Any legal peeps here? lawyers/solicitors not sure which i need!!

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This isn't about people wanting to be nasty, or picking on someone they haven't met. Public forums are about discussion and giving folks the opportunity to air their views, although I accept that sometimes people are braver with a keyboard than with the spoken word and might be more inclined to give a more honest view here than to your face. Is that such a bad thing then?

The Op came on here with a very sad tale and I haven't seen a single post saying the poor dog got what it deserved. Nobody likes to see suffering and if we could stop it we would, and the vast majority of us would offer support and help to someone in need if we could.

The thrust of the OP's original post though wasn't about sharing a tragic tale with us, it was very specifically asking us how much compensation we thought they ought to ask for, in fact they even asked what we thought they would be happy with! There are few things that make my blood boil as much as someone who appears to think they are responsible for nothing yet entitled to everything, so I make no apology for giving the OP a full broadside at the first opportunity. As forums go this one is pretty friendly and seems to contain a fairly diverse spread of viewpoints, I wouldn't be here if it didn't. I suggest the OP needs to reconsider why they posted. If they just wanted someone to make yet another decision for them they've come to the wrong place, if they want a reality check then please carry on.