Quote: Wanderer "You need to re-read what the OP wrote.
The puppy was his sons and isn't part of the current issue.'"
Point taken. I read the post a while befire I posted.
It remains though that it is
possible that the people have good intentions - they may, for eaxmple, worry about the kids domestic situation? (That is not any form of accusation againsat the OP (who I do not know, just like I do not know the other people), but it is at least
possible).
At the end of the day, if the OP has concerns he should err on the side of caution - keep a close eye on his children and make enquiries through the proper channels as a matter of urgency - putting his concerns in writing to them, with copy to local MP if his concers are serious. That way they are much more likely to act.