Saluki x Shot 17 times with air rifle in Wigan on Tuesday

[byrney]

I found an 12 month old injured Saluki x on Tuesday in the Standish area of Wigan, it turns out it has been shot 17 times with an air rifle, shattering his femur and puncturing a lung. All the shots where at his back end so this wasn't done to kill, this was done for fun.

 

Follow this link to see the dog and X-rays

 

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.530932520283641.1073741826.161343350575895&type=1

 

Cash reward being offered for information leading to an arrest.

[swiss.tony]

i hate reading ++++ like this some sick people about

[English archer]

Utter utter scum.

 

I hope they are caught and prosecuted.

[Elk hunter]

If the offended was caught and shot 17 times in the back. They might think twice!

 

Sorry that's against their human rights what was I thinking!

[mad1]

There is some low life ******** about !!

Well done on finding him though !

[delburt0]

Never read the story, very sad for the defenceless dog ,, couple of questions , where was the owner ,how come someone managed to shoot it 17times

[mad1]

It's also on another post ... Some are thinking it could be poss aaa shot or similar ?

[delburt0]

It's also on another post ... Some are thinking it could be poss aaa shot or similar ?

so it could have been peppered by a farmer or keeper and the owner has done one, hope it finds a nice life

[JDog]

It is unlikely that the dog could have been shot 17 times with an air rifle. More likely that it was a shotgun and heavy cartridges.

 

In any event the perpetrators deserve to be locked up.

[Fisheruk]

I'm with the shotgun theory. Why would a dog stay around to be shot 17 times?

[NIGHT SEARCHER]

Shotgun. It`s lambing time it will have been shot by a Farmer if it was chasing his sheep.

 

But Airgunners are being blamed by who the vet ??.

 

like a dog would hang around to be shot 17 times with an Air Rifle. TOTAL B / S.

 

And were is the dogs owner ?? No where to be seen just another dog left to roam the streets.

[demonwolf444]

sounds more like a farmer of keeper with a shotgun, AAA would look like a .22 i guess to an untrained eye? I personally doubt the story, if true, i hope whoever did it is brought to justice.

[secretagentmole]

sounds more like a farmer of keeper with a shotgun, AAA would look like a .22 i guess to an untrained eye? I personally doubt the story, if true, i hope whoever did it is brought to justice.

That sort of dog is used for coursing, so if they let it run after a "long eared rabbit" and then it goes after a ewe or lamb and gets a cartridge fired at it who is the wrong doer?

 

I would back the farmer on that occasion!

[Twistedsanity]

A Farmer is perfectly within his rights to shoot any dog that is attacking or worrying his lambs on his own property , I love dogs but I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a stray dog that was attacking my lambs (if i had any) until there is proof to the contrary I would say the odds are that it was a shotgun wielding farmer protecting his property , its not as anti gun tree hugging as the favoured yobbo with an air rifle sensationalism headline but seems the most likley

[pabs]

Looks very much like shot to me. Unless the dog was penned or tied how could it have been shot 17 times? I would suggest the OP make reference to that in the FB post. Air gunners get enough bad press as it is. We could do without this sort of mis information....

[Davydisco]

he wants to hope he doesnt cross my path as i wouldnt be responsable for my actions [literally] i was brought up never to grass but i would phone the rspa and report the little **** but i think its been peppered personally as a lad said it wouldnt stick around for 17 shots unless its tied up,as the saying says what comes around goes around i think thats the saying in the right order lol.but i think

Edited March 30, 2013 by Davydisco