Why would somebody want to kill 40+ innocent dogs?

[cambrensis]

That's as maybe. I was asked how I would deal with the boy.

If guilty, we would all hope he gets his just desserts.

Exactly...can be dealt with only under the current law. It might cause a change in law but that could not be retrospective.

When laws are formulated they tend to be in response to worst case scenarios. Little do they know to what depths some might sink.

[purplestevie]

My husband was a juror on a murder trial several years ago and was there for several months it was a real eye opener for him he now has no time for judges whatsoever.
I cannot say anymore for obvious reasons

[bluebedouin]

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Look at how people have reacted with donations already..

https://www.justgiving.com/ManchesterDogsHomeMEN/

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I've been refreshing the page on this throughout the day.
Isn't mankind strange,this charity has probably been crying out for funds for years.Yet it takes a fire before people donate.At 18:07 they've raised £925,498.90.Almost a million pounds in less than 24 hours.

[purplestevie]

I've been refreshing the page on this throughout the day.
Isn't mankind strange,this charity has probably been crying out for funds for years.Yet it takes a fire before people donate.At 18:07 they've raised £925,498.90.Almost a million pounds in less than 24 hours.

yes that was mentioned on tv news a lunch time i call it the bob geldof syndrome

[countryfeedback87]

Was watching this story develop late last night, shocking scenes, but the amount raised in such a short time is phenomenal!

The Cheshire Dogs Home where the dogs were transferred too is just down the road from me so popped down earlier with a couple of bags of dog food, not a lot but happy to add something to the effort. There was a continuous flow of people in and out and in the face of such a tragedy the mood was good natured and sort of jolly, if that makes sense.

[purplestevie]

Was watching this story develop late last night, shocking scenes, but the amount raised in such a short time is phenomenal!

The Cheshire Dogs Home where the dogs were transferred too is just down the road from me so popped down earlier with a couple of bags of dog food, not a lot but happy to add something to the effort. There was a continuous flow of people in and out and in the face of such a tragedy the mood was good natured and sort of jolly, if that makes sense.

news just now says 60 dogs have died

[Tropical_Trish]

news just now says 60 dogs have died

I'm so terribly sad and distraught to hear this new news, I cannot even bear to think that more doggies have suffered so much from their terrible injuries that they have died. I'm crying for them .....

[countryfeedback87]

Only thing to do really is hope that the smoke got to them first so it was as painless as possible.

Also feel for the staff and volunteers and the next weeks and months which will no doubt be extremely difficult picking up the pieces and rebuilding

[purplestevie]

One of the lucky survivors

[emmily121]

Only thing to do really is hope that the smoke got to them first so it was as painless as possible.

Also feel for the staff and volunteers and the next weeks and months which will no doubt be extremely difficult picking up the pieces and rebuilding

That's what I was thinking Ash, but after looking at these pictures http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....urning-7763983 it looks like the only burnable part was the roofs...

Unbelievable that a young lad could do something so cruel, if he did. The excuse, if you can call it that, is that the lad was hospitalised after being attacked by a dog...I'm just speechless...