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| Police disciplined over dog death | Police disciplined over dog death |
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| Two officers from the Lothian and Borders force have been disciplined following the death of a greyhound in a Midlothian police station in January. | |
| An investigation was launched after the stray greyhound died when police in Dalkeith put it in a kennel and forgot about it for 10 days. | An investigation was launched after the stray greyhound died when police in Dalkeith put it in a kennel and forgot about it for 10 days. |
| The Crown Office earlier said there would be no criminal proceedings. | The Crown Office earlier said there would be no criminal proceedings. |
| In a statement, the police said they deeply regretted the death of the dog and procedures were being reviewed. | In a statement, the police said they deeply regretted the death of the dog and procedures were being reviewed. |
| A police spokesman said: "Following the decision of the Crown Office that there should be no criminal proceedings in this case, Lothian and Borders Police launched an internal inquiry. | A police spokesman said: "Following the decision of the Crown Office that there should be no criminal proceedings in this case, Lothian and Borders Police launched an internal inquiry. |
| "This has resulted in the officers concerned being dealt with through misconduct regulations, and a review of procedures for the handling of stray animals. | "This has resulted in the officers concerned being dealt with through misconduct regulations, and a review of procedures for the handling of stray animals. |
| "We deeply regret the death of this greyhound and wish to reassure the public that we have taken all necessary steps to ensure such an unfortunate event does not happen again." | "We deeply regret the death of this greyhound and wish to reassure the public that we have taken all necessary steps to ensure such an unfortunate event does not happen again." |