On November 23rd 2013 Harvey ran away at 10pm. Twenty one minutes later he was killed on the M62. Due to the inadequate procedures of the Highways Agency his fate was not discovered for 13 weeks. The Highways Agency failed to scan for a chip, take the details from his tag, complete a detailed log and failed to notify the Dog Warden or the Police. Harvey’s owners spent 13 heart breaking weeks searching for him. They spent thousands of pounds during the search, believing all the time, that Harvey was still alive and would be back home with them. The additional emotional upset, and the lack of understanding or care shown towards Harvey in his passing by the H.A, nearly destroyed them both. By chance the events of November 23rd were communicated. Imagine the heartache, frustration and distress caused because of inadequate and unenforced procedures. There are numerous documented occasions where peoples pets have been shamelessly discarded without consideration, respect or compassion for the owners rights. We request Legislation to enforce a formulated process ensuring that HA Departments abide by the following: Compulsory scanning of all domestic animals retrieved from the highways. Log report filed and circulated to both Police and Dog Warden. Photographs of the deceased to be held with the log report to be used for identification purposes. Please join us!
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:07:40 +0000
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