Police have been accused of wrongly killing an XL Bully canine puppy after it was handed in to a rescue centre.
Devon Police have been accused of destroying the animal with out following correct authorized course of, with a vet now having launched a proper criticism in opposition to the pressure.
Sharon Williams, who runs Celandine Wood Animal Rescue in Wirral, Merseyside, says she was denied the chance to save lots of the canine through an exemption certificates.
Celandine Wood Animal Rescue took within the eight month old pup, referred to as Esco, and rehomed the canine earlier than the ban on possession of the breed got here into place.
The XL Bully canine was put down with out the right permission (inventory picture)
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Esco was then handed in to a safe centre referred to as Animals in Distress in Devon.
It is believed that the centre contacted the police in a bid to seek out out if the pup was an XL Bully canine.
One week later, the animal was seized by the police and put down, based on The i newspaper.
Williams had been hoping to take again Esco to her Celandine Wood Animal Rescue with the intention to save the canine.
According to the Dangerous Dogs Act, no canine must be put down and not using a disclaimer from the proprietor or a magistrates courtroom destruction order.
She stated that when she requested the police if they’d the required paperwork: “The sergeant verbally informed me that he didn’t have time to comply with up info on dogs and that he had too many dogs and too excessive a piece load.
“It was very obvious that he had carried out no due diligence to supply this canine with any choices.”
Williams now fears the XL Bully was destroyed illegally.
A spokesperson for Devon Police stated: “We have received a complaint which is currently waiting to be reviewed and therefore it would not be appropriate to comment at this time.”
Nearly 40,000 XL Bully dogs are thought to nonetheless be on Britain’s streets regardless of a ban on the breed being launched.
Since February 1 it has been unlawful to personal an XL Bully except the canine was registered upfront.
According to the banned breeds register, some 38,424 dogs have been granted the £92 exemption to keep away from being put down.
