Please help save saxon

Rach! · 01-08-2006, 11:35 PM

am sure that some of you may be aware of Saxon's plight and have supported the campaign to save his life.
If not, please take the time to read the post and sign the petition if you feel able.

The 'independent' assessment is scheduled for Thursday this week.

I have permission to crosspost this and so do you.

Tina

http://www.gwentpa.police.uk/ is where the dog worked and is now retired.

http://www.petitiononline.com/k9saxon/ petition to save Saxon, only 5 years old
To: Gwent Police Department ( UK )
To the Gwent Police Department in the UK

We the undersigned are totally against the Gwent Police Department UK and are outraged for wanting to kill off their retired hard working police dogs. A very loyal K9 named Saxon who had served his community is at HIGH RISK of being put down because he is retired. The K9 handler offers his partner (K9 Saxon) a lifetime home with his wife and children and the Gwent Police Department still want to put this gorgeous German shepherd dog to sleep.

Here is the story of the Wife of the handler taken off of the Videx German Shepherd dog website: (Please go to http://www.videxgsd.com/sos__save_our_saxon.htm
to view the picture of this gorgeous dog)

My Husband is a serving police dog handler and home office police dog instructor with Gwent police and for the past 4 years has had the honour and privilege of handling the most wonderful police dog. Saxon who is a 5-year-old German shepherd has been an extremely loyal and faithful servant of the police force and has been responsible for detecting many criminals.

Saxon has been my husband's partner, sole mate trusted friend and loyal companion during his service and on many occasions my husband has been alone in very dangerous situations with only himself and Saxon to arrest serious and sometimes violent criminals.

Both my husband and Saxon have been commended for their team efforts they even had a personal letter from the chief constable on one occasion. My husband's stories to me are endless and amazing and I feel safe in the
knowledge that Saxon has and will put his own life in front of my husbands to protect and look after him.

When off duty Saxon lives at home and is looked after by the whole family, my daughter takes him for walks and always plays with him. Saxon lives both in his kennel and inside our home where his favorite place is on the sofa next to my husband, sometimes I just don't get a look in they are like a married couple.

For the past 3 months Saxon has been housed at the police kennels at Glascoed where he has been looked after by the police dog handlers whilst my husband has been away.

A few weeks ago my husband was informed that Saxon was not to be re licensed as police dog and senior officers were to make a decision as to his future.

This was happening at the same time as another police dog Kye, and we suspected that they were to put both Saxon and Kye down at the end of their service. My husband stated his case and made representations on Saxons behalf offering him a retirement home with us as his family for the rest of his life.

We were as a family more than happy for this to happen, Saxon is not a danger, as anyone who knows him or has looked after him will testify. We were and are prepared to sign any agreement as to liability issues with regards to him.

Today my husband was informed that Saxon is to be destroyed and the reason given as being 'the responsible thing to do'

My husband is distraught and extremely upset this dog has meant so much to him over the years however as a serving officer cannot do anything about it due to the restrictions imposed on him by the service!
SAXON has no voice, BUT MY FAMILY AND I DO

Therefore I want to make an appeal for Saxons life and I feel that the general public should be made aware of the facts, please help us to SAVE OUR SAXON.

The police use Usk veterinary surgery at Usk for all the veterinary care for police dogs, surely they cannot nor any other veterinary surgery be asked to put down a perfectly healthy, fit and loyal dog just because it has come to the end of his service?

The Police management will argue that he is a dangerous dog, well that's just nonsense, just ask all the handlers and kennel staff who look after him, all the officers who know and respect him, ask them who is the best Police dog in Gwent? And guess who they will say.

I feel that the police management are treating this living animal with no regard whatsoever, like a disposable tool, he has had his use and now its time to get rid of him. Is this the thanks that they give to a loyal and faithful servant?
Will they do the same to other dogs in the future? How can anyone now donate dogs to the Police Service knowing that they will be destroyed at the end of their service.

The truth about Gwent Police dog section must be heard. Ask the Police how many other dogs they have had killed. The police have members of the public assigned to monitor the health safety and welfare of Police dogs, well where are they in this case and what are they doing, are they just puppets on the police's strings?

Yes Saxon is the property of Gwent Police service that are answerable to the general public and police by consent.

Saxon belongs to the people of Gwent who he has protected whilst we all sleep at night, who has caught criminals breaking into our homes, who has with my husband caught numerous car thieves who has faced armed and violent
criminals alone, who has found missing children cleaning their faces, who has represented Gwent Police at Regional Police Dog Trials, who has taken part in open day events, the list goes on and on...SO MUCH FOR A DANGEROUS DOG.

Saxons days are numbered he due to be put to sleep we need your help now, please help to save this wonderful dog.

To register your opposition to killing Saxon
please e-mail the following

policeauthority@gwentpnn.police.uk

PLEASE HELP SAXON - SEND YOUR EMAIL NOW
email address and express your feelings about Saxon

policeauthority@gwentpnn.police.uk Sincerely,

Rach! · 01-08-2006, 11:35 PM

could this possibly be made sticky til its no longer needed?? please and thank you.

Henry-flash · 01-08-2006, 11:41 PM

Yes I would like to see this a sticky. I will be certainly asking people to sign it!

nina · 02-08-2006, 09:36 AM

I've seen it on another forum and signed the petition (it says there are 8,030 signatures so far), and have also sent an email to the Police dept.

Nina

Becks · 02-08-2006, 04:58 PM

I have signed just

luv becks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

jeff · 02-08-2006, 07:40 PM

I have signed it too

02-08-2006, 09:17 PM

i have signed it so have my 2 kids and hubbie using our different email options

linda

rodneypig · 02-08-2006, 09:24 PM

Yep I've signed

SCiARA · 02-08-2006, 09:25 PM

I'm the 8760th so far, I will email this to my work (50ish workers) and friends who will no doubt forward on to there's and so on...

what I don't understand I why they consider the dog to be dangerous?

angel1mole · 03-08-2006, 12:17 AM

Hi, Just sent my e-mail - good luck - I hope you win for this beautiful dog!

Copy of e-mail sent:-

I would just like to voice my disgust at your decision to destroy this wonderful animal.

One question I would like to put to you is, do you put your police officers 'to sleep' when they are no longer of any use to you................................I think not, so why do you feel you may act as God in the case of this dog, who has a loving home waiting to welcome him, and his only 'crime' is that he is 5 years old.

Please reconsider this awful decision and allow this animal to live out his 'retirement' like the rest of us have the right to do.

01-08-2006, 11:35 PM	#1
Rach! Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16	Please help save saxon am sure that some of you may be aware of Saxon's plight and have supported the campaign to save his life. If not, please take the time to read the post and sign the petition if you feel able. The 'independent' assessment is scheduled for Thursday this week. I have permission to crosspost this and so do you. Tina http://www.gwentpa.police.uk/ is where the dog worked and is now retired. http://www.petitiononline.com/k9saxon/ petition to save Saxon, only 5 years old To: Gwent Police Department ( UK ) To the Gwent Police Department in the UK We the undersigned are totally against the Gwent Police Department UK and are outraged for wanting to kill off their retired hard working police dogs. A very loyal K9 named Saxon who had served his community is at HIGH RISK of being put down because he is retired. The K9 handler offers his partner (K9 Saxon) a lifetime home with his wife and children and the Gwent Police Department still want to put this gorgeous German shepherd dog to sleep. Here is the story of the Wife of the handler taken off of the Videx German Shepherd dog website: (Please go to http://www.videxgsd.com/sos__save_our_saxon.htm to view the picture of this gorgeous dog) My Husband is a serving police dog handler and home office police dog instructor with Gwent police and for the past 4 years has had the honour and privilege of handling the most wonderful police dog. Saxon who is a 5-year-old German shepherd has been an extremely loyal and faithful servant of the police force and has been responsible for detecting many criminals. Saxon has been my husband's partner, sole mate trusted friend and loyal companion during his service and on many occasions my husband has been alone in very dangerous situations with only himself and Saxon to arrest serious and sometimes violent criminals. Both my husband and Saxon have been commended for their team efforts they even had a personal letter from the chief constable on one occasion. My husband's stories to me are endless and amazing and I feel safe in the knowledge that Saxon has and will put his own life in front of my husbands to protect and look after him. When off duty Saxon lives at home and is looked after by the whole family, my daughter takes him for walks and always plays with him. Saxon lives both in his kennel and inside our home where his favorite place is on the sofa next to my husband, sometimes I just don't get a look in they are like a married couple. For the past 3 months Saxon has been housed at the police kennels at Glascoed where he has been looked after by the police dog handlers whilst my husband has been away. A few weeks ago my husband was informed that Saxon was not to be re licensed as police dog and senior officers were to make a decision as to his future. This was happening at the same time as another police dog Kye, and we suspected that they were to put both Saxon and Kye down at the end of their service. My husband stated his case and made representations on Saxons behalf offering him a retirement home with us as his family for the rest of his life. We were as a family more than happy for this to happen, Saxon is not a danger, as anyone who knows him or has looked after him will testify. We were and are prepared to sign any agreement as to liability issues with regards to him. Today my husband was informed that Saxon is to be destroyed and the reason given as being 'the responsible thing to do' My husband is distraught and extremely upset this dog has meant so much to him over the years however as a serving officer cannot do anything about it due to the restrictions imposed on him by the service! SAXON has no voice, BUT MY FAMILY AND I DO Therefore I want to make an appeal for Saxons life and I feel that the general public should be made aware of the facts, please help us to SAVE OUR SAXON. The police use Usk veterinary surgery at Usk for all the veterinary care for police dogs, surely they cannot nor any other veterinary surgery be asked to put down a perfectly healthy, fit and loyal dog just because it has come to the end of his service? The Police management will argue that he is a dangerous dog, well that's just nonsense, just ask all the handlers and kennel staff who look after him, all the officers who know and respect him, ask them who is the best Police dog in Gwent? And guess who they will say. I feel that the police management are treating this living animal with no regard whatsoever, like a disposable tool, he has had his use and now its time to get rid of him. Is this the thanks that they give to a loyal and faithful servant? Will they do the same to other dogs in the future? How can anyone now donate dogs to the Police Service knowing that they will be destroyed at the end of their service. The truth about Gwent Police dog section must be heard. Ask the Police how many other dogs they have had killed. The police have members of the public assigned to monitor the health safety and welfare of Police dogs, well where are they in this case and what are they doing, are they just puppets on the police's strings? Yes Saxon is the property of Gwent Police service that are answerable to the general public and police by consent. Saxon belongs to the people of Gwent who he has protected whilst we all sleep at night, who has caught criminals breaking into our homes, who has with my husband caught numerous car thieves who has faced armed and violent criminals alone, who has found missing children cleaning their faces, who has represented Gwent Police at Regional Police Dog Trials, who has taken part in open day events, the list goes on and on...SO MUCH FOR A DANGEROUS DOG. Saxons days are numbered he due to be put to sleep we need your help now, please help to save this wonderful dog. To register your opposition to killing Saxon please e-mail the following policeauthority@gwentpnn.police.uk PLEASE HELP SAXON - SEND YOUR EMAIL NOW email address and express your feelings about Saxon policeauthority@gwentpnn.police.uk Sincerely, __________________

01-08-2006, 11:35 PM	#2
Rach! Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16	could this possibly be made sticky til its no longer needed?? please and thank you. __________________

01-08-2006, 11:41 PM	#3
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Yes I would like to see this a sticky. I will be certainly asking people to sign it! __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

02-08-2006, 04:58 PM	#5
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	I have signed just luv becks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

02-08-2006, 07:40 PM	#6
jeff Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,180	I have signed it too __________________

02-08-2006, 09:36 AM	#4
nina Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,337	I've seen it on another forum and signed the petition (it says there are 8,030 signatures so far), and have also sent an email to the Police dept. Nina

02-08-2006, 09:17 PM	#7
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	i have signed it so have my 2 kids and hubbie using our different email options linda

02-08-2006, 09:24 PM	#8
rodneypig Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southampton Posts: 135	Yep I've signed

02-08-2006, 09:25 PM	#9
SCiARA Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Romford, Essex Posts: 181	I'm the 8760th so far, I will email this to my work (50ish workers) and friends who will no doubt forward on to there's and so on... what I don't understand I why they consider the dog to be dangerous? __________________ Barry 3 female Hermanni Boettgeri 2 5yr & 1 6yr olds

03-08-2006, 12:17 AM	#10
angel1mole Junior Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1	Hi, Just sent my e-mail - good luck - I hope you win for this beautiful dog! Copy of e-mail sent:- I would just like to voice my disgust at your decision to destroy this wonderful animal. One question I would like to put to you is, do you put your police officers 'to sleep' when they are no longer of any use to you................................I think not, so why do you feel you may act as God in the case of this dog, who has a loving home waiting to welcome him, and his only 'crime' is that he is 5 years old. Please reconsider this awful decision and allow this animal to live out his 'retirement' like the rest of us have the right to do.

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