Clydebank Post | News | Cruelty investigators close in on 'muppet'

Saturday, 17th May, 2008

Published: Wednesday, 30th April, 2008 10:00

Cruelty investigators close in on 'muppet'

By Mike Farrell

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Investigators involved in the hunt for the cruel former owner of a puppy that was thrown down a high-rise bin chute say they are on their scent.

The eight-week old border collie suffered serious internal injuries.

But, miraculously the pup — dubbed Clyde — has recovered and the Post can exclusively reveal this week he has been found a loving new home.

The border collie’s SSPCA rescuers came up with the name after he was abandoned in Burnside Court flats, in Dalmuir.

Inspector Nicki Scott covered the case for the SSPCA Animal Welfare Centre, in Milton, and spoke about the positive developments, as well as what progress has been made in tracking down Clyde’s cruel former owner.

She told the Post: “We’re all over the moon about the fact that he is feeling well and has been taken in.

“We don’t always get happy endings in this job and it’s nice that this has had one.

“We now think we know who did this to Clyde — we’re just in the process of trying to confirm this.”

The pup was taken to his new home in Dumbarton on Monday, after the animal home was inundated with requests from people who learned of his tragic story.

It is believed that the heartless person who threw Clyde down the chute stays in the same block of flats where the incident happened.

Daniel Lennie, chairman of Dalmuir Multi-Tenants and Residents association, was happy to hear that the collie was safe and well, but was also eager to identify the person responsible.

He said: “I think it’s brilliant news — maybe we should rename him ‘Lucky Clyde’ because it’s still incredible that he survived.

“The fact that they’re close to nailing this muppet is a good thing — we should hammer them in each and every way we can.

“They should be thrown out of their flat as they’ve broken their tenancy agreement.

“We all in the community are outraged by this and hope the person that did this gets what’s coming to them.

“In the end it could have been so, so different.”

Inspector Scott believes this terrible example of animal cruelty could help to highlight the issue and encourage more Bankies to get involved in animal welfare.

She said: “This case has really stood out as a bad one for me in over six years of working with neglected animals.

“I can’t understand why someone would do this to a creature at the start of it’s life — it’s just beyond me.

“Although this has hit the papers, the kennels are full of neglected dogs — hopefully this will help change that as well.”

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