Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson says execution of Lennox was “folly

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson took to Twitter yesterday to condemn the decision to put Lennox to sleep, the dog who was put down on orders from Northern Ireland’s highest courts after it was deemed to be a pitbull-type and dangerous to the public.

The dog belonged to Belfast woman Caroline Barnes before it was seized by Belfast City Council two years ago. On Wednesday the council confirmed it had been put down after a 28-day reprieve ran out at midnight.

‘Destroying a dog that had no history of aggression is folly and shames society,’ DUP leader Peter Robinson tweeted.

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