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Other Animal welfare issues & petitons => Other Animal Petitions & Welfare & News => Topic started by: Janeyk on July 06, 2012, 22:38:03 PM
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Letters urgently needed to help Lennox move to the United States
PLEASE CROSSPOST
Please link to the site below :
http://www.examiner.com/article/no-mercy-for-lennox-or-his-family
Please consider adding your voice to help save Lennox.
Send your polite, but firm e-mails to:
generalenquiries@belfastcity.gov.uk
The family consulted with their legal counsel, but there was simply nowhere else within the legal system to take Lennox's case. Taking it to the Supreme Court would not guarantee that the case would even be heard. It would also mean that Lennox would be forced to continue to languish in isolation, which is simply too cruel for the family to even think about, since he has already endured this for over two years.
Jeff Coltenback, an amazing advocate from Bloomfield, N.J. who has 20 years of dog training and rescue experience, has made numerous offers to the Belfast City Council to have Lennox come to live with him. He has told the BCC that this would cost them nothing, as he would cover all the expenses of moving Lennox to America. Unfortunately so far, he has not received even an acknowledgement of his letters. He has now sent one last letter, appealing to the BCC to allow Lennox to move to the United States, and come to live as part of his family in New Jersey.
Fellow advocates are now asking that all advocates who have spoken out to support them in their fight to save Lennox make one final effort by writing to the BCC, asking them to look favourably on Mr. Coltenback's offer. While Lennox would never be allowed to come home to his original family, at least he would be allowed to live, and would be able to spend the rest of his life as a beloved family member in a new home. That is the best possible solution to this heartbreaking situation.
Thank you.
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It's all very suspicious: BCC have ignored experts' advice, all helpful solutions and, weirdly, won't release Lennox's body to his family. How "dangerous" can a dog be after being PTS?
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I've sent an e-mail do not hold out much hope. Just sickening, the whole thing. They've won the case, what harm to them (BCC) to show mercy now and let him go to the States? If the Barnes family have not signed him over surely the body belongs to them? I dont understand on what grounds BCC can refuse to give up his body, although I have my suspicions as to why they may not want to.
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I have sent an email but don't hold out much, if any, hope for him :'(
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:( Isn't it sad, poor Lennox. I wish...
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All actions of Local Authorities should be subject to access under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. If anyone has the time to request specific information using this piece of legislation, BCC have no choice but to release the date and details of Lennox's PTS, so if he had already been killed and this is the reason BCC are witholding his remains, it should become clear from FOI request. They also only have 40 days to comply.
I doubt any individual officer would put his name to a lie under FOI if this is a cover-up, as his career would be at stake if he did.
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I wouldn't trust BCC to spell their own name right - seems there's no end to their ignorance: http://www.examiner.com/article/belfast-city-council-making-animal-sounds-when-people-call (http://www.examiner.com/article/belfast-city-council-making-animal-sounds-when-people-call)
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Just read on Facebook ,he was pts this morning.
What evil scum ,especially that woman warder who really seemed to enjoy her job .
Hope she and the rest of them come to a really bad and painful end very soon before they do this again .
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This is just so sad and cant think of the right words to say :( :( :(
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I've been following this on facebook, too sad for words :( RIP Lennox :(
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Sadly I didn't think it was ever going to end any other way :(
RIP Lennox, safe and sound at the Bridge by now. Sorry for what they put you through xx
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:'( I've just read this, how cruel and heartless, I'm crying for poor Lennox so can't imagine what his family have gone through :'(
God Bless Lennox xx