Lennox Sentenced to Death in Trial by Tape Measure: Appeal Denied
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232 commentsBreaking bad news arrived today in the form of a decision in the landmark case of Lennox, a dog seized from his loving family and sentenced to death for his appearance.
After months of hard work on the part of animal advocates across the globe, a judge has sided with the Belfast City Council’s assertion that Lennox should be put to death because he resembles a pit bull. (Note: this above was written in March of this year: sadly, it applies to today’s decision as well.)
UPDATE (9-30-11): Victoria Stilwell said it best on her Facebook page today: ”Shame on Belfast CC and shame on those lawmakers who support BSL. This has been and continues to be a canine witch hunt. Shame also on Peter Tallack, their so called expert who through his testimony demonstrated such a gross misunderstanding of dog behavior.”
The BSL fueled persecution of Lennox continues unabated despite widespread calls for a dismissal of the dangerous dog label. The Belfast City Council has ignored the public’s pleas to free Lennox, and a petition with over 100,000 signatures went unnoticed by officials in the case. County Court Judge Derek Rodgers upheld the original decision to execute Lennox, saying that he was a danger to those he came in contact with. Why? Because he happens to look like a pit bull.
This comes as a major blow to Lennox, his family and their supporters. When we asked you to get involved in March, time was on our side. Today, that is not the case. Depending on who you ask, Lennox has 2-3 weeks left before he is put to death. According to the BBC, “Belfast City Council have advised the dog’s supporters they have 21 days to lodge another appeal, if there is a point of law to do so.”
With that in mind, it’s only natural to ask what can be done. Start by sharing. A solid dose of public dissent is never harmful, and the greater hope is that someone with a solid understanding of British law will read about the case and find a loophole, or propose a new appeal that will stick. Sadly, it’s our last hope – and Lennox’s, for that matter.
Please share his tale of blatant persecution and join us in hoping that there is a legal expert out there who will find a way to save a misjudged dog before he is out of time. And should this effort fail, remember his tale of woe: there will be more BSL battles to address in the future, and the injustice suffered by Lennox and family should forever serve as an example of how not to handle similar situations.
Visit the Save Lennox fan page to offer your support. Please note that action items listed below can be disregarded: all previous efforts have fallen on deaf ears, and it’s apparent that unless a legal solution is proposed quickly, the Belfast City council will have succeeded in perpetuating one of the most egregious cases of discrimination that the dog world has known.
End update – ed.
In addition to the death penalty, the Belfast City Council is requesting that the dog’s family be forced to pay for the cost of his eleven month confinement in conditions described as inhumane.
Full details of his seizure and subsequent tribulations are documented below. New details are expected tomorrow, but his family has already made it abundantly clear that this is not the end of the road for their loved one, and they are already looking into the appeals process as outraged supporters continue to offer encouragement.
About
On the 19th May 2010, Lennox, a five year old American Bull dog Labrador cross was wrongfully seized by Belfast City Council Dog Wardens from his loving family home where he lives with his owners and his kennel mates. Lennox committed no crime nor did any member of the public complain about him. Three Belfast City Council Dog Wardens came with the PSNI to his home unannounced. The Dog Wardens then told the Police to leave as there was no need for them at the location. The Belfast City Council Dog Wardens then had tea with his owners, smoked cigarettes, chatted, played with the other family dogs after which the Dog Wardens then measured Lennox’s muzzle and rear legs with a dress maker’s tape measure and decided on those measurements without seeking any professional advice that he was possible “Pit Bull Type Breed” and so he was led from his home to be put to death by the Council. Northern Ireland has yet to fully implement the same dog legislation as mainland UK; if Northern Ireland were to complete the dog legislation here then Lennox could now be at home with his family and they would not now be facing legal prosecution. The USPCA said the law in Northern Ireland could be changed simply and rather quickly by an order in Council.
Lennox’s family have done more than required by the law as responsible dog owners who also foster dogs for various Northern Ireland dog shelters. When Lennox was a puppy his owners had him neutered, licensed, insured, DNA registered, Pet Safe registered and micro chipped and although the Belfast City Council have issued a dog licence for Lennox for the last five years and continue to do so today, the Council now find the need to class him as a Pit Bull type dog and murder him. On the day Lennox was ripped from his family home the Belfast City Council issued his owner with a warrant of seizure which was incorrectly addressed and was for another location, furthermore the Council used the ADBA Inc (American Dog Breeders Association Incorporated) breed standards guide to help identify Lennox as possible Pit Bull type. It has now become clear that the Council used this ADBA breed standards guide illegally breaking international and Berne copyright laws as Belfast City Council have never been authorised by the ADBA to use the copyrighted breed standards guide in full or derived version. Since Lennox’s seizure the ADBA have issued the Belfast City Council with ‘Cease & Desist’ orders due to the Council’s unauthorised continued use of ADBA material.
Lennox’s owners have only been contacted once by the Belfast City Council and this was two hours after Lennox had been taken. One of the Dog Wardens who seized Lennox telephoned Lennox’s owner to say “If you do not sign him over to us to be destroyed then you will most certainly lose your job as we will force a prosecution upon you through the courts.” On many attempts the family have telephoned the Council’s Dog Control Manager but to date the Manager has never taken the families call or returned any calls. Lennox’s family have never been told where he is being kept, what condition he is in, what type of care, feeding or regular exercise he receives, if any. Lennox’s family have repeatedly requested visitation to see what condition he is in however the Dog Control Manager for Belfast City Council Dog Wardens Department has continually refused all requests through the families Solicitor. Photographs of Lennox have emerged recently and have been passed to the family which clearly show Lennox in a cold inhumane concrete kennel which is visibly too small, there are no visible signs of a constant fresh water supply, heating, toys for stimulation and the photographs show Lennox sitting upright in a box type bed surrounded by his own faeces with only saw dust for bedding which many dog experts have agreed is harmful to dogs and unsuitable for bedding, yet Belfast City Council Dog Wardens Department have stated they practice humane animal welfare as set out by the DARD (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development). After studying the Animal Welfare Act 2006 it is clear that none of Lennox’s welfare needs are being met at this undisclosed Council contracted kennel.
Local leading MP’s joined in support of Lennox stating in the Belfast Telegraph and other media they were “Appalled” by the seizure and treatment of Lennox and his family. A global campaign which boasts hundreds of thousands of supporters and petition signatures has begun in support of Lennox’s freedom. The ADBA Inc, various Animal Rights groups, Animal Welfare organisations, Veterinarians, Dog Breed and Behaviourist Experts have all gave their support for Lennox’s freedom and many supporters who are regular tourists to Northern Ireland have went further to state they will not return to Northern Ireland until Lennox is returned to his home. The most heartfelt plea of all was heard from Brooke, the owners eleven year old Daughter who is registered disabled. Lennox grew up around Brooke and the two became inseparable. Due to Brooke’s illness she is unable to play each day with other children and so found Lennox to always be there as a playmate and someone to be of comfort to her. Since her best friend was taken Brooke has missed much School due to suffering health and unneeded stress caused by missing her dog. Brooke’s specialist Doctor at Belfast Royal Hospital for Sick Children has also expressed growing concern for the child’s separation from her pet.
We ask for your help to Save Lennox, stop his incarceration and stop him from being put to death by Belfast City Council who wrongfully took him. If you have any compassion you will clearly see that far too many wrongs and errors have been made by the Council in the seizure of this much loved family pet and you will help correct a wrong. Please help this little girl become reunited with her best friend.
What You Can Do
1. This is a stumbling block, and cannot be accepted as defeat. For the sake of Lennox, please offer your support to his family and keep up with developments in his case by joining the Save Lennox Facebook fan page.
2. Let the Belfast City Council know what you think of their actions in this case. Contact them here:
- Belfast City Council -
Belfast City Council Complaints:
[email protected]
Belfast City Council Chief Executive:
[email protected]
Belfast City Council Health & Enviromental Manager:
[email protected]
Belfast City Council Dog Warden Department:
[email protected]
Belfast City Council Dog Warden Manager:
[email protected]
Belfast City Council Dog Warden:
[email protected]
Belfast City Council Dog Warden:
[email protected]
You may also be able to leave feedback on the Belfast City Council Facebook page but it would appear that they are deleting many messages left there in order to keep things tidy.
3. Tell his story. Share it with those who understand, and educate those who do not.
4. See more information and find future calls to action at http://savelennox.co.uk
Gain a greater understanding of the persecution of Lennox by watching this video.
Miss Brooke,
I’ve been leaving messages addressed to Lennox — I want you to know that every time I’ve typed Lennox’s name, I always mean You, too!
(My access to this page is via cell phone … tiny keys …)
Miracles Do Happen!
…a girl who loved her beagle
i have posted a comment on belfast city councils wall its not rude but it describes how I feel about what they have done to Lennox and his family! Good luck and much love
I want to know why they want to kill this poor innocent pretty baby???? What the hell is wrong with them peoiple. They should be murdered!!! What are they killing him for??….If hes done something bad…u go after the owners. They are the ones who brought this puppy up to be a GOOD DOG……If that were my dog, You would never know where it was. Id never let anyone kill my babies!!! WhaTS WRONG WITH THEM PEOPLE???
Well, I don’t even really know where to start. Unfortunately, just by looking at his picture, I see the pitbull in him. I know, they have done DNA testing, but it doesn’t matter. He is a mix, but he has pitbull in his blood and that is all they care about. They are running behind ignorance and fear, and it’s the same all over the world. I live in the USA, and it’s almost that bad here. Where I am, it isn’t illegal to own one, but the law is pretty serious….and this family did everything you are required to do here. But then again, people don’t just come into your home and take your animals, unless they have hurt someone.
I don’t know how it is there, or why they are outlawed. I do know, here in the USA we have a HUGE problem with dog fighting, and as sickening as it is….99% of dogs seized are pits. What most people don’t care to see, ANY dog can be like that. They did a study a few years back, and they actually found that Cocker Spaniels were the most dangerous dog breed to have as a pet, especially around children. I mean hell, you could train a Chihuahua to be that way, they may be small but their teeth are just as sharp.
As for what this poor family is going through, it is such a terrible travesty. That dog didn’t hurt anyone….REGARDLESS of what breed he is, and they don’t care at all….they are just meeting their quota. It’s sickening!!
Amanda that’s the problem- “he looks like a pittie” you can “see” the pittie in him ,and you are as ignorant as those persecuting him- DNA has shown NO pittie- You are wrong , boxer crossed with just about anything will”look like a pittie” but isn’t.He is a bulldog X lab and his litter mate is OK by Belfast, how can 1 from a litter be killed but the other OK. How an animal looks is no proof of anything- I have a poster of 24 dogs- the blurb reads “WHICH DOG IS A PITBULL” they all look similar- but only one is a pittie-the one that looks like a labX. Don’t judge by how he looks. Pitbulls have been banned in my state for about 20 yrs, my rescue looks like a pitbull- but he isn’t-because there are no pitbulls here. In Australia Labs rank in the top 5, along with kelpies, cattle dogs, and pocket dogs. At the time of the study pitbulls came in at 97. I think the only reason Lennox is not home is because if they release him they will be admitting they are wrong-and could be sued. They have dug their heals in, maybe poor Lennox is already gone, so they can’t release him.
Excuse you. I wasn’t being hateful or rude, I would appreciate the same. I am not ignorant. I said I can see the pit in him, it is an opinion. He is an American Bulldog mix, which is all too often confused with Pitbulls, even though they are an entirely separate breed. I also said that these people are hiding behind fear and prejudice. I am sorry, I don’t give a DAMN what kind of dog Lennox is….NO DOG, NO ANIMAL deserves this. Period. End of story.
Maybe you should put some of your anger towards them, and not worry about people like me that believe this is a tragedy all the way around.
I cannot believe that this dog and his family has been persecuted for doing absolutley nothing.Why are your making this dog’s life a living hell for months and then killing him because he looks like a pitbull.The dog has done nothing.You must be control freaks.What would God say? Do you believe in God at all? Give that dog back to his family.This is sick and cruel and mean.There must be some politics about this case.A child molester gets treated humanely and does unspeaking crimes.This dog has done nothing shame on all of you that are behind this.And then you want the family to pay for his horrible accomadations.I think you all need your heads examined because the dog did nothing to anyone.
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL, YOU NEED TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES, IGNORANT FOOL’S LIKE YOU MAKE ME SICK, YOUR MOTHER’S MUST BE SO BLOODY PROUD OF YOU LOT OF CRASS SUBHUMAN BRAINLESS NUMB SKULL’S.
I have sent a e-mail I would like to send it to this page so you may see what I have said to Balfast City Coucnil I am disgusted in there continuel pusyh for the destruction of this dog and really just feel nothing but angry. I cannot think how the family are feeling keep us posted
seriously, they must think we’re stupid!! they’ve got too much power!! poor dog needs to be sent home to his family!! if i looked like HITLER, would the then kill me for looking like him? this dog has a huge fan base, all of us want him home. lets all hope and pray that they change there mind!! maybe we organise a sit in, till he’s set free? xx sarah thompson.
I personally know some pitbulls. They are among the most lovable animals I’ve ever met. I also know some chihuahuas… meanest creatures on earth! But, since Lennox is niether, kind of makes the whole thing seem absurd. I’ll pass the message on too…. Hope Brooke gets her dog back soon… My granddaughter would be devastated if this happened to their pit! God bless Lennox…
Belfast,
Please “catch” your “dog catchers”!
Why this has lasted OVER A YEAR is beyond understanding!
You already know I’m from Minnesota.
Did you see OUR news a few years back??
…it was a couple miles upstream from us.
A really big heavy bridge with cars on it fell into the river. People lost their lives.
That’s off-topic here (forgive me, please, and may those who died
rest in peace), I wanted to use it to point out that IT WAS REBUILT IN A YEAR!
WHY CAN’T YOU SORT OUT YOUR GROSS NEGLIGENCE … that’s gone on…FOR OVER A YEAR??!!! :-O
Do you think it was easy to pour concrete for pillars in sub-zero temperatures? Or, to put it another way: when I say sub-zero, can you fathom -50°F? With gusting wind?
…don’t take time away from your busy cover-ups to sort out what that number is in Celsius. Concentrate on Lennox … just know that’s a cold number REALLY COLD!
A PHYSICAL COLD YOU FEEL..THROUGH ALL 5 LAYERS OF YOUR CLOTHES…
Then there is EMOTIONAL COLD.
INDIFFERENCE. SCROOGE. …LORD VOLDEMORT??
THE RED TAPE KEEPING LENNOX AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY … WOW … compared to what we accomplished “across the pond” …
“DO YOU HAVE ANY SCISSORS?” :-/
LET LENNOX GO HOME, FIRST!
…THEN WORK OUT THE STORIES, FINGER-POINTING, & TYPE-O PROBLEMS
…While the family TRY to recover from this UNrecoverable event.
WE LOVE YOU LENNOX!
kd
I guess we know now were all IRA members work.Still killing the innocent.
This is what happens when people start breeding with different breeds all because the pitbull is banned here, they want the dog to look similar to the pitbull knowing that they are going to make big money doing so on the puppies because they know there’s alwaysgoing to be a buyer, i mean why else would you mate an american bull dog with a labrador??? simple to get the build and looks of a pitbull, who suffers at the end of the day??? Lennox, who was born into this world innocent dependent on humane beings, although i have sympathy for the family my heart go’s out for Lennox as he did not ask to born into this. The Belfast Council should concentrate on the so called breeders that are pumping out innocent dogs like Lennox to make a quick profit.
I’ll bet there are some enterprising people over there who have heard of the underground railroad. Suggest they start a new one for Lennox. Get him out of the country.
What a shame! To put such a lovely dog through such hell for nothing. People are sick!
You know why they are sick? The way I see it………..from our own experience………. somebody is asking for money. BIG MONEY to release him. If that is the case, it is better to pay up and get the dog released and then fight against bribery. The life of this poor dog matters more than fighting for rights. Pay big money. Get him released and then Fight! What happened to all this talk of dog being man’s best friend? Twisted minds in a topsy turvy world. I did not look at the pictures or videos. The story is enough. May the hell Lennox is going through end please. May all those responsible for this situation be able to see things as they are. Maybe they ought to go to a HEAD SHRINKER.
I couldn’t agree with you more Rani, if I were ANY of those involved, I would feel too much shame to live!!! I used to believe we were the “compassionate” species, that we were more empathetic and emotionally and spiritually evolved, ……I don’t think that way any more. The miserable (ego-maniacs but with super-fragile egos that have to put up an “aggessive” front to hide their weaknesses)/control freaks/anger addicts, tend to try to draw everyone else in with them. They “feed” off of creating anguish and pain for others. They are in-human, as well as inhumane. May Karma come around to them and theirs.I don’t understand how a “breed” can be condemned the way the pitbulls and other bully breeds are. You can find information on dog bites for ANY breed, the small fear-biters are the worst. They just aren’t as big and powerful. Otherwise, the bullies may even have the better temperment!!! It’s SUCH a narrow-minded, ego-based, ignorant way of thinking. “You condemn what you fear, you fear what you do not know or understand, you do not know or understand what what you are too ignorant to learn or experience”……(me)
This is SO NAZI-ISH !!!!! Who’s the “Hitler” running this campaign of evil anyway ???? “DO UNTO OTHERS ……….” Hope it comes right back to you ten-fold you inhuman, inhumane BASTARDS.
It’s unfortunate that individuals like this have the power to do what they are doing. All I will say is that one way or another – this should not be allowed to happen – - -
This is so sad and hard to believe. Tears in my eyes.
I hope Lennox soon reurned to his family.
Hey, Belfast…
I left a comment for you on page 2!
READ IT :-l
>:-l
DO IT!!!!!
???
Wait a minute
THIS is page 2
Where’s my comment?
The one describing a way out of this?
I’ll check page 1 again
Be strong Lennox & Brooke <3
Oooooo that comment struck a nerve?
There were no bad words.
No slander…
It was/is a way for moving Lennox & family OUT of Belfast.
OR:
I pray you thought it was a good idea and you’re putting it in action!
REALLY?? Nothing better to do with their time except take away animals that are being loved and cared for?? Lennox helps bring happiness to their disabled daughter, Brooke. It really peeves me that these poor dogs, even thought it is a mix, get such a bad rap!!!!
I have an idea-they should try this-find animal owners that are NOT taking care of their animals and bring justice their way-better use of their time.
people need to stop judging this remarkable breed of dog…..as i am sure that lennox is not a mean dog and deserves to be treated with respect and legal means…..i own one of the great dogs t
that dog looks more lab than pit bull to me!!!!
If it “isn’t legal” to move them OUT of Northern Ireland ….
WHY DO YOU THINK WHAT YOU’VE ALREADY DONE IS “LEGAL & PROPER”???
I don’t understand this
Political mistakes.
You’ve gone too far.
Can NO ONE admit this is wrong?
“Your Honor,
Let.Lennox.Go.Home.
Make up some “Special Provisions” for Lennox.
I PRAY THE UNTHINKABLE HASN’T HAPPENED.
I couldn’t “live with myself” if I were ANY of you!
It is colder in Belfast than the coldest winter here.
Ironic: I always think of evil/Hell as HOT…
PRAYERS,
KD
Please save Lennox and return him to his family. You should NEVER judge a dog by the way he looks, is like judging a book by it’s cover. This is SO UNFAIR and MISJUDGED. This should not be the way you do things.
All of us are VERY DISSAPPOINTED in ALL OF YOU BY DOING THIS> YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!!!!!
Dearest Lennox and Miss Brooke,
It’s JUNE and I don’t know where else to look (besides these “comments”), to find out what’s happened.
My heart is broken: after all this time, I feel the fight was in vain.
IF that’s the case…Prayers for strength, consolation, and peace.
I’ll NEVER FORGET YOU! <3
KD
Kd, I ran across this site and thought of you today. In case you don’t already have it, this link will help you keep up on Lennox.
It is a site set up for everyone to support Lennox and a place where you can get updates and twitter feeds to see what is most recent in his plight.
http://www.savelennox.co.uk/
The morons who took Lennox don’t have one animal loving bone in their bodies or they couldn’t do it. The conditions he is living prove what the people who are holding him are like. If anyone else kept a dog in a place like that, they would be taken to court for animal cruelty.
I wont even call them animals because animals are better than them, loving and loyal.
I am disgusted and I hurt like hell for that poor dog. God bless you Lennox. I hope and pray someone will do something to set you free.
Disgusting, how can they condemn a dog withoput the proper proof I looked at his pics and he is clearly a bulldog type not a pit bull type. We have this sort of thing go on here Staffys are being mistaken for pit buill all the time and so many of them have ended up in shleters and PTS it’s so sad.
What is this Guantanamo for dogs this is barbaric and absolutely disgraceful what has been done to this family and this poor dog that has actually done nothing wrong to anyone
Our thoughts are with the owners now.
Mr. Moore,
I’ve been away from my computer (ill).
What’s happened with Lennox?
Please tell me Lennox is home with Brooke.
As soon as I read your post, I had a horrible feeling Belfast won.
I’m trying to think positive for Lennox being reunited with his family …
Can’t access fb page…
Thank you for info,
Kathy :-/
Corrupt state employees! No wonder our country is the way it is, they don’t care about us, why would they care about animal cruelty and why would they care about this dog, all they care about is fat pay cheques for easy jobs, and keeping it in the family, makes me feel sick to think these people our being paid by tax payers hard earned money, I just see the world going backwards!
Shame on them. I read things like this, and I’m reminded why my ancestors packed-up and came to America, a land where anyone who tries to take my dogs away can expect a bullet through his head.
</3 How can humanity be so cruel.
To the Warden and Council.
This is a terrible act you have committed. You have no right to sentence a dog to death because of his appearance. How would you like it if you or a family member resembled a serial killer and they came and took you away because you might do someone harm? Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? People like you are dispicable human beings, I take that back you are not human. Hope you get the same treatment someday on something you love!
It’s the [stupid] dog wardens that need to be detained, mistreated, and finally put down, not the dog! It’s ridiculous that they have not released him. Too proud to admit they were mistaken on the dog’s pedigree and don’t know what they’re talking about.
I haven’t had access to this for 2 months :-/
I’d suggested several ways out of this… tried my best.
Ways for those dog catchers to end this IN A GOOD WAY…
How do the people condemning Lennox interact with their own families?
I’m sure THEY have children who are upset …
If they think they’re unpopular NOW,
that’s nothing if they don’t let Lennox go.
…wonder what sort of kennels there are in hell.
Lennox I love you.
“Kyrie Eliaison down the road that [YOU] must travel”
(from a song by Mr. Mister)
@SSB Pack …
Info on Lennox???
KD
KD, the most recent article indicates that a decision is expected Friday, November 11th, tomorrow.
http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-in-national/save-lennox-campaign-verdict-expected-friday
You can also read an article posted November 2nd on CSRIreland
http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-in-national/save-lennox-campaign-verdict-expected-friday
Let us hope there is good news about Lennox and that he can go home.
@SSB Pack
Verdict???
Sorry KD, can’t find anything.
It seems everyone is keeping quiet. The only report I found in a google search result requires a subscription. The tag line suggests the judge has pushed his verdict to 1/21/2012. Hopefully someone will report something soon.
There has been a temporary stay, but no new news beyond that…
Thanks Neil
Dog catchers,
You’re daft.
You go about your daily business, comfortable, clean, and warm/cool depending on the outside temperature (air conditioning etc).
You drink clean beverages with your meals, and beyond that: EACH NIGHT YOU’RE ABLE TO LAY DOWN IN A COMFORTABLE BED, with clear consciousness despite Lennox, his family, and all the unfortunate animals you’ve got locked up???!!
What is it REALLY? Is Lennox already gone? Did he get sick?
Delay
Delay
Delay
DENIED???!!!! >:-|
“Do into others the way you’d want them to do into you”
That’s “The Golden Rule”
KARMA
CHANGE.YOUR.VERDICT.
LET LENNOX GO!
You seem “proud” of what’s happening, remember the old adage: Pride Goes Before A Fall. Determined to stick by your inhumane behavior.
How would you feel if, after this, your relatives shun/disown YOU in an ironic reversal of how Lennox may feel?
I wonder how many people will move house to get away from you?
I’m praying to the Lord for forgiveness, I feel such hatred in my heart.
I’m praying for Strength for Lennox, Brooke, and your former family.
and, yes, I’m still praying you’ll do the right thing and let Lennox go!
Kd
Bavarian, Belgian, Czech, English, Russian, and SOUTHERN. Irish
Make that clear CONSCIENCES.
<\3
Let me sum up what’s happened here:
(correct me if I’m wrong)
You entered a house, for which you did NOT have a warrant
You seized a family pet from his responsible owners again: no warrant
You judged a dog using a CLOTH tape measure
You brok a girl’s heart by taking her best friend
You want to CHARGE THE FAMILY for Lennox’s inhumane captivity
You continually delay his release
You ignore protests against what you’ve done
I bet there are lawyers just “drooling” for a chance to take this case.
I really DO hope the Family can get Lennox back, can file against you, and can win the lawsuit and enough money to get the heck OUT of Belfast!!!
Shame on you!
KD <\3
Friend to 5 Afghan Hounds,
2 adorable Maltese,
Chocolate Labrador,
Poodle,
German Shepherd,
several Siberian Huskies,
Golden Retriever,
Doberman Pinscher,
Great Dane,
Boxer,
3 Shetland Sheep Dogs,
and my beloved Beagle (1984-99)
@SSB Pack…
???
Here’s some breaking financial news ~ Ireland needs yet ANoTHer bailout. “Ireland has accepted an EU and IMF bail-out thought to be worth up to £77 billion after emergency telephone conference talks.” ~ The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2011.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8150137/Ireland-forced-to-take-EU-and-IMF-bail-out-package.html
What is the matter with these people? If maybe they would just spend a little more time taking care of their own financial household, and less time dreaming up sinister plans to destroy somebody’s home by torturing a family pet and murdering a helpless creature.
Torturers; free loaders. Get a life Belfast! Don’t come begging to us for more money if you haven’t even an ounce of compassion for your own.
Soldiers come home from wars. Wound or not, they have changed.
Though They KNOW Their part in the battle is “over”, THEY ARE NEVER THE SAME!
They CAN’T be.
Lennox has been gone TOO LONG >:-|
If he were returned “today”, he wouldn’t be the same.
!!
He’s suffered too much and I’m sure he would “go on suffering” because of what the dog warden’s have done to him.
I pray now for his family, and that –for Lennox’ sake — that he’s been safely in Heaven for a long time; not suffering at the hands of dog wardens.
I DO hope the family can sue.
They will NEVER be the same
May Lennox be the saviour for mis-identified dogs everywhere!
:’-(
Any special reason why the account at http://savelennox.co.uk has been suspended?
Lennox,
Wherever you ARE, you’ve touched the World
NO ONE who knows of YOUR </3 situation will EVER BE THE SAME
I pray for You and Miss Brooke.
UNBELIEVABLE, BELFAST,
SHAME ON THOSE WHO "COULD HAVE" DONE THE RIGHT THING, BUT DIDN'T!
LENNOX FOREVER!
SSB Pack
Lennox???
</3 KD
@SSB Pack–
Anything? :’-(
HI Kd,
Lennox has been on my mind lately too. But, I haven’t been able to find anything posted on the web since November and that one said the decision would be postponed with no date for the pending decision. I am hoping that someone in Belfast posts something to let the world know what is going on. They just have to know that we are all waiting for word on Lennox.
We just need to keep the faith for his release and that somehow justice will prevail. Keep the faith.
After a tragedy happens, people bring flowers and Teddy bears.
A GOOD thing for Brooke’s front garden.
BAD things to leave anywhere NEAR those kennels/people in change.
There ARE EVIL ENTITIES I’m this world. Look up what that mean: we didn’t know we were living with one in our family (promise break word promise even more “I PROMISE. I won’t…” then they do what they please: no remorse, no regret.
They have “hair-trigger tempers”,and no matter what happens they still believe they’re right even when family members suffer.
They can be “Biblical” — whatever gets their agenda attained.
“If that hammer fell off the ladder and hit you…well that’s your fault for being there…”
Hit send too soon…
I paged through a book by Sylvia Browne one day and found a word-for-word description of a family members behavior.
I would never ‘disrespect’ a Teddy bear, or reward ANY of the people/places involved with Lennox’ suffering! Instead I’d leave them for Brooke at her door
Cold shoulder to those unfeeling vandals who stole Lennox!
Lord, please help Lennox & his family, and may every front door remained closed when a friendly constable comes to call (or at least let families have a neighbor who
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…a neighbor willing to harbor their pets before the front door is opened.
<\3 kd
I know where I’d leave my doggies poo, neatly wrapped. And let the closed baggies PILE HIGH.
Brooke, may Teddy bears pile high inyour garden
May your family SUR SUE SUE although it won’t help.
Crying
Does anyone know what has happened to Lennox? I have been notified every time a comment has been left. Thank you kd and SSB Pack for caring so much – - -
Lennox is in my thoughts constantly. As I snuggle with my dogs, as I watch them play, when they make me laugh at something goofy they have done, it is at all these times that I think of Lennox and wonder where he is and what has become of him. I think of the little girl whose heart aches for his return and her mother who has worked endlessly for his release. I think of the international community that is outraged at his story and strongly demanding an end to this miscarriage of justice. But most of all I think of poor Lennox kidnapped from his family, alone and afraid not understanding what he has done or why his family has abandoned him and the ridiculous charges made against him for a crime he has never committed. I am filled with anger toward pompous officials who are entrusted with protecting the public yet refuse to do what is right in order to whitewash their numerous egregious actions. The story of Lennox is an injustice that any one of us could face at the hands of a power hungry official who choses to use their position of authority in order to inflict harm on another citizen for no other reason than to wield their power. But it continues to be my hope that justice will prevail and Lennox will be set free to go home to his family. Still, I worry that so much time in isolation will have taken it’s tool on poor Lennox.
There was a more recent post made on January 31, 2012 on http://savelennox.co.uk/
It seems once again Belfast City Counsel is rewriting the regulations after the fact, to cover their tracts. Suddenly the American Bulldog is now an outlawed breed in Belfast. This was only added long after Lennox was stolen from his home on false pretense. It would seem that laws in Belfast apparently change as often as the colors of a chameleon.
YOU IDIOTS, BEFAST!!!!
I suggested you could “rewrite rules”
THE REWRITING TO BE DONE IN LENNOX’S FAVOR >:-|
NOT TO CONDEMN ANOTHER BREED
Now I am terrified this is JUST THE BEGINNING!
The handicapped NEED their HELPER DOGS.
If you were lost and alone in the woods, gee wouldn’t it be a shame if Bloodhounds had been outlawed? (Just a thought — I don’t want you lost in a forest…
A criminal has escaped. Gee, if Shepherd’s are outlawed …
These AREN’T SUGGESTION, I’m just trying to get through to you!
QUIT TAKING THE DOGS!!
@ SSB Pack…
Any news?
Sorry KD, I have not heard anything or found anything current when searching the internet. It is as though he never existed. Someone somewhere must know something.
This silence is just what the authorities of Belfast want so they can enforce their verdict once the public outrage as dissipated. We can not let this happen. Their every move must remain under the microscope so they can not do anything without their actions becoming public knowledge. We must keep the pressure on them!
Sorry KD, I have not heard anything or found anything current when searching the internet. It is as though he never existed. Someone somewhere must know something.
This silence is just what the authorities of Belfast want so they can enforce their verdict once the public outrage as dissipated. We can not let this happen. Their every move must remain under the microscope so they can not do anything without their actions becoming public knowledge. We must keep the pressure on them!
…using a CLOTH tape measure. Anyone who sews, knows they aren’t always the same. They can SHRINK, be EASILY ALTERED, and quilters (or This Seamstress) would NEVER USE THEM: inaccuracies from one to another…
Of course it’s too late, now.
BELFAST, when each of us meets St. Peter: what if Lennox waits beside him?
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DELETE MY COMMENT BEFORE I WAS DONE!!!!???
NOT NICE
LENNOX. Where are you
BELFAST, YOU’RE BREAKING HEARTS WORLD-WIDE?
LET LENNOX GO!
YOU DISGUST ME!
YOU’RE NOT HUMAN!
YOU DID “IT” LONG AGO HUH?
YOU.HAVE.CHILDREN!
YOU MUST HAVE TOLD THEM THAT A MISTAKR HAPPENRD.
THAT GRAY EYE IN THE VIDEO
.
LIFE? OR. NOT
If my last messag si
HEY, BELFAST!
LET ME FINISHI
I WANT TO KNOW IF, IN THAT VIDEO OF LENNOX’ LEFT EYE IS A PICTURE OF A “LIVING” (HOPE) ”
ANY PHOTOGRAPHERS OUT TTHERE WHO’D KNOW?
SSB PACK??
INFO??
Look at his picture the blind eye no pupil.
Snow arranged atop his Noble head.
Teddy bears and flowers to Brooke. <\3
The "money" can stop
.
Belfast will delete THIS & PIC, TOO.
LOOK QUICK
HOPE I'M WRONG :'-(
The pic to which I refer, can be found by typing Lennox dog; a series of images.
can be looked at: this is where I found the HAUNTING image it has no life to it,though a call to LWD assured me he was a puppy wwhen it was taen
BIG
EVIL
LAWLESS
FAT-HEADED
ASININE
SINFUL
TERRIFYING
WHY???!!!!
Kicked off again mid-comment.
Go to Lennox dog/ the images mow are page 5
5 of his eye no pupil?Iris
Belfast – where did you get the menacing pictures that’s everywhereo
We’re suppossef to believe the pic of Lennplox, too?
Barnes family — Prayers kd
What the hell is this??
You people over there are nut
Do y’all READ these?
You stole a lil girls dog?
Oh yeah u definitely be THE MAn!
They, proved he wwast no fightim’dog and still keepin. Lennox lock ip”
Who grugiim
Belfast take no comment
Stop del!! Prayers
LLE THE DOGS GO
OFFICIALS GET THE HELL OUT OF IRELAND
SCREW YOUR BSL
LENNOX & BROOKE,
I think about you ALL THE TIME, PRAYING FOR YOUR STRENGTH.
AND…SENDING PRAYERS TO THE LORD ALMIGHTY, THAT HE SAVES LENNOX, GIVES STRENGTH TO YOU, YOUR. FAMILY, AND ESPECIALLY LENNOX!
<3 from Minnesota but </3
KD
Give that dog back!
Y’all are heartless takin a little girls pet???
Is it like my friend who bird got sick?
First they say he fine then they say no he dead. He a friendly lil guy and wondering if they kept him he so nice
What’s this mess y’all making? Did y’all fall in love top?
Shame on you!!!
RING-RING! RING-RING!!
Hello, dog-catchers?
Yes. I’d like to speak to your super.
Hello. The WORLD is watching!
My question is: it looks like you’re facing two choiced,
MERCY. MAYHEM
THINK ABOUT IT –
YOU SEEM TO HAVE NO IMAGINATION OF WHAT WILL JAPPEN
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AND BSL-ING EVERY BREED IS NOT TJE ANSWER”
RELEASE THOSE BULL DOGS
PSST: THERE COULD BE BILLL DOG OWNERS RELATED TO YOU!
My friends and I apologize for all our typeoes: we’re all using the same phone; small on-screen letters
THE MOST IMPORTANT IS LENNOX! </3
I have to be away for the month of May
This worries me: what will I find when I come back?
Niall, Gene (if I may bend etiquette a bit, using first names),
SSB PACK, “UNANIMOUS” posters, and everyone who comes to read comments — START COMMENTATING WHILE I’M AWAY!!
LENNOX, BROOKE, THE BARNES FAMILY NEED AS MUCH ATTENTION FOR LENNOX, ENDING “BSL” (I HAVE DIFFERENT WORDS FOR THOSE LETTERS!!
Miss Brooke,
I am sorry I’ll be gone next month–wasnt I will think and. PRAY that LENNOX is free!
I pray the Lord gives you all the strength you need!
Meantime, go to YouTube, type Afghan Hound, and click the picture of the German Shepherd.
It’s a TV commercial –at the END is a beautiful Afghan Hound.
When “”SHIVVER” comes out at the end, imagine what a hug feels like from an identical Affie friend of mine (when in the house, their “backs” are.as tall as table-tops
A HUG OF LOVE from them is quite an experience. <3
I'm sorry I'll be gone in May.
Katherine
SHAME ON YOU FOR DELETING MY COMMENT
BEFORE
I WAS DONR
WHO’S THE TROLL?
THE ONE WHO DELETED MY MAIL YESTERDAY??!
WHILE I WAS WRITING ITT?
SSB Pack, I know from yesterday it’s a challenge to comment
In the old who, what, when, where, why, there are answers Who-Lennox, What-death threat, When did it start-May 2010, Whe-in a family kitchen …Oneunanswered (and TROLL, let me finish!)
remain:
Why
WHY HAS THIS HAPPENED
WHY AREN’T PEOPLE COMMENTING ANYMORE
WHY ISN’T LENNOX HOME
WHY
Okay…kicked off for samenes of info.
Let’s see…
I inquired w h e r e
the dozens of people
Speaking their thoughts
W e n t because now
It Seeeeeems to”"B. 1 or. 2
And. H O W. LE NN OX is..