One of the three surviving black swan cygnets has been found dead near the boating lake.
The female cygnet is believed to have been killed by a dog. Anyone found guilty of not keeping their dog under control is liable to a fine of up to £5,000 and the dog can be seized.
The police will be looking through CCTV footage in the area to see if anything was caught on camera.
Source: Dawlish Gazette
If the Police check the CCTV at night they wont see a thing, unless the cruel action took place under a street light.
A dog that can do this should be confiscated as it is obviously out of control and is a danger to people as well as wildfowl. The owner of the dog as well as not having any brain cells is not in possession of £5,000 and so a fine is a pointless exercise. Best to raise a reward in the hope that his/her mates grass him/her up as the dog would have blood on it and someone will have a good idea whose dog it is.
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