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Topic: An elderly lady is mourning the loss of her beloved pet dog, put to sleep whilst (Read 198 times)
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secretldyuk
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Jean Stack was forced to leave her Yorkshire terrier, Whiskey, alone when she was taken into Whiston hospital.
The charity today apologised for the blunder but said they had no way of knowing the dog was anything other than a stray.
The 80-year-old, who suffers from dementia, is devastated to have lost Whiskey, her companion for more than 15 years.
In a heartfelt letter to the ECHO she wrote: “I have a heavy heart. In my twilight years, I’ve lost more than I can bear.”
She had no idea the dog had been destroyed until she returned from hospital three and a half weeks later.
Her son, Rob, 51, was on holiday when his mother was taken to the hospital’s mental health ward.
He arrived home 13 days after his mother was hospitalised and when he inquired about the dog’s whereabouts was told he was destroyed that very day.
It appeared that after Mrs Stack was taken into hospital Whiskey was subsequently taken from her home in Huyton to the local police station and then transferred to the RSPCA in Halewood where it was assumed he was a stray.
Mr Stack said: “Mum had a turn so the carer decided to call an ambulance.
“I’ve told her what happened, she keeps forgetting and asking me where the dog has gone.”
RSPCA Liverpool branch secretary John Smallwood said: “Everyone at the scene acted in good faith but unfortunately nobody advised us Whiskey was anything other than a stray.”
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alexine
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God thats terible, What an awfull thing to happen, that poor lady,
and the dog been in loving home for 15 years then just taken away and destroyed, why did they not try and find a relative to look after the poor thing . 
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Shame on Halewood!!