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the police have promised to look into this, but i did some scouting of my own around 6 o'clock the garage in question is next door to Bar Story, which was pumping out its usual volume of music - so you could hear the dog barking as you approached, but not inside the bar itself the people in the garage seemed to be busy with some car stuff so i spoke to one of the bartenders he told me that the garage had security guards who sat out all night with their dogs - he said he felt sorry for them sitting there night after night in the cold so i'm not sure what to think any more. i'll wait to hear what the police have to say, but maybe this one is not for the RSPCA after all

ok - done, thanks Robin. i'll let you know what they say before I go storming in.

right - the RSPCA believes that this is ok, possibly because there are dogs in even worse conditions. we can call the council, but because none of us is personally inconvenienced, we haven't got a leg to stand on. so we are all skirting decorously around this issue, and passing it along to each other meanwhile the poor bloody dog is apparently living in conditions that you wouldn't wish on, well, even a dog, and in the worst week of the year. I will pop in myself and find out. if you'd like to join me, PM me today before 4.

thanks first mate. i'll call them again today. ETA I phoned RSPCA and they tell me that they can't do anything. they advised me to report this as a noise nuisance to the council who will be able to follow up on any animal welfare issues. is there anyone local to the station who can do that? theron, i'll pm you. by the way, JCM Autos phone number is 020 7639 0732 according ot their website.

i am not sure what right we have to take action as private citizens, which is why i called the RSPCA also not being the originator of this alert, i have no info beyond what you've supplied, theron i recognise the RSPCA have a lot of calls on their attention, but what the perfectly pleasant woman on the hotline said to me was that there was no law against keeping dogs outside, so this didn't count as an emergency - not having any further details i wasn't able to argue back effectively i'll check with the council tomorrow, and hope i get somewhere. does anyone have any advice?

i've called the RSPCA - they are refusing to deal with anything but emergencies and want me to call back in 24 hours time. i'm sure we could have helped deal with this earlier if we'd called it in earlier can you please keep us updated, theron?

hi, theron, is there anything that anyone else can do to help you help this dog? I tried to see which garage this might be this morning on my way to P Rye station, but not immediately obvious where it could be

this is just one thread among many on this topic http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1901856,1901974#msg-1901974

really sorry to hear about the way that these young people are being exploited interviews? probation? this is nothing of the sort. this is most like the unpaid 'internship' racket there is a clear difference between probation, for which one is paid, even if the employment could be terminated at any time. it sounds like these 'employers' are using terms like 'trial working' to weasel out of their legal obligations eta just spotted this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43070581 "SNP MP Stewart McDonald, who represents Glasgow South, is publishing a bill he hopes to get through the Westminster parliament. In short, that would mean people need to be offered at least the minimum wage if they are going to do the work a member of staff would normally carry out. Mr McDonald says: "This doesn't end the ability of an employer to try people out. It just sets new rules and boundaries on how they do that." Employers would have to make clear what jobs are available, to make sure they are not just using trial shifts to fill staff shortages. And anyone doing a paid trial would be guaranteed feedback if they don't get the job. "

and lo and behold, the final score was Native garden birds/squirrels/parakeets/CHEEKY MICE 0, nativist chauvinists 1 (via an own goal) i'm interested (and dismayed) at how perceptions of deserving v. undeserving spill over outside the merely human poor Sue, hammerman, glad you enjoyed the video!

hi BigED, we have spoken and asked nicely, so things are much better than they used to be - but they seem occasionally (esp. late on a saturday night) to forget...

they are pricey, and my experience is that any bird feeder has a limited lifespan, especially if you've got a tenacious squirrel trying to chew through it - not for nothing were they in the beer ad. i wonder whether you'd just be better off spending that money on more birdseed instead and spreading garden happiness for all, including the CHEEKY MICE ETA for your viewing pleasure

i'd suggest careful consideration our bedroom shares a wall with next door's kitchen, where two flats have been shoe-horned into a victorian house, so their room layout is a bit random. generally things work ok except that our new neighbours sometimes run their washing machine late at night, when ambient noise levels are too low to mask the noise and vibration, especially when the bloody thing starts its spin cycle.

i agree that half-eaten food litter is a big problem, and so is sharing your living space with a (non-pet) rat, but time to get a grip! kidney failure is mostly associated with the complications of diabetes. if you want to reduce your risk of kidney failure, the NHS advises you to - Manage underlying conditions - Stop smoking - eat a healthy diet - Cut down on alcohol - Exercise regularly - Be careful with painkillers i don't see rats in there, do you? incidence of Weil's disease, which i presume you are referring to, is so rare that any case in the UK makes it into the newspaper. however, 'ED resident suffered kidney failure because they smoked, drank and ate junk food while sitting on the sofa' isn't deemed newsworthy. i wonder why? is it because it's just too common an occurrence to make it even into the EDF?

our very first goldfinch today - such and unusual sight I had to look it up in the bird book to make sure i used to chuck our snails into next door's vacant lot but it's now a (hideous) new-build, so have to restrain myself these days. like sv i leave the green bits of weeds and cuttings around for them to munch, but unfortunately what we have most of is that hairy alkanet stuff that they refuse to eat

that's a bit ironic - robins are vicious little creatures too, i'm sorry to report! 'european robin' wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_robin - "Male robins are noted for their highly aggressive territorial behaviour. They will fiercely attack other males and competitors that stray into their territories and have been observed attacking other small birds without apparent provocation." - and https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/11/british-national-bird-robin-murderous-bully ETA the squirrel families, woodpigeon families, blackbird families, bluetit families and robin family (note singular!) living in our garden don't seem to have a problem sharing the birdseed. what's more annoying is our already well-fed terrier, who pops out and helps himself to suet and kibbled oats when he thinks noone is looking!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do dogs keep rats away? > Can a pet dog help repel rats? Unfortunately, not > really. not quite what i meant, DF - more that rats prefer to avoid hanging around near where dogs hang out although few dogs seem to want to catch rats any more, even though i've seen terriers have a go i understand that foxes do kill rats for food, (and i've certainly seen a fox trotting past with a squirrel in its mouth) i can't understand the other posters' resentment of rats minding their own business in public spaces

as Sue says, they are clever animals and have a strong instinct for self preservation so if you've got a dog, you don't need to worry about the rat setting up home in your garden, it'll give your house a wide berth.

i too have the joy of travelling from Victoria to Denmark Hill and had the same experience as the OP i'd checked the Trainline app which told me the service was running normally - but fortunately spotted the change to service on the platform display just before I got on the train i have no idea if the driver made an announcement or not, but do wonder how such an announcement would help inform any of the plugged-in people on the train a minor inconvenience of course, it only means a few minutes delay to one's journey home, but overall the feeling of being crushed (often literally) and devalued is deeply deeply annoying

PETA might be an extremist propaganda organisation, but it has a role to play in educating consumers about provenance This from the CG website, which I didn't add to my earlier post as i didn't want to labour the point "Why we choose fur: No matter where they?re worn, many of our products are designed and built to protect against the elements in the coldest places on Earth ? places where exposed skin can freeze in an instant. In these environments, we believe that fur is the best choice. Having fur trim around a jacket hood disrupts airflow and creates turbulent air which helps protect the face from frostbite." if you're experiencing a winter where 'exposed skin can freeze in an instant', then fair enough, by all means skin a coyote to protect your face from frostbite - but i haven't lived through a lot of those in ED, or anywhere in the UK for that matter... however, all this is academic as far as i'm concerned - i don't think i'm in the CG customer demographic, not at those prices, anyway!

true that real fur is often cheaper than fake i wasn't aware of the issue (or of Canada Goose for that matter) until i came across the PETA demo while walking up Regent Street. according to the PETA fliers, the fur is obtained from gin-trap-caught coyotes (rather than humanely(?)shot coyotes. however they get it, i don't think that the use of fur on their coats is in any way warranted, as it seems to be limited to trimming/decoration rather than actually keeping the wearer warm

i've never heard of a market in second-hand silk sarees but you might want to look into 'ahimsa silk' which is produced from the discarded cocoons of silkworms. however the fabric quality is usually poorer than silk made using production methods which involve boiling the cocoons (with the silkworm larvae inside!). and tussore/tussah silk is also usually made from discarded cocoons.

what blah blah and uncleglen said would you really want your kids to learn that they can 'compromise' on the welfare of their pets?