Ernest Dempsey — Despite all the animal rights activists’ campaigns for saving Lennox from the clutches of Belfast City Council (BCC), 
the dog was killed today in Belfast by the BCC, as is confirmed on a news update on the councils’ site. It was the murder of justice and the confirmation of the impression that Belfast authorities and courts are the enemies of humanity.
Lennox was ripped from his family at their house in 2010 where the authorities measured it with a measuring tape and called it a pit bull type dog, which is a banned breed in the state. While they had no proof that this was a pit bull, they forcibly took the dog from its family and imprisoned it without allowing the family or anyone to see it – an act speaking of their torturous intentions. The dog was then taken to a court, or so it was called, where BCC’s staff testified that it was dangerous and the court ordered it to be put down because it was a threat to public safety.
Over the course of two years, appeals were filed repeatedly by the family to spare the dog as it had no history of aggression, but the courts continued to side with the BCC and ignore the public outcry that Belfast was only victimizing the family and the spirit of justice. Upholding this dictatorial decision, Lennox was finally announced dead today while the family was not even allowed a chance to say goodbye. The mock trial and wickedness exposed the BCC and its circus courts fully. Who is dangerous for public safety, the world knows so well now.
It is hard to describe the atrocity committed by the BCC so openly and shamelessly by murdering a family pet without reason. No words will be strong enough to express the cruelty that has been inflicted on the dog and its family and the concept called “justice”. However, one thing is clear that when this kind of thing happens in the third world, it is called “terrorism”. Perhaps the readers will choose what they call it when it happens in Belfast – which is part of the United Kingdom where the sun never sets.
Rest in Peace Lennox!
I don’t understand, I have seen pictures of The Belfast City Council..You are all very ugly..My question is when do you get put down..I see all of you as very dangerous people..Just look at how ugly you are..Lets not forget you took a poor animal out of its home and murdered it..I find you alot more dangerous..I hope someone does bomb you..For the rest of your lives you will be watching your backs..God Bless Belfast, nobody makes better bombs than you..God Bless The People That Give You The Justice You Deserve !!!
Not only very well said but SO TRUE!! So sorry Lennox. A murder of justice.
Well put!!
I’m so sorry Lennox that this happened to you…
We’ll be boycotting belfast for the rest of our lives. There was absolutely no reason for this tragedy.
Donna, your words say it all! RIP Lennox.
Well said very well said indeed.
Donna, I loved your sarcasm and am still chuckling over what you wrote. I agree that the bcc needs to be held accountable for their actions, but no bombs, please!
You have made a big mistake in underestimating the power of the people. Belfast will be remembered for this and you will never recover, financially, socially, politically. Your tourism will be effected forever.
I truly hope their “Tourism” will and should be AFFECTED & EFFECTED FOREVER Knowing this Heartless STORY ON THE INNOCENCE.
All we have to do is post on the travel sites, and on NI own travel sites, I have already started to do it.
Victoria, I can tell you it will affect them. I had saved for 3 years for my dream Ireland vacation. I was going to trace my ancestit’s who came from Belfast. I had already booked my trip. On Monday I canceled this trip even though it cost me a 20% ($500) cancellation fee. I won’t give those murderers a penny of my money.
Infelizmente o homem é o pior animal, vem a famosa frase: Quanto mais conheço os homens, mais eu gosto dos animais.
Descanse em paz Lennox, a justiça de Deus será feita e essas pessoas já estão sendo castigadas, porque não acredito que tenham uma vida feliz, carregando mais esse peso na conciencia, quem faz o animal é o dono, seja de que raça seja, um poodle, um vira lata ou ate mesmo um pitbul, todos nascem docil e inocentes, o homem é quem faz o animal ser docil ou feroz.
Unfortunately the man is the worst animal, comes the famous phrase: The more I know men, the more I like animals.
Lennox Rest in peace, God’s justice will be done and these people are already being punished, because they believe they have a happy life, carrying more weight in this consciousness, who makes the animal’s owner, is that race is a poodle, a mutt or even a pitbul, all born innocent and docile, the man is who makes the animal to be docile or fierce.
Shame on you Belfast City Council. May you never know another day’s peace as long as you all live. I hope this will haunt you for the rest of your miserable, meaningless lives.
RIP Lennox xxx – you held your dignity in the face of pathetic little ‘jobs worths’. I hope someone with the ‘power’ curses you all.
Good article, with one gaping flaw: Lennox is a “he”, not an “it”. RIP Sweet Lennox. ;’(
N Monaco, so well said! Lennox is a he, not an it. Thank you.
he’s the little boy, well done
sorry, he WAS, because they killed him. BURN TO HELL BCC
Exactly,please stop useing IT too describe a being,we don’t call a victim r child abuse an IT,his name was Lennox and he was murdered.RIP big boy
Thank you so much for making telling it like it is. Calling a companion animal an “it” is as obscene as saying “just a dog”. Nobody calls a man with a vasectomy an it. He doesn’t stop being a male because of it. A woman does not stop being a female because she’s had a hystectomy. Lennox was born a “he” and “he” was murdered.
My heart aches for this poor boy who did nothing to deserve this, the only thing he seemingly did wrong was coming into this world as a pit bull. BSL needs to be stopped, education and responsibility are what is needed, not banning breeds because of how a dog looks or because of the bad rap some people give ths wonderful breed
R.I.P. Lennox, may there be endless grassy fields for you to run through and an endless supply of treats for you in Heaven, your family will one day see you again on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge
I will now be boycotting anything to do with Belfast forever!!!!! You people are the real monsters, not this innocent dog whose life you took due to nothing more than how he looked, I hope murdering an innocent dog haunts you daily for the rest of your lives
Lennox was NOT a Pitty which makes this even worse. His head measured the size of a Pitty. This boy was murdered simply for what he looked like and NOT what he was.
As Rose stated, he was not a pittie (although I strongly oppose BSL altogether). Lennox had a DNA test that proved he was a Lab/American Bull Dog mix, which the courts refused to allow into evidence. Their excuse is that they are upholding the law on a banned breed when he wasn’t even the banned breed. They violated their own law.
I don’t get it, all the outrage. If a breed of dog is banned, then you ain’t allowed to own it. If it was a Japanese Toser or a Brazilian Mastiff, it would be no different. It’s a shame for the dog, it really is, but in future choose a nice dog, not an illegal one.
that’s the whole point….Lennox was a Bulldog x Labrador, He didn’t have any Pitbull in him at all!!!! Also never showed anyone his teeth let alone show aggression!!!! That’s what all the outrage is about, an innocent family and their innocent pet dog Lennox
Apparently, my earlier response to SammyB was deleted by the moderated.Let’s see if this post is allowed or maybe the moderator is related to one of those councillors?
Dee you’re wrong. He was not a bulldog/lab mix. That dog was a pitbull. I’m not sure why you think “thats the whole point”…no it isnt! The point is whether he was a pit or a chihuahua, he should have been judged by his character, NOT breed. I work with pits every day and own one myself. They are atrociously misrepresented, but by trying to claim he’s not a Pit, which he absolutely was, is just an insult to his legacy. Don’t try and pacify morons like Sammy with false claims. He WAS A PITBULL, and a VERY sweet one at that! This entire fiasco is sickening and the Belfast Council will surely get what’s coming to them!
Lennox had a DNA test done that showed he was a Lab/American Bull Dog mix… a test that the courts refused to allow into evidence. This is one of the many huge atrocities in this case. They are claiming that they were upholding the law because he is a banned breed, when he is not. They violated their own law.
He was a lab X bulldog mix .. DNA TESTED ..
Lennox was an American Bulldog crossed with a Labrador, BCC issued his license as a Bulldog whilst in their imprisonment. DNA analysis showed no Pit Bull genes. He was simply a big dog (not as big as my son’s Alsatian crossed with a Rottie) with the measurements of a Pit Bull. That is the crime here, he was not a banned dog. The BCC have a lot to answer for, by killing Lennox they have opened Pandora’s Box and long may it trouble them.
I thought his DNA had shown he was NOT a Pitbull, that why they changed the charge against him from being PTS for being a Pitbull to being PTS as a dangerous dog. Lennox was NOT a Pitbull but Pitbull type this has been reported allalong, means he looked like a Pitbull, his DNA showed him a Lab x American Bull Dog.If you know different please show me where you got the information !
Lennox was NOT PITBULL. It has been stated several times the he was an American Bulldog/Lab Mix. His family had DNA to prove he was NOT PITBULL. BSL against any dog breed needs to stop and in this case it was especially wrong due to the mistake that was made and Lennox & his family were punished because the BCC would not admit to their mistake. The BCC chose to cover up their mistake with lies instead of admitting they were wrong and returning Lennox to his family. It is horrific to think that at anytime anywhere there are BSL laws the city we live in can decide for any reason to come into our homes and take members of our families, even if they are not a banned breed based on the fact that they have teeth and may at some point bite so they should be deemed dangerous. The Belfast CC are SHAMEFUL and are continuing their shameful actions today. Making animal sounds when people call and refusing to let the family have his collar. SERIOUSLY SHAMEFUL!!
Jody, exactly.
He was not a pit. A DNA test confirmed he was a American Bulldog/Lab mix.
Lennox was NOT a pitbull, they had dna to prove, he was an american bull terrier x labrador, he had never shown any aggression till he was provoked under preasure whilst incarserated by bbc. even then all he did was push past the guy nearly knocking him over to get out of the cornered situation they put him in, trying to provoke him into aggression, please read the full storey.
Where would one find that story?
STEF, YOU JUST LOVE YOUR BITBULLS TO DEATH AND WANT TO BELIVE LENNOX WAS A PIT AND PERHAPS THE FAMILY WAS ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT BUT HE WAS NOT , AS PROVEN BY A DNA TEST. WE ARE ALL WORKING TO RID THE WORLD OF THE BSL AS WELL AS GETTING JUSTICE FOR LENNOX AND HIS FAMILY, SO RELAX. WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN FOR THE PITBULLS OF THE WORLD BUT LENNOX WAS NOT ONE
Lennox WAS a “nice dog”, Sammy B. He was NOT illegal. He was innocent of all wrong doing and murdered because of how he “looked” after being held captive for over 2 years without being able to be visited by his family. So THAT is why “all the outrage”. An innocent being was MURDERED by ignorant “officials” who have now PERMANENTLY disgraced Ireland and most certainly Belfast.
***NORTHERN Ireland is not Ireland.
No, I see you don’t have a clue. To discriminate against a whole breed of dog is ignorance. It’s like saying all black men are dangerous. I’d explain it more to you, but I’m all out of puppets & crayons.
You obviously know nothing about this case so why comment?!
The whole point is, no dog should be banned simply because of their breed. Any dog can be taught to be aggressive in the wrong hands I don’t care if it’s a Pitbull’type’ or a chihuahua. No one has the right to enter a persons home and take their family pet, in this case a service animal to a very sick little girl, and systematically put them to death.
Your an idiot…
This was not about owning an illegal dog..
The council had him registered for 5 years as a bulldog.
2 months after Lennox was seized a pure bred pitbull called “Buster” was also seized by BCC.
Buster was returned to his family in Nov 2011.
Yet he was a banned breed..
Don’t talk when you have nothing intelligent to say.
Uh, hello SammyB, read an article before you open your mouth or use your typing fingers. They ASSUMED he was pit, but he was not. That’s half the problem, people spouting off on something they know nothing about.
He was NOT a PITBULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!T he family DID own a nice, legal breed of dog but he was ripped from his home & ruthlessly murdered!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t comment unless you know the facts!!!!!!!!
i would just like to say lennox was not an illegal breed he was american bulldogxlabrador he was registered and licenced,thought i would just clarify that.
Sammy B you are a bloody IDIOT. YOU MADE ME PUT MY CAPS ON. NOW HEAR THIS IS NOT A PITBULL NOT A PITBULL NOT A PITBULL DO YOU GET IT NOW.
You dont get it because you’re a moron!
let’s try this one more time–LENNOX WAS NOT A PIT BULL!
GOT IT?? COMPRENDE?? CAPICE?? DUH!
You are a nation of violence. It used to be in the name of religion now your violent in the name of stupid. You are a stupid people first you kill each other then when forced to stop killing each other you turn to your people’s pets. What were the owners of Lennox British. Was this a back door way to kill more Brits. You are an ill and sick people and may you all burn in the hell you so devotely believe in.
Belfast City Council are MURDERERS.
Susan #1 We are a nation of Saints and Scholars so not stupid.
#2 The Barnes the owners of Lennox are Irish but because they live in Belfast they are also British.
#3 No one was fighting about Religion It was all about equal rights and economics
#4 Lennox was British. Everyone in the North of Ireland is.
Now where we agree is The people involved in this travesty of justice are murders and deserve the same end-of-life treatment they gave Lennox. Please dont condemn a whole Nation. We are Irish and we are PROUD but not of this of course. Dont blame you for the anger though.Now lets boycott Belfast together I have been crying all day.
If you are a nation of saints and scholars,what the hell happened?
Bonnie, read it all again SLOWLY. I will wait since I now realize you are a little slow on the uptake. Then lets work on getting justice for Lennox
Horiffica!!! Where is Your head and sould Belfast???Who is next, people with joined eyebrows, people with big jaws??? What the hell is wrong with you people, why murdering this innocent soul?? To rott in hell would be small payment for this, I realy wish you murderers to live in aghony for the rest of your lives.
Thank you Mr. Dempsey for those honest words.
Several professional dog handlers testified Lennox was not aggressive but that is exactly what the BCC did NOT want to hear, so they took the only the word of a man who desperate to become esteemed as be the “dog expert” of the police.
DNA tests where also not considered “credible” enough to believe by the BCC and the courts. A tape measure was their one and only proof what the dogs was.
The heartless and dishonorable BCC did NOT allow the family to say goodbye nor allowed the little girl closure.
The cruel BCC did NOT allow the family to hold the dog whilst being killed.
The abusive BCC would NOT allow the family to get Lennox’s remains.
There is more to this that the BCC is owning up to-like the dog was already dead in their care.
This is my first experience with Northern Ireland people-imagine now, the BCC answering their phones and when Lennox is meantioned, the counselor moos like a cow, or barks or bahs into the phone at the caller. This is the behavior of Belfas’ts officials today. Now the BCC is claiming a bomb treat. The Lennox army deplores this type of behavior, and we have every reason to believe, they created the scenario to besmirch Lennox’s followers.
The international boycott of Belfast and the UK, whose officials did nothing to help Lennox, has begun.
I have cancelled my trip to Belfast and the UK for the games.If this is how the people of Belfast and the UK behave, in complicity to travesty, raining sorrow and pain on one of it’s own families, I want nothing to do with you.
Please don’t write off the ordinary people of either Belfast, Northern Ireland (not just ‘Ireland’ which refers to the Republic of Ireland – a different country completely) or the UK. A lot of local people & people from the UK have worked tirelessly on Lennox’ behalf. It is the officials of belfast city council who are to blame, not the people. This is not in any way meant as a criticism of your letter nor of your viewpoint, merely an explanation.
THANK YOU RUTH IS THERE SOME WAY YOU COULD MAKE BONNIE UNDERSTAND THIS.
I AM IRISH (REPUBLIC) AND HAVE BEEN IN THE LENNOX ARMY FROM THE START. NO ROOM FOR RACISM HERE WE ARE ALL HURTING FOR THE BARNES FAMILY WHO WHILE BEING BRITISH ARE ALSO IRISH.
PS small correction here IT IS ONE COUNTRY DIVIDED AND THE NORTH EAST IS UNDER BRITISH RULE BELFAST IS IN THE NORTH EAST. SLAN
I for one don’t blame you for cancelling your trip to Belfast, but please do not tar us all with the same brush. There are thousands of us in the UK who have campaigned tirelessly, trying to save Lennox because we have felt that the Councellors in Belfast just might see reason and free him.
Now that Lennox is gone, our fight too is not over. We will fight to end BSL and fight to save as many animals as we can, however long it takes. As you believe in the same things we do, we’d rather have you on our side and not against us. xx
well they wil be paying for thier actions, post a complaint to Corporate Complaints, Belfast City Council, FREEPOST, BT1 5BR Northern Ireland. As it is free post they have to pay the postage duty, lets send sack loads
Does anyone here know firsthand about the moong, etc.?
mooing
No Justice, no mercy, he was a familydog …. never hurted anyone …. he was a Therapydog…had a wonderful family…. was reasonless 2 Years in jail and now he was killed for nothing. tenthousands of people fought for him, did everything to change the BCC fucked up minds. BCC’s making animal sounds when people call!
No one of BCC’s was a animal lover.
The whole World saw it!
BCC Prepare for war!
Mahatma Gandhi: The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way they treat the animals..
And for Belfast.. I will never ever go there again, never,
who knows maybe I would be injailed just for looking good!?
Horror, to murder an innocent being, how terribly wrong.
shame on and shit on these pusillanimous miscreants!!!
Horrific act. Heartless. Belfast= MIchal Vick.
Self righteous arrogance is not a good thing. I imagine if the laws of karma are true the people who did this will be held accountable.
ATROCIOUS WITH SUCH TRAVESTY!!! Public Safety my Butt.. I truly Hope Accountability and Justice is Brought to Light!!!!!!!!!! This story in READING IT IN FULL FORM MAKES ONE WANT TO CRY FOREVER ON POOR LOVABLE LENNOX AND OTHERS!!!!!
There is no excuse for their actions. So many options were offered. Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves. I bope the world isolates Nortern Ireland and never spends a cent on their goods. Should they ever need aid our backs should be turned on them! Cold blooded killers! RIP LENNOX!
Nothing more dangerous than a petty bureaucrat whose authority is questioned. Who has “standing” to begin an investigation? Does the Barnes family have standing for a civil suit? This is an abomination. These petty idiots need to jump off a cliff.
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RIP Lennox…..Written by a sweet friend of mine and her words are so true and we all need to stand up for what’s right! Amen Lorraine! I WILL FIGHT! I WILL STAND UP!
As long as I am alive and breathing – I will NEVER look the other way when I see injustice. I will NOT be silent against bullies, tyrrany, abuse & torture – human or animal. They may have murdered an innocent dog, and terrorized a teenage girl & her Family but they will not win the War. This Family will be stronger, because they have the support of caring LOUD people all over the World who know right from wrong, compassion from greed. Make fun now – may every one of those involved never have another moment of Peace on this Earth – you are not wanted or needed here. Lennox was NOT “just a DOG”. Lennox was every person who has been bullied at school, every girl who has been denied the right to education because of her sex, every child “married off” to a pedophile under the pretense of religion, every pet who’s been shot by Police in the Safety of their own property for barking, every animal that has been tortured by MAN; Lennox represented the RIGHT TO LIVE and they murdered him. If the Tyrants think they won let them; they have actually already lost by their actions. All over the World people have a renewed sense of responsibility. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH! Stand up for each other when you see abuse of power, stand up for the weak & voiceless. Do the RIGHT thing always. We are more powerful than they are. It’s time to show them. You will not be forgotten Lennox.
Excellent comment.
You’re right on, Amy!
Amy that was excellent bar none. Thank you
May God have mercy on your heartless souls! Does THOU SHALT NOT KILL mean anything to you? If not, pick up your bible and read it! RIP Lennox and we will NEVER forget you or what Belfast City Council has done to you and your family. God will not forget either on judgement day!
I hope Belfast falls. I hope the world lets them!
I will never visit nor buy goods from the United Kingdom!!!
Screw You Belfast!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JAIL ALEXANDRA LIGHTFOOT the LYING DOG’S WARDEN
Jail them all. They are all involved in cover up. Proof of Lennox good nature was the photo of two women kidnapping him and putting him in their death truck. He went humbly. THATS NOT A DANGEROUS DOG YOU MURDERERS.
To Anthony, Yes he thought he was going walkies seeing as the bitch just had a cup of tea with his Mammie. We need an investigation into the entire thing its corruption at its worst
I agree with you Beata infact jail is too good for her!!!!!!
She’s also a hypocritical cow! If you go to her facebook page one of her likes is a page called “Deed Not Breed”. Maybe she should actually visit that page.
I m so proud of you all. Now you are safe and sound. You moronic people who allowed Islam to come in and conquer you. Islam who has things in common with you in that they Hate dogs. You have let Evil slip into your world and you bowed to it. When people called your animal control there was the recording of a pig for them to hear. Mocking these thousands upon thousands of people who cared for the innocent Lennox. These thousands of people who now will release the hounds of hell on you and boycott all that is you. Corrupt and liars is the perfect description and since this is supposed to be a civilized society you must pay for your uncivilized actions. And btw your dog expert is a jack of all trades. If he had any intervention with Lennox so that he declared Lennox dangerous..have you ever thought that Lennox like any other dog just didnt like that moronic idiot who pretends to be an animal expert. I wish you the worst consequences of your actions and I ll be in front bringing it to you.
The authorities in Belfast ignored our voices,and used their power in a cruel atrocity. Everything they did to this sweet animal, the family and all of us that deeply care for him will come back to them, also with no Mercy.
What kind of a backward nation would accept a tape measure as proof as opposed to DNA evidence which showed Lennox was American Bulldog/ Lab mix?
A nation hell bent on terrorism and violence. If they can’t fight the Brits then they fight each other, If they can’t do either they kill an innocent dog. Violent backward and callous idiots. I hope all of BCC lives in dear for the rest of their live. Murderers..
They made up their mind to kill him because they had the power to do so, nothing and no one was going to stop them. Nothing to do with justice. Just like poor Tony.
To Larisa #1 We are a nation of Saints and Scholars so not stupid.
#2 The Barnes the owners of Lennox are Irish but because they live in Belfast they are also British.
#3 No one was fighting about Religion It was all about equal rights and economics
#4 Lennox was British. Everyone in the North of Ireland is.
Now where we agree is The people involved in this travesty of justice are murders and deserve the same end-of-life treatment they gave Lennox. Please dont condemn a whole Nation. We are Irish and we are PROUD but not of this of course. Dont blame you for the anger though.Now lets boycott Belfast together I have been crying all day.
This is a copy and paste of another reply I made to someone else but it applies. We have all worked hard for Lennox and are feeling as you are today. Lets stick together and see what else can be done for this poor family
URGENT:
this post on Animal Liberation worldwide : “We are requesting that Alexandra Lightfoot is removed from her post as Dog Warden with Belfast City Council. Alexandra Lightfoot has lied under oath in a court of law and has played a key role in the pending destruction of Lennox a 6 year old American Bull dog Labrador cross.
Lennox has been misidentified as a pit bull type.
Alexandra Lightfoot has committed perjury in a court of law by saying that Lennox is a danger to the public and that she is afraid of him. There is photographic evidence showing Alexandra Lightfoot cuddling lennox and showing no fear towards him. She must be made to be accountable for her actions and removed from her post as Dog Warden.
Lennoxs family have done more than what is required by the law as responsible dog owners. Lennox has been neutered, licensed, insured, DNA registered, Pet Safe registered and micro chipped prior to his removal from their family. Belfast City Council have issued a dog licence for Lennox for the last five years.”
I agree with Beata.This evil woman should be prosecuted for cruelty to Lennox.Have not heard much from USPCA or Dogs Trust regarding this.
Thank You Beata
Pure evil runs the city of Belfast. I feel scared for the citizens as the BBC has shown how uncaring, cruel and heartless they truly can be. Knowing the Lennox case was emotional and touchy for many people, the BCC still answered phones making dog noises. They are immature, uneducated and misguided. I bet they never thought so many people worldwide would be affected by Lennox. They have created their own hell and now they can deal with it. Like there isn’t enough violence there as it is. I hope every member who had a hand in this murder lives a life that is nothing but cruel. I have no sympathy for those devils.
I am ashamed to say I was born and bred in Belfast.We were treated badly because we were catholics.Grow up you ignorant employees of BCC.The world is watching you.You are all so ugly in your picture,maybe you lot need to be put to sleep for not having any redeemable qualities.I was taught by my mother and father to love and respect all living creatures.You have brought shame on Belfast and its’ people.
RITA DONT EVER BE ASHAMED OF BEING FROM BELFAST.
BE ASHAMED THAT THOSE BCC PEOPLE ARE FROM BELFAST.
BELFAST,THE REPUBLIC AND NEW YORK PUT ON BIG DEMONSTRATIONS TO TRY TO STOP THIS MURDER BUT THE BASTARDS WOULD NOT LISTEN. KARME IS A BITCH AND THEY WILL GET THEIRS
To the City of Belfast and Belfast City Council;
My planned trip to Ireland had, of course, included a stop in Belfast. The City of Belfast will never receive a single solitary penny of my money from here until the end of time. The ignorance, prejudice, and frantic race to kill a dog to cover-up incompetence and neglect while in the custody of the city, the refusal to entertain the multitude of offers to safely rehome the dog, and the opinions of those who were actually qualified to make an evaluation of his temperament… what in the name of all that is holy is wrong with you?
To hear that concerned callers have been treated to City employees making animal noises only caps the extreme callousness and indifference to which the world has born witness. Do you really think there will be no repercussions now that you’ve murdered the poor dog? Do not delude yourselves; the City of Belfast has a spreading black stain of depraved indifference that will be its legacy for a very long time to come. Shame on all of you who contributed to this grotesque travesty of justice; I hope you are haunted, sleeping and waking, by the tears of Lennox’s family and the rage and grief of the world.
Victoria Corse
Marshfield, Massachusetts
AKC Judge #5356
DITTO VICTORIA
THANK YOU FOR THESE WORDS, TOO MANY LIES HAVE BEEN SAID ABOUT LENNOX.
WE WANT JUSTICE, IT CAN’T FINISH LIKE THIS, THEY’RE GUILTY
So let me get this straight, the majority of Micheal Vick’s pitbulls whom were actually fighting dogs were rehabilitated but a pit mix who was a companion to a small child for years with NO aggressive history was killed by the Belfast City council because he looked like he could cause trouble. I wonder how they BCC feels about people who don’t have their skin color? Only cowards live in fear of diversity.
Yep. And on top of all that, a DNA test proved that Lennox wasn’t a pitbull at all, but a Lab/American Bull Dog cross. But the courts refused to allow that test as evidence. Instead believing a tape measure. If this wasn’t so horrific it would be comical.
This is basically dog genocide. These people are no better then the Nazis.
I find this situation digusting. I will Boycott Belfast and all products or items coming from this area of the UK and recommend all of you do the same. No travel, no products, any olympic views can be from the television but not via travel. Do all you can to make sure this group pays for its horrendous acts.
The bastards had another option to “keep their public safe” give him to someone here in the U.S. who would pay all the expense of getting him here and they refused to respond…to me that’s innocent blood on their hands!
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson has just gone on record saying that Lennox had no history of aggression. I just cannot understand how this brutal miscarriage of justice was allowed to occurr…
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Thank you Pru. I have copied and pasted this to my FB page
bcc you are scum! you made the wrong decision and now your economy will pay for it
I hope Belfast will never recover from this.
I will never step foot into Belfast again. I will never buy anything from Belfast.
I hop their economy will never be the same..
As for the ugly twats in the case, you will never know a moments peace and for the rest of your life you will need to look over your shoulders..
What ashame indeed your office didn’t get bombed with all of you in it.
We will never forget Lennox. We will never let Belfast forget what they did.
Yes this whole.business stinks of lies, incompetance & witnessess that wouldn’t know their arses from their elbows. What BCC did was take Lennox (who was NOT) a pit bull but America BullxLabrador from hisloving home & 4 over 2 years kept.him.away.from his loving family in awful conditions held a few mock.trials then murdered him 2day. Even 1st.Minister Peter Robinson.could not control.BCC when he wantef.Lennox rehomed. We must now ALL join forces 2 show our.unity.4 the travesty.done.2 Lennox.2day. I think BCC have a great deal.2 hide & a great deal more 2 answer over tbeir high &.mighty.attitude.
I am in the US and I have called the State Department requesting all aide to Nothern Ireland be stopped as a consequence of this decision. I am not alone – there are several of us citizens requesting this. Belfast you knew the world was against you and you decided to continue your stupid campaign to kill an innocent dog – kiss your salaries goodbye. I wish I could do more to make you see the errors of your ways…
Stef do your research or you are just as guilty of typing him by his looks as the BCC. A DNA test was done NO PITBULL IN HIM. Know wtf you’re talking about before you open your damn mouths!
R.I.P. Lennox, you may be gone, but you left a great legacy and a massive paw print worldwide, sleep well Lennox,
Well said, Donna!! Sammy, you’re an ignorant and uneducated moron.
I think they did away with Lennox a while ago
and have been playing chicken with everyone.. reason they wont
deliver the dogs remains OR his collar!!!
They need to be removed from their high chairs!!!!
I read what you people said and so many are awesome and so true. He was American Bulldog Lab mix. That’s beside the point….BCC had a red nose PITBULL and gave it back to the family. Wtf is wrong with these fuckers? This whole case on Lennox was bullshit from the gate..Belfast I own a Pit..come try and take him, ill let you call 911 before I put a bullet.in your pea brain..BCC went against the law in so many ways, there’s no laws there. You make animal noises when ppl call your graves are getting deeper, you think Lennox is a joke you spineless inbred pieces of trash…watch you backs, silence is golden…Lennox was a beautiful sweet boy and you think this is funny…you know were all gonna remember that,,you can make the noises with your last breath..and queen skank, she could have stopped it you did your princesses fog from being destroyed and given back. And fat ass pound bitch, slaughter house is waiting for you. As far as the one that snuck Lennoxs photos out to public. You could have saved him your ass isn’t safe…call these threats, you beat and abused a great dog who is now a legend to the world, and murdered him..your time is soon..eye for an eye…RIP LENNOX your death will be avenged…
They are giving the family nothing to remember him by. They can’t bury him. They can’t have his collar.
This leads me to believe he has been dead a long time. The announcement today did not say he died today..just that he’s gone. They are liars. They killed that sweet boy a long time ago, but didn’t have the guts to tell that. They are heartless cowards.
The council killed Lennox to save face. They have, in fact, accomplished just the opposite. Lennox has died a martyr. He will now be the poster child for abolishing BSL. The present BCC will forever be known as having no soul. The people of NI will vote them out of office.
Lennox has not died in vain. The fight will continue. We will not let him down!
It is sick and twisted to kill an innocent dog, this case is full of lies and deception by people drunk on power and vendettas. I do not care if you are not a fan of a specific dog, NO dog deserves to die when hes done nothing wrong. Even after suffering psycological torture for 2 years he still did not harm anyone. He was a scared, confused creature wondering why he was ripped from his family and treated so badly. He was not a child eating killer or threat to society. The danger to the people is the ignorant racist thinking that put him to death. His death was a cover up to the abuse he suffered. The family is still being mistreated by not being allowed to have his body returned to them or even his collar. This whole case stinks of abuse of power and heartless people that didnt want to admit they were wrong. To save face and cover abuse they killed a sweet innocent creature who just wanted to be loved and treated fairly. I pray God is looking down with vengence on what they have done.
BCC .. Belfast.. Belfast.. How could you possibly let this happen ?! you showed no mercy, no compassion.. You ugly dark bureaucrats who sentenced a sweet soul to 2 years emprisonment, where you so scared that by setting Lennox free, the world and his fmailly would see how bad you treated him. Sure it was easier to kill him so your insanity would not be exposed. Not even allowing Lennox familly a last visit to say good bye, How could you..You will be remembered .
why is there nobody in the council or in the pound, somebody that didnt agree with this that wouldve tried to help him. Whole damn place is corrupt, whod want to live there and be subjected to these people.??
i also believe it was the same dog warden/ pound bitch that leaked photos because she wanted the family to suffer when seeing his condition, shes so arrogant thinking she was untouchable lying and using this as a personal vendetta against the family. She didnt worry about getting in trouble for leaking court documents on her fake media pages because she was backed by a corrupt council.
Thank you for this humanitarian article on Lennox! He came so that we now know where we stand on compassion…NIL !!! You are beyond words now BCC – thanks to your stand of putting down a dog who could rip a head off, you have done, and proven that humans are worse by nature for you ripped the hearts of Lennox, his family and now us, the world – in one stroke of your lethal, cold-blooded alleged public safety concern! And now, as action perpetrates reaction, you have brought upon yourself the world’s ire! There is a reason why your country is called IRE-LAND after all! R.I.P DARLING LENNOX… your death has not been in vain!
This past week was terrible in the news that interests animal rights advocates because of the heartless killing of the now well-known dog Lennox in Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom). DO YOU GET IT NOW MEL. UNITED KINGDOM !!!!!!!!
There is something wrong with anybody that bases a decision about an animal or a human being solely on their looks..i hope each and every murderer involved in this gets what they have coming ..it’s not over..
Very true Amanda. Truth is by looking at the BCC, using their own methods, they should not be allowed to muddy the gene pool! And somehow they are still alive–
There is no evidence that Lennox ever hurt anyone. If he was aggressive when officials killed him, it was because he was abused during his incarceration. Officials wouldn’t allow Lennox’s family to see his dead body. Did his body have marks on it from the beatings they gave him or scars where they burned him with lit cigars?
There is no DNA profile for pit bulls, so the council had no way of ever knowing if Lennox was this kind of dog.
Financially Cripple Belfast City Council with Written Letters of Protest for Killing Lennox
Don’t email Belfast City Council. EVERY LETTER THEY RECEIVE MUST BE PAID FOR BY THEIR FREE POST SYSTEM … AND IT DOUBLES WHEN THE LETTERS THEY RECEIVE ARE FROM INTERNATIONAL SOURCES.
I am asking everyone to join in on a massive letter writing campaign to make Belfast City Council literally pay for the killing of Lennox today. Please send as many written letters of protest to the following address:
Corporate Complaints
Belfast City Council
FREE POST
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Please share this request with all your email contacts and flood this office with FREE POST letters of complaint regarding what they did to Lennox and the countless forgotten souls that await their deaths at the hands of these idiots. Thank you all for continuing the fight against this terrible injustice.
Kat Mattice
Sacred Circle Farm
http://www.sacred-circle-farm.org
2319 B Kemp Lake Road [please leave family pets at home & park outside the gate so as not to block the gates or driveway, thank you]
Sooke, BC Canada
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LENNOX, is/was loved, He was a companion pet to a special needs child; belonged to a loving, responsible family and was kidnapped illegally from his home…isolated in a small cell where he had no choice but to lay in sawdust and his own feces. A mock trial was held by the Butchers of Belfast where documents proving his innocence were rejected and the damning lies of his captors deemed admissible, then he was sentenced to death because he looked guilty, only in the eyes and minds of his captors. His family was denied a final visit, he was murdered in the name of public safety although he never showed aggression…His family was denied his body, his collar as a keepsake was not made available to a 12 year old child who loved him…this too was denied proving the vile nature and evil heartlessness of all involved. Until all accountable are charged with their crimes, tried in a reputable court of law, and punished for their murderous atrocities the City of Belfast, all of Northern Ireland and the UK are stained with his blood. Yes, the SHAME belongs to all who could have intervened and choose not to do so.
Anywhere else in the world this would be an act of terrorism. Forever you will be known as the Butchers of Belfast, a title you have gone out of your way to prove you have earned…The infamous BCC of 2012. I hope you are proud of your legacy…you have disgraced yourselves,your families, your city, your government, and your nation. Unfortunately I doubt you are smart enough to realize or admit the error of your ways but the world will not forget…nor will we forgive your heinous actions. May you all burn in hell!
**** YOU BCC!!!
hope you burn to hell! M U R D E R E R S!!!!
you are the real “agressive, danger to public” YOU should have “put to sleep”!
I am heart sick for the family. Never in my life have I been ashamed of my Irish heritage but this has brought me close to hanging my head. To the BCC may God have mercy on you because I am pretty sure the rest of us wont. I live in America and I do have a registered APBT. He was a gift from my daughter and I love him dearly. His name is Ard Ri which roughly translated from the Gaelic means High King. Should anyone ever come to my home and try to take my loving boy they would be met with my two good fists and I’d be damnd before I’d let them have him. That poor sweet Lennox boy and his child….she must be so hurt and confused now. I want to shake those council members till they see stars. The shame of it all…. a damn dirty shame. Killing a dog in the name of public safety!! A dog that never bit anyone, never harmed a soul and they sentanced him to death. BCC may you never get another wink of sleep nor a moments peace in your sorry worthless lives.