PhilK
Very Well-Known Member
We rent on a 2.5 acre property out near Gatton and have been keeping a sheep for slaughter at the end of July. As it's the uni holidays me and my house mates asked the neighbour to check its water until we can get back after work/prac in Brisbane. I got a call today saying two Alsatians had got into the sheep's paddock last night and given it a right mashing (neighbour had seen it).. none of my friends were out at Gatton to look for me so after a LOT of calling around I managed to get a bloke to go and see it and he called me and put me on the phone to the RSPCA inspector.. he said it was torn up bad on the back legs with tendons showing and its face was all ripped up.
I was thinking I would be in trouble for some reason but the inspector was really cool about it, saying our fences were great etc and it was bad luck. Anyway he shot the sheep for us and disposed of the body but I am livid someone would let their dogs do that... I don't have my gun licence yet but my friend does. If it is legal I am thinking of having him camp out in our paddock with a predator call or doing sheep noises with a .22 and dispose of the filthy mongrels if they come back.
Anybody know the legalities here? Land owners are OK with it but does it need to be a certain size to be shot on? What if the dogs are owned by someone - still fair game if they're in our paddock?
I know everyone on here hates cats but I am furious that people allow their dogs to roam around doing this.. it's just as bad and if I saw them that night I would have torn them limb from limb if I could catch them :evil:
I was thinking I would be in trouble for some reason but the inspector was really cool about it, saying our fences were great etc and it was bad luck. Anyway he shot the sheep for us and disposed of the body but I am livid someone would let their dogs do that... I don't have my gun licence yet but my friend does. If it is legal I am thinking of having him camp out in our paddock with a predator call or doing sheep noises with a .22 and dispose of the filthy mongrels if they come back.
Anybody know the legalities here? Land owners are OK with it but does it need to be a certain size to be shot on? What if the dogs are owned by someone - still fair game if they're in our paddock?
I know everyone on here hates cats but I am furious that people allow their dogs to roam around doing this.. it's just as bad and if I saw them that night I would have torn them limb from limb if I could catch them :evil: