult to tell what was wrong exactly.
“There was no sign of broken bones and we think this is because he is still a young pup and his bones are still soft and bendy, but his lungs were bruised.
“He has had a lucky escape.”
Dalmuir Pet’s owners Marian Dow and Kenneth Brown have put up a £100 reward for anyone who can help catch the culprit.
Anyone with information can visit the shop on 571 Dumbarton Road, Dalmuir, or phone 0141 951 8090, and their identity will be kept anonymous.
Marion told the Post: “People who are too reluctant to tell the police or SSPCA might give us information.
“We don’t want this to go on.”
The SSPCA is now appealing for a male in his 50s who allegedly took a collie puppy into the Dunbartonshire and West of Scotland Animal Welfare Centre, in Milton, on the morning of the incident. The man was looking to re-home a puppy which looked similar to Clyde.
The SSPCA wants him to come forward so he can be eliminated from enquiries.
A council spokesman said: “On August 10, 2005, the council’s Social Justice Committee approved a Pet’s Policy for houses owned and managed by West Dunbartonshire Council.
“Under the terms of this policy, tenants are not allowed to keep dogs in multi-storey flats, with the exception of guide dogs and hearing dogs.”
Anyone with information can contact the SSPCA helpline on 03000 999 999.
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