Posted on 04/04/2009 10:05:49 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
Gang kicked dog in air and threatened to do same to owner
Lisa Kenyon
March 20, 2009
A DOG was viciously attacked by a gang of youths while walking through Milnshaw Park, Accrington, with its owner.
William Townsley, 66, was walking his 14-year-old partially-blind Cairn terrier Snoopy through the park at around 1pm on Monday.
As he was passing the children’s play area, William said a group of around 18 Asian youths racially abused him, shouting obscenities before kicking the defenceless dog in the face and ribs.
William, of Devonshire Street, Accrington, said: "I could hear them shouting racial obscenities but I ignored them at first and carried on walking towards the old tennis courts.
"As I turned around to shout Snoopy, a couple of the gang, who had broken off from the rest, kicked him in the ribs and then in the face before running back to their friends.
"I thought he was dead. The poor dog had been kicked into the air and was just lying on its side.
"As I walked off I could hear them shouting: ‘Carry on, we’ll do to you what we did to the dog’. I was in fear of my life."
William said he picked his pet up and cradled it in his arms before making his way to the nearby Asda store to call for help.
He added: "I was so shaken up I could hardly talk. The woman I spoke to at Asda said Snoopy was the fourth animal to be attacked up there."
William said he waited at the store for an hour for a police officer to arrive but then had to leave to get Snoopy to the vets. On his return home he contacted the police again and was assured someone would visit him soon. However, he was still awaiting a response.
Inspector Dave Mangan at Accrington Police Station confirmed the crime had been reported and apologised for the delay in dealing with it.
He said: "After the initial call was logged, another job came in with a high priority and the patrol had to be deployed there. Because we didn’t have a mobile number, we were unable to contact Mr Townsley
"We understand that to this man it was an important call, but unfortunately we don’t have limitless resources and we had to prioritise. We would like to be able to send someone to every crime as soon as it happens but it is not always possible."
Police are now investigating and said if any other animals have been attacked in the area the owners should contact them on 51212.
Answer: Call out the Brit football fans...they’ll take complete care of the situation. Oh, video it when the beatings occur. Put it on UTube for the rest of us to savor and enjoy.
A sheep might be someone’s wife.
Yes, it's the politically correct codeword in England.
Just like folks in the US know what you are talking about when you use the word 'urban' as an adjective here.
Muslims don’t like dogs. They are unclean. This tells alot about them when they believe a lie. My dog keeps himself cleaner than most people.
They're already gone.
England used to be a country so safe that ordinary petty theft was almost unknown.
It is now a thug paradise. These are just intimidation and takeover tactics, making sure the conquered don't fight back.
The F’n muzzies only understand force.
Kick them like the koranimals there are!!
This is the part where you crack some skulls with a tire iron.
To most people outside the US saying someone is Asian means they are form the continent of Asia, for some reason most Americans connect Asian to Oriental.
Asian youths is a political correct term for Pakistani muslims. But they try to pretend all Asians act that way to protect their favorite islamic scum.
Yeah...as a former Navy WestPac sailor, I tend to associate Asia with great walls, silk, pagodas, chop sticks and pretty ladies. I think it is a common and benign POV
When I read these UK stories, I realize the absurdity of a “Chinatown” neighborhood of London being a hotbed of radical terrorism. The term “Asian youths” seems to paint a wide brush that makes it sound like it could be Chinese or Thai teenagers behind the attacks.
I wonder if Chinese, Thai and other “oriental” people in the UK are referred to as Asian?
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