I was reading the story about minister Alison McBrier, who was attacked by a pack of dogs while walking in Highland Perthshire last year.

Ms McBrier needed hospital treatment after the horrendous incident, with up to 12 dogs going for her.

It must have been absolutely terrifying and I’m not surprised she says she continues to be affected by it.

And to compound her anguish it now seems that, despite reporting the attack to the police, nothing is going to happen to the dogs or the people in charge of the dogs.

According to a Police Scotland spokesperson, officers spoke to the dog warden and and the owner of the dogs and “suitable advice was given”.

Oh alright then, problem solved.

Ms McBrier might be left scarred for life due to her injuries but the owner has been told “don’t let that happen again”.

There are laws in place that speak about dangerous and out of control dogs.

So let’s look at what happened. These dogs were they able not only to run up to Ms McBrier, but they also had time to carry out their........

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