I thought the second picture would be another shot of the fat dogs, so when it turned out to be a picture of the fat owner, I lol'd.

The Labradors were taken from their home by an inspector from the charity who said they were just going to be weighed.
The organisation has not allowed Marie Davidson, 48, to see her animals, or even told her where they have been kept for the past three months.

Try sending a charity out to take a man's dog in THIS country and see what happens.

I'd just like to say this is my 2000th big fat headline.

/Sorry about the "Nanny State", but it's oblig for stories like this

A representative of the vets' surgery said they had been instructed not to comment by the RSPCA

Damn. They sound more like the FBI than the RSCPA.

Two Dogs Farking: I'd just like to say this is my 2000th big fat headline.

/Sorry about the "Nanny State", but it's oblig for stories like this


Well, at least we have proof that it works. Mods are just farking lazy now.

After this headline, Two Dogs Farking, you could change your user name to Two Dogs Dieting

/nothing

My favorite part

If Miss Davidson is prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act she faces a fine, a ban on keeping animals, or even a jail term. If she is not, and the dogs are returned, she could be asked to reimburse the RSPCA for the cost of keeping them in kennels.

so.. either you get fined for feeding your dog too much or you get to pay for housing them if you actually weren't doing anything wrong. Tax revenue must be pretty light right now.

Two Dogs Farking: I'd just like to say this is my 2000th big fat headline.

/Sorry about the "Nanny State", but it's oblig for stories like this

Err, holy shiat! Congratulations. How did you manage to get 2004 greenlights since 2006? Are you on Fark 24/7?

lajimi: The Labradors were taken from their home by an inspector from the charity who said they were just going to be weighed.
The organisation has not allowed Marie Davidson, 48, to see her animals, or even told her where they have been kept for the past three months.

Try sending a charity out to take a man's dog in THIS country and see what happens.

Um, the ASPCA does pretty much exactly this to abusive animal owners. There's even a reality show about it on Animal Planet. Linky (new window)

Did anyone else notice that she was feeding them "titbits"? Great editing job...

Bunny Deville: Did anyone else notice that she was feeding them "titbits"? Great editing job...

Not everyone speaks American english. Especially in England, where the Telegraph is published.

Why can't we do this with children? Is it not child endangerment? Feeding your child McDonalds everyday, especially when they are under the age of 4. Kudos for those dogs being taken away, I can only imagine how hard it can be for them to get up and exercise. Dying from being overweight is no way to go.

As the owner of two slightly fat dogs (one beagle and another half beagle half royal harrier), STFU Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (I wanted to type it).

And since this is a dogday thread here Bucky, lounging off with Chiquis in my old house:

Yeah, she should just be allowed to feed the dogs until they die of being overweight then she can buy another pair and do it again.

And 'Nanny State'? If this happened in the US PETA would have vandalised her house and claimed the 1st Amendment as justification.

She was "loving" her animals to death by overfeeding. If after a warning and consult with vets she still over feeds she does not deserve to have animals. It's a form of abuse or neglect. It's obvious by looking at her she doesn't know the meaning of dietary restraint for herself let alone her animals.

I believe the same thing for the parents that overfeed their kids too. They should be given a chance to alter their ways but if they still continue to overfeed their kids they should be taken away.

First off, just try and take any animal I might own. Secondly though as much as I'd like to say let the fattie have her fat dogs but she's abusing the dogs by keeping them fat. It's not hard to keep them slim. Don't feed them as much and toss them a ball every now and then. Also there's two of them if they didn't weigh a quarter ton each they would play with each other and burn calories.

Thank GOD the RSPCA has solved all actual animal cruelty issues, and is now free to take on fat pets. You guys must feel really good that every animal in the country is safe and well.

Great jorb, RSPCA!


yellow_ducki: Why can't we do this with children? Is it not child endangerment? Feeding your child McDonalds everyday, especially when they are under the age of 4. Kudos for those dogs being taken away, I can only imagine how hard it can be for them to get up and exercise. Dying from being overweight is no way to go.

And put them where?

After RTFA I have to state.

Well done RSPCA, job well done, she had plenty of chances to de-pork her dogs and she didn't so she lost them. They probably are enjoying lovely walks with their new owners that can actually be bothered.

I liked that she works for 'social services'. Wouldn't it be ironic if she was one of those 'social workers' that takes horrifically obese children away from parents.

I'll bet you those dogs LIKE to eat. On the other hand, I would also bet you that those dogs DONT LIKE to be locked in a kennel for 3 months. WTF? Dogs only live 15-20 years anyway, and I've seen some pretty fat dogs that lived relatively full lives. Dogs also don't have the same kind of social climate that makes them spurn fatties. When a skinny dog meets a fat dog, the skinny one probably says DAYUM I want what you're having! The dog nappers can DIAF. Sounds like another crappy ministry justifying its own existence.

Maybe they were fattening them up to eat them korean style?

I've often though about relocating to Great Britain, and not just to get away from George Bush. In all seriousness, I considered it because there was so much I liked about the UK: the history, socialized medicine, no more New England winters, I even liked their television better. It didn't seem like a terrible idea.

Now I keep seeing insane, irrational, over-reactionary, ham-fisted, fascist nonsense stories like this one where, were I the focus of such an obvious trampling of the citizen's fundamental right to live without the interference of authority, would end in an armed standoff. I am so glad I stayed where I am.

Long story short: America > UK.

/You Brits know George is gone, right? C'mon over!

No reason for the dogs to be fat. I would get them back somehow and put them to sleep just to really annoy everyone though. Want them thin Mr Charity? Ok they gonna be thin real soon...

That one dog looks like it's so fat fat it wheezes when it gets up to take a leak. I wonder if dogs can die of obesity related sleep apnea.

Your dog wants lean steak?

yellow_ducki: Why can't we do this with children? Is it not child endangerment? Feeding your child McDonalds everyday, especially when they are under the age of 4. Kudos for those dogs being taken away, I can only imagine how hard it can be for them to get up and exercise. Dying from being overweight is no way to go.


You're an asshole. the dogs are 20 years old and now they're spending their final days stressed and missing the life they knew. They're dogs. It hurts nobody and costs society nothing if they are fat.

I hate peple like you sticking your nose everywhere. Go to hell.

Poor dogs. They must be hating life.

Biscuit Tin: I thought the second picture would be another shot of the fat dogs, so when it turned out to be a picture of the fat owner, I lol'd.

Me too

/a lot of dogs resemble their owners

namegoeshere: yellow_ducki: Why can't we do this with children? ...

And put them where?

Government labor camps. You work them skinny. Those that show ability in combat are moved to the mountains, where they spend the next 12 years learning the art of darkness and forming the bulk of of our army of ninja assassins.

/we still steal people's babies in the US
//we just never do anything with them

They're dogs.

Hers.

Give her her dogs.

eggrolls You make major life decisions based on stories in the British tabloid press and Fark? I think the UK will just about scrape by without your no doubt fearsome intellect.

eggrolls: C'mon over!

No thanks, all the female teachers there are paedophiles. I learned that on Fark.

At no point did anyone, the vet or the RSPCA, tell me about the devastating consequences of the dogs not losing weight.

Retard

At least I laughed at the idea of Matt Lucas portraying her in a Little Britain sketch.

"yeah, but no, but yeah, but no...or sumpthin or nuffing"

eggrolls: I've often though about relocating to Great Britain, and not just to get away from George Bush. In all seriousness, I considered it because there was so much I liked about the UK: the history, socialized medicine, no more New England winters, I even liked their television better. It didn't seem like a terrible idea.

Now I keep seeing insane, irrational, over-reactionary, ham-fisted, fascist nonsense stories like this one where, were I the focus of such an obvious trampling of the citizen's fundamental right to live without the interference of authority, would end in an armed standoff. I am so glad I stayed where I am.

Long story short: America > UK.

/You Brits know George is gone, right? C'mon over!

No, man, you got it wrong. America is totally a fascist place. They stole Michael Vick's dogs from him, dude, and then put him in jail. Does that sound like the land of freedom? And his dogs got plenty of fresh air and exercise! Total invasion of privacy and curtailing of liberty and stuff.

I currently have my dog on a diet so I'm getting a kick....etc..


Sadie

It's good to know that there aren't any animals actually being abused in England if they time for this...

/No, i don't really believe that

RSPCA's energies would be better spent looking after starving strays and funding spay-neuter programs.

I wonder how much farther off the scenario that used to happen in communist Russia will be happening in the UK. Citizen your papers please! What business do you have in this section of town? Your seem to be quite a long way from your residence and place of employment. (gives answer) Hmmmm I see. I do not believe you. Please place your hands behind your head. You are under arrest for possible terrorist activities.

Every new law or action that restricts your freedom brings you one step closer to the above scenario. Yes even one as stupid as taking your fat fat dogs away.

The biggest cruelty they did was taking those dogs from their safe warm friendly cozy home and family and put them in a crappy kennel. Thereby increasing the animals stress levels and making it a certainty that they would die faster. Next we'll hear that they were euthenized to put them out of their fat fat misery.

angelachristine: She was "loving" her animals to death by overfeeding. If after a warning and consult with vets she still over feeds she does not deserve to have animals. It's a form of abuse or neglect. It's obvious by looking at her she doesn't know the meaning of dietary restraint for herself let alone her animals.

FTFA "The official carried out an assessment of the dogs, Rocky and Chubby, and said they were overweight. The inspector gave advice on how their weight could be reduced.

Miss Davidson, who works for Hertfordshire social services and who has owned dogs for more than 20 years, followed the instructions and managed to bring down their weight.

However, she had to cancel three vets appointments to have her pets weighed, after her mother fell ill and she had to care for her. "

I agree that feeding animals to death is irresponsible, but the woman was trying to follow the recommendations but had other personal problems to deal with as well. I find it hard to believe that she's not even allowed to see her animals. I would be seriously pissed if someone showed up to take away my dog without due process.

about 18 months ago we realized that our retriever mix was about 15 pounds over weight. We started buying good dog food (real meat being the first ingredient), and stopped giving him treats from the table. Not only is he now lean, healthier and happy but he shiats about half as much.

There is really no reason to have an obese dog.

sparkeyjames a) This happens in the US. b) I bet you're a fatty.

The pics look funny, but dogs that fat have significantly more difficult and shorter lives. I know a lady who beefed up her dog like that. She had to euthanize him relatively early in life due to the health problems.

eggrolls: I've often though about relocating to Great Britain, and not just to get away from George Bush. In all seriousness, I considered it because there was so much I liked about the UK: the history, socialized medicine, no more New England winters, I even liked their television better. It didn't seem like a terrible idea.

Now I keep seeing insane, irrational, over-reactionary, ham-fisted, fascist nonsense stories like this one where, were I the focus of such an obvious trampling of the citizen's fundamental right to live without the interference of authority, would end in an armed standoff. I am so glad I stayed where I am.

Long story short: America > UK.

/You Brits know George is gone, right? C'mon over!

No, give Obama 24 months to remake the US into a socialist state, then come over - it will be like you never left the UK.

stirfrybry: You're an asshole. the dogs are 20 years old and now they're spending their final days stressed and missing the life they knew. They're dogs. It hurts nobody and costs society nothing if they are fat.

I hate peple like you sticking your nose everywhere. Go to hell.

Poor dogs. They must be hating life.

While the poster probably is an asshole, I think you've got some facts wrong.

1 - the dogs aren't 20, she's owned dogs for 20 years. FTA: Miss Davidson, who works for Hertfordshire social services and who has owned dogs for more than 20 years, followed the instructions and managed to bring down their weight.
2 - dogs are definitely fat, but they've definitely lost some weight. FTA (initial weight) When the dogs, who are three and half years old, were initially inspected, Rocky weighed 73kg and Chubby 60kg, according to Miss Davidson. [To Americanize it for us, that's 161lbs and 132lbs]. She says she managed to get them down to a lower weight, but had regressed a bit. According the RSCPA, their weights are at: According to the RSPCA, when they were taken, Rocky weighed 63kg and Chubby 52kg. The organisation says a healthy Labrador should weigh no more than 34kg. [Again, Americanized at 139lbs, 115lbs, and max suggested weight of 75lbs].

Now, her dogs are fat, but so is she - apparently to the point that she can't get out for regular walks (either because she's actually disabled or she's a fattie that's classified as disabled, the article doesn't really say). Now a 161lb lab is farking fat - hugely fat. But the fact that she had him down to 139lbs when they weighed him was a pretty decent weight loss. Still not to healthy, but any means, but decent.

Oh, and their suggested weight is absolute crap pulled square out of their ass. Seriously - I've got a medium sized female chocolate who's not even close to fat. Exercized regularly and is at the perfect body fat level and she's at 70lbs. Weight measurements, much like human weight, depends on the level of muscle, size of the dog, etc. To establish an arbitrary level is the kind of stupid that boggles the mind.

As for taking the dogs, it's one thing when they're being not fed, physically abused, and mentally abused. Those these dogs were fat and definitely needed to lose weight, taking them likely put a large amount of stress on the dogs (to be fair, it's likely gone now as long as they aren't being kept in a kennel - if they are, that's a horrid long term environment) and will serve to do nothing but increase the likelihood of other conditions. Not to mention the horrific treatment of the owner. Yes - she needs to get the weight down, but this is the kind of shiat we get yelled at for Gitmo-related things. We took your husband and we'll get back to you if we want to.

/borderline Godwin

sparkeyjames:

If you, and others, are that concerned about rights and things like less government intrusion, perhaps you should look closer to home, and worry about that first. It's not like anybody really believes America is the home of the free/brave anymore.

eggrolls, sparkeyjames

Your country is doing just fine by comparison. Honest.

/stifles laughter

Should I be worried that my cat will be confiscated?

Commander Lysdexic: Yeah, she should just be allowed to feed the dogs until they die of being overweight then she can buy another pair and do it again.

And 'Nanny State'? If this happened in the US PETA would have vandalised her house and claimed the 1st Amendment as justification.

AAWWW the "bbbbut America" is just adorable

Heart of Farkness: sparkeyjames:

If you, and others, are that concerned about rights and things like less government intrusion, perhaps you should look closer to home, and worry about that first. It's not like anybody really believes America is the home of the free/brave anymore.

And its not like anybody here gives a flying fark what you think so thank for that little insight.lol