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July 11, 2012
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UPDATE: LENNOX HAS BEEN PUT TO SLEEP - “Despite previous assurances otherwise, we have been denied the opportunity to say goodbye. We have also been told that we cannot collect his body and bring Len home. We have been informed however that we will receive “some” ashes in the mail.”

Despite worldwide opposition and multiple offers by reputable dog trainers to transfer Lennox to the U.S., the Belfast City Council has euthanized Lennox. I put off writing this post as long as possible in the hopes that Lennox would be spared at the last minute — unfortunately, Lennox is gone.  

I have nothing but love and respect for the people of Northern Ireland.  

As for the Belfast City Council, I have nothing but disdain — You took Lennox away from his home, separated him from his family for two years, ignored reasonable solutions that were presented to you, denied the family the opportunity to say goodbye, and killed him. You disgust me.

(For the full backstory please click here)

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July 05, 2012
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LENNOX UPDATE (For the full backstory please click here) - Several sources are reporting the following: The Belfast City Council has denied requests to have Lennox moved to the U.S. The council has also denied the family’s request to see Lennox one last time The council has also indicated that the family CANNOT get Lennox’s body back after he is put to sleep It is rumored that Lennox will be put to sleep on Monday, July 9th or shortly thereafter Many people and organizations are working until the last minute to get the Belfast City Council to reverse their decisions.  It appears that the fight for Lennox will continue until the very end.  Click here for more by Bonnie Snider at the examiner.com.

LENNOX UPDATE (For the full backstory please click here) - Several sources are reporting the following:

  • The Belfast City Council has denied requests to have Lennox moved to the U.S.
  • The council has also denied the family’s request to see Lennox one last time
  • The council has also indicated that the family CANNOT get Lennox’s body back after he is put to sleep
  • It is rumored that Lennox will be put to sleep on Monday, July 9th or shortly thereafter

Many people and organizations are working until the last minute to get the Belfast City Council to reverse their decisions.  It appears that the fight for Lennox will continue until the very end.  Click here for more by Bonnie Snider at the examiner.com.

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July 02, 2012
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UPDATE ON LENNOX - “If the offer is turned down we will fight for our right to say goodbye. We cannot bear the thought that Lennox will die without being reminded of the hearts and hands that love him.” Lennox, who is currently on death row in Northern Ireland because he is a “banned breed” (see previous story) is out of legal options. There have been several offers to take Lennox and move him out of the country.  However, his fate ultimately rests in the hands of the Belfast City Council.  Here is an excerpt from the official statement of Lennox’s owners: Our concern and priority has always been the welfare of our beloved boy. We have fought to have Len returned to our family from the moment he was seized but we have been advised that the legal fight is at an end. We are obviously distraught but have to consider the impact that any future lengthy legal battle would have on Len if we chose to go against the advice that we have been given. We cannot subject him to any more as there are no grounds for a further appeal and we do not wish to prolong his suffering any longer by engaging in a battle that we simply cannot win… This is all we can share with you at the moment and we are finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that there is nothing more that we can do from a legal point of view and that Lennox may well be killed. We have one last hope that Belfast City Council will allow Lennox to be rehomed in the USA. The offer is there but we have no say in whether this offer will be accepted. There is still a slim chance that Lennox will be allowed to live in another country.  However, the odds appear to be against him.  (Photo courtesy of the North Country Gazette).

UPDATE ON LENNOX - “If the offer is turned down we will fight for our right to say goodbye. We cannot bear the thought that Lennox will die without being reminded of the hearts and hands that love him.”

Lennox, who is currently on death row in Northern Ireland because he is a “banned breed” (see previous story) is out of legal options. There have been several offers to take Lennox and move him out of the country.  However, his fate ultimately rests in the hands of the Belfast City Council.  Here is an excerpt from the official statement of Lennox’s owners:

Our concern and priority has always been the welfare of our beloved boy. We have fought to have Len returned to our family from the moment he was seized but we have been advised that the legal fight is at an end. We are obviously distraught but have to consider the impact that any future lengthy legal battle would have on Len if we chose to go against the advice that we have been given. We cannot subject him to any more as there are no grounds for a further appeal and we do not wish to prolong his suffering any longer by engaging in a battle that we simply cannot win…

This is all we can share with you at the moment and we are finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that there is nothing more that we can do from a legal point of view and that Lennox may well be killed. We have one last hope that Belfast City Council will allow Lennox to be rehomed in the USA. The offer is there but we have no say in whether this offer will be accepted.

There is still a slim chance that Lennox will be allowed to live in another country.  However, the odds appear to be against him.  (Photo courtesy of the North Country Gazette).

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June 12, 2012
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COURT ORDERS DOG TO BE PUT DOWN - “Lennox was five-years-old when he was taken from the Barne’s family. He had lived with the family and being a companion to their disabled child Brooke.” As you may have heard, Lennox the dog, who was seized by Belfast authorities for looking like a pit bull, has lost his appeal and was ordered to be euthanized. The dog’s owner, Caroline Barnes, lost her legal battle to have the decision overturned on Tuesday afternoon in Belfast. In May 2010 the dog was seized by Belfast City Council dog wardens. It was ruled that Lennox was a danger to the public and should be put down. Although Barnes now accepts that Lennox is a pit bull-type dog she claims that there has been a failure to consider the dog’s exemption from the scheme, according to BBC reports. Barnes argued with the court that Lennox had never bitten anyone or misbehaved since being impounded. She says her dog was never given a chance Not only was Lenox separated from his family for the past two years, now he has been sentenced to die.  This is insane.  Click here for the full story from irishcentral.com.

COURT ORDERS DOG TO BE PUT DOWN - “Lennox was five-years-old when he was taken from the Barne’s family. He had lived with the family and being a companion to their disabled child Brooke.”

As you may have heard, Lennox the dog, who was seized by Belfast authorities for looking like a pit bull, has lost his appeal and was ordered to be euthanized.

The dog’s owner, Caroline Barnes, lost her legal battle to have the decision overturned on Tuesday afternoon in Belfast. In May 2010 the dog was seized by Belfast City Council dog wardens. It was ruled that Lennox was a danger to the public and should be put down.

Although Barnes now accepts that Lennox is a pit bull-type dog she claims that there has been a failure to consider the dog’s exemption from the scheme, according to BBC reports. Barnes argued with the court that Lennox had never bitten anyone or misbehaved since being impounded. She says her dog was never given a chance

Not only was Lenox separated from his family for the past two years, now he has been sentenced to die.  This is insane.  Click here for the full story from irishcentral.com.

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