GermanShepherdLover4

Thanks for all your support and suggestions. Couldn't move because of serious health reasons. I want to expose the dog abusing neighbour who threw broken glass over our fence but don't know if it's defamatory, ie court action. Their persistent campaign to hurt/KILL our dog resulted in us selling our dog. We had no choice. We have notified the police many times with no assistance and it makes one wonder what society is all about. We have learned that moral is not legal and people really don't care other than the ones suffering. It's been a month since our pet has been gone and we're all experiencing PTSD. It takes a while to feel the loss and it really hurts. Does anybody know about naming and shaming offenders of animal abuse? The warped privacy laws are designed to protect the guilty. Are there any risks involved in me exposing these people? Would they take me to court for telling the truth and for identifying them on this website????? Can't rest until they are exposed.... Jenni

Thank you for all your comments and suggestions and I apologise for not responding sooner. We have had problems with the neighbour in question, police involvement and lack of their assistance due to insufficient proof, even though a bag of smashed glass was provided and an independent witness has come forward! To make matters worse, the RSPCA was notified and a false allegation was lodged about us mistreating and abusing our loved pet. That was the last straw! Unfortunately we had to sell our pet after having him for only 9 months. It was becoming such a toxic environment for us to keep him as he couldn't run in his yard and be a dog. The children are devastated and now the neighbour got their way. We still don't understand why this has been allowed to happened but there are clearly evil people in the world and unfortunately we live right next door to one. What would motivate someone to hurt an innocent animal defies logic. This is the sort of stuff you read in the papers and dread that it never happens to yourself. Devastated

Hello. I really need help. Our neighbor whose dog past away late last year is trying to inflict serious harm, even death of our german shepherd pup. We bought our pup five weeks ago and have since noticed smashed glass in our backyard on a daily basis. We have caught our pup chewing on glass on a couple of occasions! Dont know what to do. Seeked help and advise from the RSPCA, local council and german shepherd club who all advised for me to report it to the police. VicPol are useless as they are quick to add there is no criminal activity in glass being thrown in our yard, and the onus is on us to prove that the neighbors are doing it! That is crazy as the property on the other side of our home has been untennanted for months and I have already stated to the police that I have seen glass been thrown in our yard twice from the neighbours in question. The best Vicpol could do was speak to the neighbours and of course they denied any lnowledge of it. We are very concerned about our pup's welfare as we have to watch him like a hawk 24/7. The neighbours are voyeurs as well as their bedroom window blinds aim down into our yard. We have no privacy and enjoyment in our yard. Really need some advise. The mother has been caught spying on us through the broken palings. Yes, she's on psych drugs. My kids are sick with worry and our pup has no freedom in his own yard. PLEASE HELP. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. Jenni