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The other end of the leash

It has been at the forefront of a lot of peoples minds lately....the plight of Lennox the dog. Lennox lived in Ireland with a family that loved him and took care of him and loved him even more. It then came to the attention of Dog Control that Lennox looked  like a Pitbull and therefore was a danger to society. He was taken from his family, from the ones who loved him most and held in a cage, scared and alone until the time of his death at 7a.m. today when he was put down. All because he looked like a Pitbull. He hadn't bitten anyone, he wasn't a danger but despite protests, public outcry and the offer to take him to the US to a family that would love him, he was still put down. This makes me incredibly sad. You know, I am not particularly a fan of the breed, but I find this kind of behavior reprehensible. Why on earth would someone barge in and take an animal, a pet, from a family because of its looks? I remember when I was grooming that a lady would bring her wolf hybrid d