Is this the "status dog unit? I wish to report status dogs!
The RSPCA and Met police are screaming "Status dogs" from the rooftops. The Curse of the Status Dog is very real, dontcha know! So much so the Met have set up a "Staus Dog Unit" specifically to tackle the issue. Specialist police officers and an RSPCA inspector will work together to rid the world (well London at least) of dogs used by their owners simply to better their Status.
But are they actually "acting" on information given? In order to find out Ryan O'Meara from Dogmagazine.net rang them to find out...with a shocking outcome! Below is the transcript of the call:
Ryan: "Hello, I need to speak to the team operating the status dog unit"
Call Handling: "Sorry, sir. The dog unit?"
Ryan: "No. The status dog unit. You know about the status dog unit, right?"
Call Handling: "Erm, hold please."
Call Handling: "Do you mean you want to report a dangerous dog?"
Ryan: "No!! I want a report a status dog. I want to report several status dogs!"
Call Handling: "Sorry sir. Could you explain more about what it is you wish to report?"
Ryan: "Will it get passed on to the status dog unit?"
Call Handling: "Sir, I will ensure it gets passed to the correct team."
Ryan: "The status dog team?"
Call Handling: "Sir, I assure you all reports are routed to the most appropriate officers."
Ryan: "OK, so long as it goes to the status dog officers. I have only recently heard about the status dog unit and it's about time too. Well four weeks ago I was watching TV and there, bold as brass, Sharon Osbourne was flounting a little status dog in full view of a crowd of onlookers. She was even happy for it to be pictured so there is photographic evidence. The unit can act on that. Now, you might know but Britney Spears is currently in London, she is a KNOWN status dog owner. Absolutely brazen she is. I know that she has......"
Call Handling: "Sir, you know it is offence to waste police time and we have traced your call"
Ryan: "Yes. And?" (I paused)
Call Handling: "Sir, you are reporting celebrities to the police. Do you actually have an offence to report?"
Ryan: "YES!!! They all have status dogs and they don't seem to care who knows about it. I want your newly established status dog unit to act."
Call Handling: "Sir, I suggest you think carefully about how you use police time, this is...."
Ryan: "No! You're not listening. You have a status dog unit, why won't you listen to me??"
Call Handling: "Sir, I have routed your call and it is not located in juristiction of the Metropolitan area. Do you live in the London area?
Ryan: "No."
Call Handling: "Where are you located?"
Ryan: "I'm in the East Midlands. But the status dogs I saw where in London. Leicester Square, mainly. I have times, dates, names....."
Call Handling: "Sir, you are not reporting a crime...."
*Ryan interrupted hard here*
Ryan: "What? Of course I am. I must be. Why do you have this status dog unit?"
Call Handling: "I don't know about this particular unit but we deal with dangerous dogs, not dogs belonging to celebrites"
Ryan: "OK, but....."
*dead tone* - Hung up on Ryan |
