Howling dog in Crystal Palace Road (?)

[Sue]

A dog apparently left in a garden has been howling (and occasionally barking) all morning today. It's still going on and it's after 1.30pm now.

Apart from being evidently distressed, it is distressing having to listen to it.

I think it's in Crystal Palace Road, between the intersections with North Cross Road/Upland Road and Whateley Road/Underhill Road.

I've heard it before, but never for as long as this.

Has anybody else heard it? Is there anyone I can/should report it to? Council? RSPCA? If I knew what house it was I would go round there, but I don't.

[Pickle]

Poor thing! Perhaps give the RSPCA a call? Or maybe a local vet, they might know what the best thing to do is?

[scotslass]

Must be petrified with the thunder and lightening - RSPCA sounds the best course of action

[Sue]

Thanks, will do

[Pongo]

I thought this was gonna be a heads-up for a blues gig :(

[mightyroar]

I heard it this morning too. I agree i think it's somewhere in that chunk of ed but I cant really help more than that

[surfbobby]

Gutted that Pongo stole my joke

[Sue]

I phoned the RSPCA and after hanging on for ages on a premium phone line listening to various recorded messages about such things as baby birds and frog spawn, was told that because I didn't know the exact location the RSPCA didn't have the resources to do anything about it, and even though the dog sounded distressed it might not be !!

Anyway, they told me to phone the council's Environmental Health department, which I have done. They think the dog has already been reported but that nothing has been done about it yet, so they are going to "remind" the relevant person.

Poor dog. Why do people have dogs if they can't take care of them?

And Pongo, aren't you thinking of Howling Wolf ?? :))

[*Bob*]

Let's hope the owner hasn't tripped on the dog bowl and is currently lying unconscious on the kitchen floor - with Rex mournfully barking for assistance.

[ClareC]

Could well be the case...... think of Grey Friars Bobby!!!

[Sue]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Let's hope the owner hasn't tripped on the dog

> bowl and is currently lying unconscious on the

> kitchen floor - with Rex mournfully barking for

> assistance.

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If that's the case, the owner must trip on the dog bowl quite regularly, as this is not the first time I've heard similar howling, just the longest :-S

[Sue]

That poor dog had stopped for a while, now it's howling again, sounds really really distressed now, if anyone else hears it, would be great if you could phone Southwark Council environmental health department too, maybe if several people phone (apparently there's already been me and one other) they might treat this with a bit more urgency (6)

[mikese22]

try the Southwark noise team - not sure they deal with dogs but very efficient with car alarms

[Sue]

I had thought of that, but it's the distress to the animal I'm concerned about rather than the noise per se - though round about 4pm I did have to go and find some earplugs .....

But only because I find it upsetting to hear it ....

I think the people I spoke to at Southwark might be the noise team - it was the antisocial behaviour lot, which presumably would cover noise - but they said the dog warden was dealing with it.

If it continues I'll have to phone them again. I was a bit surprised the RSPCA wouldn't do anything, they seem to have sufficient money available to send me unwanted leaflets!