Jester's Law

glendy · Master

Jester's Law

Jennifer · Big Cheese

That is such a sad story, i was nearly crying at the end, i really thought they were gonna find him!

max · Enlightened One

That is just the worst outcome that everyone dreads. So sad , but out of sadness something good may come.

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

Very sad story, my heart goes out to Nikki, but as already said lets hope something good can come out of it.

What is the law in Scotland for situations like this?

Siouxsie

Jennifer · Big Cheese

well i worked in the dog and cat home at seafield and i know when a dead dog or cat comes in, its scanned straight away, then they phone the owners to let them know and ask what they want done with the body. Some people want to come and get the body or some people want the home to dispose of it. Any dog or cat that comes in is scanned, dead or alive.

Christine Young · GAL Newsletter Editor

Hi Glenda

A very sad ending to a very much loved dog and my thoughts are with Nikki and her family. I have to admire her determination and persistence to find out what happened to her dog. And out of it all Jester's Law may become common practice throughout England. Nikki would have been spared months of searching for her lost dog if councils scanned canine RTAs already.

It would be interesting to know what the procedure is with Scottish councils, too, when dealing with RTAs concerning dogs.

Christine

glendy · Master

I've been wondering the same thing about the situation in Scotland. One of the (dis)advantages of being independent I suppose is we do the work ourselves. WIll try to find out if anyone is.

Jennifer - This is definitely the way it should be done (and I'm sure is by any reputable vet / rescue / pound, etc). Owners can at least have some closure from the sad news that their dog hasn't survived.

The problem seemed to be that a death on the A1 fell into a grey area / black hole that wasn't the council's responsibility and there was no onus on the folk collecting the corpses to do anything other than make sure they ended up at the bone grinder as quickly as possible! I didn't think it was in very good taste that this was their ultimate destination anyway. Surely they could be incinerated without some so-and-so making a quick buck out of the tragedy. C'est la vie unfortunately.

Although I knew before reading Nikki's story that Jester had been killed, I thought it was doubly tragic that she had remained so absolutely definite that he was alive. Perhaps the bond remains.

emma · Guru

What a tragic tale. It just goes to show how differently some people percieve animals (the fact that no one took responsibility) my heart goes out to Nikki

Glendy, I am sure that you are right about Nikki, sadly many people cling to hope until there is proof that there absolutely is none. Lets hope that she finds some comfort and can move forward soon.

Em X