Dog welfare row sparks protest outside house

LARGE CROWDS GATHER OVER CONCERNS FOR PUPPY

- GRETA SIMPSON

EXTRAORDINARY scenes took place on a street as an ongoing row over the welfare of a dog culminated in residents staging a protest outside the owner's home.

Witnesses who spoke to the M.E.N. estimated that as many as 50 people descended on Alness Road, Whalley Range, at around 7pm on Sunday to protest against the owner of a dog who they claim was being mistreated.

The protest ended when officers took the German Shepherd puppy from the home.

"It was bedlam," said local resident Nigel, who lives nearby in Chorlton. "There were tactical aid units everywhere, you could hardly get through by car." Videos of the event posted on Facebook showed a sizeable crowd of people standing around on the street, some with their own dogs on leads and holding placards.

'In Whalley Range we do not tolerate animal neglect, said one.