
RIP Hugo
This is yet another young, healthy dog, just two years old, who has died whilst in Lancashire police ‘care’.
Hugo was seized at the beginning of December, he was subsequently assessed as an XL Bully. His owner was delighted when she contacted us on Sunday, Hugo had been assessed as a good dog, the police had also visited her and declared she was a responsible owner, everything was looking positive.
Yesterday she contacted us at 10.45 am, the police had just visited her to say Hugo had an infection which they were struggling to treat. We instructed her to ask for the Interim Exemption Scheme on welfare grounds, both Hugo and his Mum had passed assessments. The interim scheme was refused.
We then instructed her to ask to see all vet and kennel records for the month Hugo had been in the approved kennels. The police then informed her that Hugo had been put to sleep at 2.45 pm they now claim he had cancer!
This doesn’t add up, no health concerns were raised last Sunday when the police gave the news that both dog and owner were low risk, in the morning yesterday Hugo had an infection, by the afternoon he had cancer….this is the 4th sudden and suspicious death of dogs seized by Lancashire police.
Hugo’s Mum has demanded a full Post Mortem but now the police are not answering her calls. We also know from previous cases that his Mum will still be prosecuted for owning a banned breed, even though her dog has died.
Lancashire Police please give the owner answers, at least have the decency to return her calls, Hugo and his family do not deserve to be ignored.
If you live in the Lancashire police force area, please contact your MP and ask them to question this police force on the welfare of seized dogs. They clearly fall well below the standard of care these dogs deserve