0:00:02 > 0:00:04Nearly half of Britain owns a pet.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09It's the Council and the police, can you open the door, please?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12But man and beast don't always live together in harmony.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14I've reason to believe it is your dog
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and you've had it for a few years and not two weeks.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21When things go wrong, animal wardens are there to protect our pets...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24..and keep their owners in check.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm not having my dog taken off me, mate.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28I love you, too.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32But for some of us, our animals are more than just pets.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I wouldn't know what to do without him.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36They can change and even save lives.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38I owe my life to these horses.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41This is Animal Saints And Sinners.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Coming up...
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Dogs in a block of flats are causing problems for the neighbours.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- We've had a complaint about your dogs.- Who from?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Police need dog wardens' help at a raid on a house.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Some of these dogs could be quite aggressive.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04And a rescue dog
0:01:04 > 0:01:08and a pony are helping two people get their lives back on track.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I was just getting lower and lower,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and just really not wanting to be in this world.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, is surrounded by old mill towns
0:01:21 > 0:01:22and country villages.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It also has a large population,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27which means its dog wardens are kept very busy.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Come on.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Tina Shaw has been a dog warden for 17 years.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39And she and the rest of the team are about to give police
0:01:39 > 0:01:41support on a drugs raid at a house.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46A lot of the time we never know what we're going to meet.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Some of these dogs could be quite aggressive.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53So we have to be really careful about how we approach it.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Tina has been on 15 raids in her career.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59And today, there are thought to be several large dogs, which the
0:01:59 > 0:02:02wardens will remove while the police search the house.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06As her colleagues go ahead, Tina gets an update from the police.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08What they're going to try and do first of all is see
0:02:08 > 0:02:10if the occupants of the property will let them in
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and secure the dogs themselves, without any involvement from us.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16If they refuse to do that, then we will have to obviously use
0:02:16 > 0:02:20force to enter the property and we'll be called in to secure the dogs.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The police believe there may be a suspected drug dealer
0:02:27 > 0:02:28visiting the house.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31But Tina's priority is the welfare of the dogs.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Tina's colleagues and the police officers are being cautious.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45But thankfully, the dogs don't seem hostile
0:02:45 > 0:02:47and the owner of the house is being cooperative.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Four dogs - an Akita, a Staffie and two German shepherds -
0:02:53 > 0:02:58belonging to a family member will be kept in the dog wardens' vans.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04German shepherds often have trouble with their legs in old age.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07She's 12, you'll have to help her in.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10And the owner is concerned about her eldest one.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- They're not going anywhere. - We're not taking them anywhere.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15We're just putting them here to be safe.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18It's all right, Maya.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Once they've continued the search and they're happy that the dogs
0:03:21 > 0:03:25can go back in, then we'll release the dogs back to the owners.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35With the dogs safely out of the way in the dog wardens' vans,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37the police have been able to make two arrests.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47And now, they have the all clear to go in
0:03:47 > 0:03:50and search for any drugs which may have been hidden in the house.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55It is a large house that they're searching, it could be a late night.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57The dogs are in the van.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58We need to keep those safe,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02so we'll be here to supervise those until they finish the operation.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Obviously, when you go into this sort of situations,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06you never know what's going to happen,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10so we have to be fairly flexible and quite prepared to stick it out.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Are we all right?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Onto the last room now, so it shouldn't be too much longer.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22The police have finished their search
0:04:22 > 0:04:24and found Class B drugs in the house.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27The dogs are now free to go back in.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Don't forget the other two.- Yeah.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- He's got the runs.- Lovely.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Thankfully, the dogs seem unaffected by their experience
0:04:41 > 0:04:43and the owners are allowed to collect them from the van.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45It's OK.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Take him and then...- They'll take the other one.- Come on, sweetie.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11There is quite a lot of material been reported from the property
0:05:11 > 0:05:12we've just been to,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15so I think it has been a very successful raid.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Over 200 miles away, in Hampshire, a shy pony and the use
0:05:25 > 0:05:30of equine therapy are helping Andy Farmer get his life back.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35"Equine therapy, what is that, then?" I didn't have a clue.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38And I thought, "No, you've done everything else,
0:05:38 > 0:05:39"just give it a go, whatever it is."
0:05:39 > 0:05:44This care home for the elderly is where 46-year-old Andy has
0:05:44 > 0:05:47worked for the last year as a domestic assistant.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- How are you, Liz, you all right? - Yes, thank you.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53I'm just coming to clean your room if that's all right.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57All right, Liz, I think that's clean,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- so you can have that for your dinner now.- Yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04See you later. Bye. Bye.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07But Andy's life now is a million miles away from the life
0:06:07 > 0:06:11he had just four years ago, when he tried to take his own life.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Back in his teens, Andy had a lot of friends. He was confident
0:06:22 > 0:06:25and always the life and soul of the party.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28We'd go out, like, weekends and that would be it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You'd have a few drinks, just have a laugh.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32When we had a few drinks inside us,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36then it just seemed to be so much better and everything was funny.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40It was... It was just brilliant in them days.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46But as the years went by, things began to change.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49My three friends, my real good friends,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51they were getting relationships,
0:06:51 > 0:06:52having kids, and all they were doing.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55And then I was noticing that I wasn't seeing them very much
0:06:55 > 0:06:57and all that.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I did feel quite lonely.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04I thought, hang on, why are they happy and settling down and all
0:07:04 > 0:07:08I'm doing is just drinking more, getting more depressed and just...
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I couldn't work that out. I just couldn't see...
0:07:11 > 0:07:13I just couldn't see it at all.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17It wasn't only that Andy's friends were starting to settle down,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20they also didn't like the way he was starting to behave.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25If I met them, then usually I'd be pretty intoxicated
0:07:25 > 0:07:28already by that stage. And then, you know.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30But I didn't see that at the time.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Andy's mood began to change, too.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36They'd look at me like, "That's not Andy.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40"That's not the old Andy, the one that'd always laugh and joke."
0:07:40 > 0:07:43So they sort of done their own thing.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47See, by that stage, I was just going to the pub
0:07:47 > 0:07:49and I'd just talk to anyone, basically.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Andy spent more and more time on his own, and the drinking got worse.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I just felt, nothing makes me happy, apart from when I am drunk,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00but then...
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I don't know, then, but...
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It was just a slow spiral.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13I was just getting lower and lower and lower,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16and just really not wanting to be in this world.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23But then, four years ago, feeling hopeless,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Andy turned to his doctor and he was diagnosed with depression.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32It had taken a hold of him and his drinking habits had become
0:08:32 > 0:08:37so extreme that he could no longer hold down his job as an HGV driver.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I had saved a load of money up and I just had it in my head,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45"I got enough money now and I'm that depressed
0:08:45 > 0:08:48"and I hate life, I'm just going to... With this money,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52"I'm bound to be able to drink myself to death, basically."
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Andy was in self-destruct mode.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59As it carried on, and when the money started to run out,
0:08:59 > 0:09:03then I was just basically sat in my room.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I wouldn't go out anywhere, I didn't want to be with anyone.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12I'd just drink, fall asleep, drink, fall asleep.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16And just... Just in existence, really.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Broke and hanging out around the house all day, his father kicked
0:09:21 > 0:09:23him out and Andy became homeless,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25ending up sleeping on friends' sofas.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31By this time, I didn't care. I didn't care about anything.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34I didn't care what anyone said, I didn't care about anything.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38I just wanted to drink myself to death, basically.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42But the antidepressants he had been prescribed seemed to offer
0:09:42 > 0:09:44an easier way out.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50I just remember the couple of occasions in my bedroom.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53And just sitting there, playing my music
0:09:53 > 0:09:58and just drinking and taking these tablets one by one, going,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00"Yes, you're getting closer, you're getting closer."
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Andy was rushed to hospital.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11They were not good times. It was not... No.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Andy ended up in hospital a few times.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21And after a year, he finally realised that
0:10:21 > 0:10:24if he didn't break this cycle, there would be no going back.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27So he asked to go for counselling.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31I'd go there, I wouldn't really listen...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I did listen to what they were saying,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35but I wouldn't take none of it on board.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I thought, "Yeah, what are you telling me?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40"You're not telling me anything I don't know already."
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Andy's counsellors were determined to make him listen.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47And finally, he agreed to go into detox.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49But he still had a long way to go to
0:10:49 > 0:10:52address his need to drink and his depression.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Then, one of his counsellors told him about equine therapy.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01And I went, "Equine therapy?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05"What is that, then?" I didn't have a clue.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07And I thought, "No, you've done everything else,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09"just give it a go, whatever it is."
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Andy joined a pilot scheme for equine-assisted learning.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19It uses the bond between horses and ponies with people as therapy.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21So I did go to equine.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24The first time I went up there just to see what it was all about.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27It was definitely... Horses. And I think to myself,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32"How are horses going to sort of keep me on the right road?"
0:11:32 > 0:11:35What we do here is put people in the field with horses
0:11:35 > 0:11:39and watch them interact together.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41It helps them gain some self-awareness and
0:11:41 > 0:11:43it helps them build their confidence.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Because when they see their behaviour, their feelings
0:11:47 > 0:11:51their emotions reflected back to them by the horses' reaction
0:11:51 > 0:11:56to them, it gives them a real sense of awareness of who they are.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Andy started a course of sessions every week.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04We'd get set different sort of challenges with the horses.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08We'd work with them and sort of gain their trust.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I'd end up writing what I'd done and how I felt.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15It was all sort of coming together inside my head, I was going,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18"This all makes sense, I'm getting this."
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And he made a friend right from the start - Tommy,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23a 24-year-old moor's pony.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I was drawn straight away to Tommy.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33I know now, cos I could see a lot of Tommy inside of me -
0:12:33 > 0:12:39the shyness, the wanting to get to know people
0:12:39 > 0:12:42but not being able to do it.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Like Andy, Tommy had also had a difficult past.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Tommy is a very special pony.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52He has come to us from a very troubled background.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57He was found by the RSPCA as a cruelty and neglect case
0:12:57 > 0:12:59many years ago.
0:12:59 > 0:13:05But Tommy has never lost that very shy, untrusting approach to life.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07So he's very wary of new people.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Come on. Come on. Come on.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Come on.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Go on.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Come on. Come on.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Tommy. Over here.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Come on.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Come on.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42If the pony won't come anywhere near Andy, then he has to change
0:13:42 > 0:13:48how he is, because he needs to be in a position of calmness.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Good boy.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Yeah. Tommy, stop being frightened all the time. Come on.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02Let's walk. Come on. Good boy. Come on, Tom. Tommy, come on, come on.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Come on. Come on.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Come on, going to walk.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17That was a lovely moment, when Andy managed to calm himself down and the
0:14:17 > 0:14:21pony actually turned towards him and allowed him to walk right up to him.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Then, having spent a little time with him,
0:14:23 > 0:14:27he has now got him to actually walk around with him.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28You're a good boy.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Yes, you are.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33You do really well.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Yes, you are.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40And that lovely bond between the two of them has become evident,
0:14:40 > 0:14:41which is really nice.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Come on, then. Come on, come on.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Come on, Tommy, come on.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50To form this kind of bond with a pony is very, very special.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I'm just so proud of Andy
0:14:54 > 0:14:57because what he has achieved is just remarkable. He has done so well.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00You know, after so long of struggling with his addiction,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04to get out there, get a job that he loves and be happy...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07And I think Andy would tell you that he really is in a good place now.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Tommy is amazing, totally amazing.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14And in loads of ways, it stops me
0:15:14 > 0:15:18even thinking about that drop or that can or that pint.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24I'm back to, you know, how I was when I was younger,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27with confidence and interacting with people.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Oh, did you?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Andy has been here just coming up to a year.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35It's like he has always been here.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37He's really friendly,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and helpful, residents like him, and he has fitted in really well.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47You enjoy your dinner. I'll see you later. Bye.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51He's a valued member of the team. We wouldn't be without him now.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Hi, Jeff. How you doing, mate? Are you all right? OK.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59It has been a long and difficult journey for Andy.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01But now he can face the world again.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06And on his days off, he often pays Tommy a visit.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Before Tommy, I was in some dark places
0:16:10 > 0:16:13and Tommy was a lifesaver for me.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15There is a bond I've got with him.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18That fellow over there.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Newham, in East London, is one of the city's biggest boroughs.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30And its five animal welfare officers receive up to 200 calls a month.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Heading up the animal welfare team is Tina Delaney.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38My name is Tina Delaney, D-E-L-A-N-E-Y.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41We have picked up a dog.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44They work actively in the community, dealing with any animal which may
0:16:44 > 0:16:48suffer cruelty, is being neglected or has been picked up as a stray.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Tina and senior animal welfare officer Sue Heathcote
0:16:54 > 0:16:56regularly work together.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01In Newham, you can say any road to Sue
0:17:01 > 0:17:04and she knows exactly where it is.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Yeah, Sue's the Sat Nav and I drive faster.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09So between us, we save time.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's after the railway line. I can see the railway line.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13That's helpful.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- Right, you know you're going left. - Yeah. It is the centre.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26It is a challenging job and Tina and her team are committed to the
0:17:26 > 0:17:29well-being of all animals brought to their attention.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I try to get a balance between enforcement and education.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Sometimes, you know, people might be not keeping an animal as
0:17:36 > 0:17:40effectively or as well as they should be, and it's not about being cruel,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43it's about they don't actually realise or they don't know
0:17:43 > 0:17:45and they're scared to ask for help.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Of all the calls they receive from the public,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49many are from angry neighbours.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52And today, Tina and Sue are on their way to a Council block,
0:17:52 > 0:17:56where two dogs, living in a flat, are said to be causing a nuisance.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59The Council have strict rules about keeping pets
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and all tenants should get written permission.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05So, we're going to the premises to look at whether there are two
0:18:05 > 0:18:08dogs on the property, because they don't have permission.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10It is alleged that one of the dogs isn't OK with people
0:18:10 > 0:18:13and that he is being kept in a box.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15And that the dogs are fouling in the common area.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18So we're just going to go and have a look at that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21BUZZER
0:18:25 > 0:18:27From the Council. Can you let us in, please?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31BEEPS
0:18:31 > 0:18:35There are approximately 500 local authority homes in Newham
0:18:35 > 0:18:37with permission to keep pets,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41but there could be just as many with animals that aren't registered.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Hello.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49From the London Borough of Newham Animal Welfare Service.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51We've had a complaint about your dogs on the property.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53You have two dogs on the premises?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I'm her mum, she's in the bath at the moment.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Shut the door.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Can you tell me what's this all about?
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Where are the two dogs at the moment? - They're in the bedroom.- OK.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- We've had a complaint about your dogs.- Who from?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16A lot of people don't like it that somebody has complained.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19One of the first questions we are always asked is who has complained,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21"I'm going to get them, I'm going to do this, that."
0:19:21 > 0:19:25And I think that what is important is learning how to deal with people
0:19:25 > 0:19:27and interact with people and calm people down.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- How many dogs have you got on the property?- Two.- Right, OK.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33And you have not got permission to keep those dogs, have you?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I don't know, you've got to ask my daughter, she's in the bathroom now.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37OK, we'll just wait for her, then.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Most problems occur because a dog has a poor diet or
0:19:40 > 0:19:43because it is not exercised enough. And people don't realise that.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46So what starts happening is they start shutting the dog
0:19:46 > 0:19:49into another room or they start shutting the dog into the garden
0:19:49 > 0:19:51because they can't cope with the dog.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54And all that does is make the dog more desperate for company
0:19:54 > 0:19:56and more hyperactive.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Can I see the dogs, please?- You can't see the dogs, they're going to bite.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- They don't know you. - I just want to look through the door.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02They'll bite you!
0:20:02 > 0:20:04The flat is a confined space
0:20:04 > 0:20:07and the owners themselves say the dogs are aggressive,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11so Tina keeps her distance and asks the owners to control them.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14OK. What door are they in?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17They want to come through. If they get bit, tell them I said so.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18I'm not saying that.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20In a community, the problem gets worse
0:20:20 > 0:20:24and worse with antisocial dogs, and people don't often know where to go.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27They're frightened that if they do ask for help, somebody is going
0:20:27 > 0:20:31to come and take away their dog or, you know, they're criticizing him.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Is that the one that bites? - She doesn't bite.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38I'm only talking to you nicely, OK?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Right, OK.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- All these flats have got dogs. - She never bites, only if...
0:20:44 > 0:20:48OK, so you've not got permission to keep them, have you?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51The dogs are Staffordshire Bull Terrier crosses, a breed that
0:20:51 > 0:20:54can become highly strung if they are not exercised properly.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Whatever your breed of dog is, you should know about that breed,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00so you know about traits he has, problems he should have,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02areas you need to focus on more.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Hardly anybody knows about that, the houses we go round,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07they just haven't got a clue at all.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09And it is not just the lack of knowledge
0:21:09 > 0:21:11about the breed that is the problem in this case.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14They've got two bitches from the same litter
0:21:14 > 0:21:16that have started fighting.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Often, when two bitches from the same litter start fighting,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23long-term they will not be able to live together. OK?
0:21:23 > 0:21:26They will either come home and one of them will be
0:21:26 > 0:21:29dead or will be seriously, seriously injured.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37We have advised them regarding diets, how to train them properly
0:21:37 > 0:21:40and stop some of the chaos that is happening in the house,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42cos everybody is screaming and shouting
0:21:42 > 0:21:44and the dogs are barking and jumping around.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47We've also provided them with neutering vouchers,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49cos they've got two unneutered bitches.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52They're going to be vaccinated and microchipped as well.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55The microchip becomes a legal requirement in 2016 anyways,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57so we advised them of that.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00And we've just advised them of how to kind of behave with
0:22:00 > 0:22:01the dogs when people knock on the door.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It's not only changing the dogs' behaviour, it's changing their
0:22:04 > 0:22:08behaviour and how they interact with the dogs to make a difference,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10to make a difference to everybody in that house
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and to everybody in that community.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24In Greater Manchester, Salford's two dog control officers,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Erica Eaton and Will Harris, are checking their day's workload.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32As a team, they are very active in the city,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36keeping an eye on the welfare of the large dog population.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38We will come down there as soon as possible.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Today, they're doing checks and patrolling for strays.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- What is your dog, sir? - Crossbred Staff.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Can we have a look at it, please?
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Is that your dog?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Suddenly, Erica spots an Irish wolfhound she picked up a few
0:22:57 > 0:23:00days ago, wandering alone on the same busy road.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09She had returned the dog to its owner, warning him to keep
0:23:09 > 0:23:10it on the lead.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13But he doesn't seem to have taken her advice.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Is this the dog I picked up on Friday?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- Yeah.- Do you want to put him on the lead for me, please?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20He needs to be on the lead on the public highway,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22you can't have him off the lead.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I've already spoke to you about this.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Have you got any poo bags on you?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- I have, yeah.- Have you got them? - I always carry them.- Right.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Oi, come on!
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Oi!
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Come here.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47It is quite rare for us to find
0:23:47 > 0:23:52an elderly person letting the dogs just roam on the roads,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55with or without them, whether they are on the leads or not.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00The older generation tend to be more cautious and more protective
0:24:00 > 0:24:03over their little pets than the younger ones do.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Make sure you keep him on the lead.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Make sure he's not out on his own again. All right?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13But if I take him down woods now...
0:24:13 > 0:24:15If you take him down there and let him off the lead.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18But if you're walking down the road like you are now, it is
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- a public highway. - I was going to say,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I've had him since he were about five, six months old.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Yeah.- I got him from Galway.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30I picked him up on Friday morning, he was roaming on this field here.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33And then he was just running across this road,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36then running back to the field and running across the road again.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38And there was a lad passing by.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40I asked him if he knew him, he didn't know him.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43There were a couple people, but nobody knew who he was.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46If you would've asked around here, because they'll tell you...
0:24:46 > 0:24:51- When I spoke to you on the phone... - I've had him 15 years.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54When I spoke to you on Friday night, you said to me
0:24:54 > 0:24:57that you let him out all the time on his own, and he just runs back.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- He just wanders back on his own. - You can't do that.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Because sometimes he comes back with rabbit.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- I know, but you can't do that.- I don't know how he catches a rabbit.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08When I saw him, he was fouling on this grass.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09And obviously, you're not there,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12so there is nobody to clean up after him.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- All right?- Yeah, I understand that. I understand that.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Keep him under control. That's the main thing,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- keep the dog under control. - I'm 65 years old now.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25We respect your age, sir, but you've still got to be
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- responsible for your dog, whether you're six or 65.- All right.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31OK, sir? Thank you very much.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36It's so upsetting sometimes because that dog has been his friend
0:25:36 > 0:25:39for life and you don't want to take his friend away.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42And vice versa for the dog.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47So sometimes your emotions do get the best of you and you think,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50"I need to give this dog back," when really you shouldn't.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03In Hampshire, Susan Fitzmorris lives with her dog Millie.
0:26:09 > 0:26:15When I first saw her, I did think she looked a really lovely dog.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I was sort of convinced that she was the right one for me.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23She has definitely made a difference to my life.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Over 40 years ago, Susan met the man who was to become her husband.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Well, we were on a holiday in Cornwall, down at Cawsand,
0:26:35 > 0:26:40and we went to a spot called Rame Head.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42And so he proposed to me there.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47And we...we actually called our first bungalow Rame.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53I did know that he was the one, so I said yes immediately.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Yes. Never regretted it.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Peter's lifelong passion was aviation,
0:27:02 > 0:27:04and in particular, flying small aircraft.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09The last time I spoke to him
0:27:09 > 0:27:15was the morning of...of his plane accident.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18He was going for a flight
0:27:18 > 0:27:23with a friend in this new plane
0:27:23 > 0:27:25and...
0:27:25 > 0:27:26they, um...
0:27:26 > 0:27:29They actually took off
0:27:29 > 0:27:32and then 90 seconds into the flight,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34um...
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Well, who knows what happened, but it just crashed to the ground
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and burst into flames.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46And both of them, you know, died immediately.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53It is a comfort to me to think that
0:27:53 > 0:27:55he died doing something
0:27:55 > 0:27:58that he really enjoyed and that was important to him.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03And I also know that he wouldn't have been frightened because he felt
0:28:03 > 0:28:06so at home in the air.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Yes, I miss him every minute of the day.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Um... If you've loved somebody, they are part of you.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19And if they are not there, that part is always missing.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Susan was struggling to cope with day-to-day life
0:28:26 > 0:28:28and was becoming more and more isolated.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32After almost a year of living alone,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Susan decided she needed a companion.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42I thought a dog would be very good for me.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47It would encourage me to go out and about
0:28:47 > 0:28:48and it would be company
0:28:48 > 0:28:51and just get me up in the morning.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56So I started the search,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58looking on the Internet.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00All the web pages,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03all the rescue sites,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06just looking for the perfect dog.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09And it was on the website of an animal rescue centre
0:29:09 > 0:29:14near Birmingham where Susan found an elderly dog looking for a new home.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18So, I rang them up and said,
0:29:18 > 0:29:24"I'm quite interested in this dog called Millie that you've got."
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Unfortunately for Susan, meeting Millie wouldn't prove to be easy.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I picked her because she caught my eye.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I went after her one time,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39she was already booked for somebody.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43But then that didn't work out. Second time.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46She didn't go to the home that she was meant to be going to.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52And so third time, I was able to go and see her.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Finally, Susan had the opportunity to travel the 150 miles
0:29:56 > 0:29:59to Bromsgrove to meet Millie for the first time,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03a day etched in her memory for more than one reason.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04My friend said,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07"Well, I'm free Monday
0:30:07 > 0:30:12"and I can take you Monday to collect her."
0:30:12 > 0:30:15And that was quite a special day
0:30:15 > 0:30:22because it was in fact a year to the day of my husband's plane accident.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Come on, up here, come on. Good girl.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32And as much as Millie the dog was in need of a good home,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34she was much needed by Susan.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37You Mummy's girl? Are you?
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Pure coincidence.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43That's why, you know, I felt that Millie is sort of really special.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48So, where something really tragic and terrible had happened
0:30:48 > 0:30:51the year before,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54a year later, to that same day,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57something...better happened.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Um, yeah.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05That was a very special day.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Just look at that.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- And that's your nice leaning one. - I like that one.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14It was just amazing, you know, Sue's face
0:31:14 > 0:31:17when she first saw Millie was just lovely.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18She was very emotional
0:31:18 > 0:31:22and it just looked like it was love at first sight for the two of them.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25And Sue was able to bring her home and it was like...
0:31:25 > 0:31:29It was bringing Millie home to her new home. And she was wonderful.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Good girl, Millie. Yes?
0:31:36 > 0:31:37You're a good girl.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43After that first special meeting, Millie soon settled in at home.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47For Susan, her canine companion helped her come to terms with
0:31:47 > 0:31:49her bereavement.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52There we are. Good girl. Good girl.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I do enjoy walking. My husband and I had always enjoyed walking.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00We walked the South Downs way.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I felt that being on my own,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I didn't want to go for walks on my own.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11I needed a...a companion.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16No, she comes everywhere. We go to the shops.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19She actually comes on the bus with me.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23We've been to London, we've been to Bournemouth.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26We've been on the train to the seaside.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28She comes to meetings.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30She comes to friends'. Yeah.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34So, no, she is my little shadow.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Yeah, Millie's been very special.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Um...
0:32:41 > 0:32:44She has been a blessing to me.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Is it nice and quiet in here, Millie?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Go and have a nice little think, can't we? Quietly together.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56I hope that I have been a blessing to her as well because, um,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58she has had a happy life with me
0:32:58 > 0:33:02and I just feel that God sent her to me.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08You see the two of them together, they are just a team.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10You know, I don't know who takes who for a walk, actually.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13So I think sometimes it can be Millie that's going,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16"I want to go out," and Sue will come along.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18So they just look a great team together.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21There were go. Home we go.
0:33:23 > 0:33:29Come on. She is quite a nice, big dog, and cuddly.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32She has been a great comfort to me.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34You Mummy's girl? Are you?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Back up in Kirklees,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44dog warden Tina Shaw has another busy day ahead.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I've just come to speak to you about your dog.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59With nearly two decades on the job, Tina has seen a large rise
0:33:59 > 0:34:02in the number of dangerous dogs in the area.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Today, she is returning to a house where
0:34:06 > 0:34:09neighbours are concerned about a dog that is kept chained up outside,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12which seems very unfriendly.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14There you go.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17BARKING
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Tina has made several visits to the house,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22but no-one has ever come to the door.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Until now.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Hi.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Tina asks the owners about the dog,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33but she doesn't get any clear answers.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36And she tells them to improve the animal's living conditions.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40A lot of people have a dog that they really haven't got time for,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42so it is tied up in the garden 24-7.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46These dogs need exercise. Dogs are working dogs at the end of the day.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49So they need to have interaction and exercise.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52And if they don't get that, they become aggressive,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54they get bored and they bark.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Having seen the dog outside a few times,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Tina believes it could be a pit-bull type, which is an illegal breed.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05We come across a lot of these dogs, which unfortunately,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08are illegal for obvious reasons.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11I've seen the injuries inflicted on people.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13If they are kept properly and they are trained properly,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15they can be perfectly fine.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Pit bulls are banned because they were originally,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20and often still are, bred as fighting dogs,
0:35:20 > 0:35:24and Tina is concerned as there is a baby living at the house.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Pit bull type dogs in a domestic situation can...
0:35:28 > 0:35:32As with any dog, really, can be very difficult because at any time,
0:35:32 > 0:35:35a child or a person could upset that dog.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38And obviously, the only way a dog can defend itself is by growling
0:35:38 > 0:35:39and biting.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44So, whilst I don't want to typify the pit bull or anything,
0:35:44 > 0:35:45yeah, they're big dogs,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49they can cause a lot of damage if they do decide to attack.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51While Tina is worried about the dog's welfare,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54her main priority is to get it assessed.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I am concerned because there is a young baby at that house.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59The dog does live in the house with them
0:35:59 > 0:36:01as well as being tied up outside.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04What we'll do with that dog now is pass the information to the police
0:36:04 > 0:36:06and let them pick up the case from there.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09They will come out and possibly seize the dog
0:36:09 > 0:36:12and get it examined by the experts in the police force.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17We are concerned when animals are kept in close proximity with kids.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29While Tina is one of the longest serving dog wardens in Kirklees,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Liz Smith is one of the newest.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35I am an animal lover and right from being a child,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38my grandfather was a farmer, so I was brought up
0:36:38 > 0:36:40in a farm setting.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43We're picking up dogs quite regularly in Kirklees,
0:36:43 > 0:36:46so I am always at the kennels, making regular visits there.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50It is nice to keep tabs on dogs that you have picked up
0:36:50 > 0:36:53earlier in the week and the outcomes of the dogs.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Bunny was found on the train to Huddersfield.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01And the people then called the dog wardens to go and collect her.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05She is a lovely little Staffie-type dog. She's quite young.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08And as you can see, she is quite wriggly and excitable.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I do find myself getting attached to some of the dogs,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13certain breeds in particular.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16I think that's just the nature of the job.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Maxwell.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Good boy. Sit. Sit.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Give us your paw. Good lad. Good boy.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Good boy.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Like Liz, Rachel Senior is also new to the team.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35The job has been a bit harder than I thought.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Sometimes there's things that shock you.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42I picked a dog up a few weeks ago that had got scald marks
0:37:42 > 0:37:43all over its back.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46So, I picked it up and took it to the vet's.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50And then kind of went and hid and had a little cry.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Today, Rachel and Liz are heading out to a house eight miles away.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06We've just had a call to say there's two dogs which have been
0:38:06 > 0:38:09taken as captive strays over at Cleckheaton.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21In Kirklees at the moment, we are
0:38:21 > 0:38:25averaging picking up a couple of strays every day.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28So it is quite a problem.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30They are female puppies and they suddenly appeared
0:38:30 > 0:38:32in someone's garden last night.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Oh, darling.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Dealing with stray dogs is part of our job,
0:38:39 > 0:38:43whether that's one that people have come across and they've taken in
0:38:43 > 0:38:46and they've called us just to come and collect
0:38:46 > 0:38:49or it could be one where people seen a dog in an area,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51straying around.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56When I first saw the puppies, I thought they was beautiful.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01It just makes you wonder how someone could have lost two puppies
0:39:01 > 0:39:05that were so young and so lovely and not report them missing to us.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Finding the puppies was quite a surprise for the owners
0:39:08 > 0:39:09of the house.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11How long have they been in your garden?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Since yesterday evening.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15You don't recognise them from living anywhere...?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Never seen them around here at all. - Aw, sweetie.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Quite a few people around here have dogs, but I haven't seen these two.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Yeah.- They are so cute!
0:39:23 > 0:39:26But we can't have them cos we've already been adopted by a cat.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31We can't have dogs, unfortunately.
0:39:31 > 0:39:37So we just hope we can find who they belong to or find them a nice home.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40So far, the puppies haven't been reported as missing.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42But where did they come from?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46The puppies are a mystery, I think.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50I wouldn't have thought someone had took them out and abandoned them,
0:39:50 > 0:39:51because they was in good condition.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- We'll scan them and see. - Yeah, we'll scan them
0:39:54 > 0:39:58and, yeah, we'll take them up to the kennels and make them comfy.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02And I'm sure we'll re-home them if their owner doesn't come forward.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Mm-hm. Shouldn't be difficult, should it?- Hm?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08The puppies are quite young
0:40:08 > 0:40:10and it is difficult to tell what breed they are.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- How would you describe them?- Eh...
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- A bit of a blend, aren't they? - They're a cross, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19A bit of a terrier cross? Terrier-Staffie, maybe?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Come on, then, guys, let's get you in. Thank you very much.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28In her short time as a dog warden,
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Liz has often come across one particular type of breed.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36We do collect a lot of Staffies and there just isn't really
0:40:36 > 0:40:39enough responsible dog owners or suitable homes.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43There's lots of crossbreeding, and so it is a problem in Kirklees.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47You are a sweetie.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49As the puppies seem to have been well looked after,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Liz hopes they may have a caring owner who'll come forward
0:40:52 > 0:40:56and solve the mystery as to how they came to be in the garden.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- All right, guys.- You've been on an adventure, little ladies.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05The puppies were found not to be microchipped,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07which will make it harder to trace their owner.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09All right, darlings.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16They were lovely, yeah. They're so lovely, aren't they?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18It's always nice when they come straight up to you.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Straight up, yeah. - And they want to cuddle.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23It's, yeah, nice to get a little snuggle with a puppy
0:41:23 > 0:41:25every now and again.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28- Do you want a custard cream? - No, thank you!
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Farther out from the centre of Kirklees,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36the puppies will be kept at one of the two private kennels
0:41:36 > 0:41:39used by the wardens, where they'll be kept for seven days to
0:41:39 > 0:41:42give their owner a chance to claim them.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Come on, guys.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57While it's hoped the puppies will return home,
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Liz knows only too well the reasons why they may not.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05People take dogs on and don't realise the financial implications.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08I think people take dogs home
0:42:08 > 0:42:11and can't control the dogs or don't give the dogs the right
0:42:11 > 0:42:14environment, and then the dog might do things like chew the house,
0:42:14 > 0:42:18you know, or go to the toilet in the house,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21and then the dog gets turfed out.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23I think a lot of people breed from dogs
0:42:23 > 0:42:26and then realise they can't sell them on.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30It is very much a throw-away society
0:42:30 > 0:42:32and it is quite heartbreaking, really.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41The nuisance dogs at the flat in Newham have been neutered
0:42:41 > 0:42:45and the owner has applied to the Council for permission to keep them.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49The dog in Kirklees kept on a chain was seized by the police,
0:42:49 > 0:42:53but there wasn't enough evidence to suggest it was a pit bull type
0:42:53 > 0:42:55and has been returned to its owner.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Tina is still worried about the dog's welfare
0:42:57 > 0:43:00and is keeping an eye on the situation.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03And the two Staffie puppies were never claimed by their owner,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06and have now been re-homed separately.