Who's afraid of the big bad escaped wolf? Not me | Patrick Barkham

The panic about Torak the Berkshire escapee shows that facts cannot compete with our hoary old horror stories"Rottweiler slipped his lead near school," was the first hysterical headline. "Rottweiler on the loose after ESCAPING from owner near Middleton family home," was another, as Rover, a much-loved 12-year-old pet, roamed a few miles from a village with distant royal connections."Armed police were scrambled to track down the beast and a primary school was placed on lockdown," reported the Sun. Continue reading...