And Yet Another One . . .

[Canary42]

When will the Authorities do something effective about this long-running scandal.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-confirm-xl-bully-seized-092700201.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink

[jno]

I'm not sure I want to see a lot of dogs thrown on a national bonfire, but it's really the owners, isn't it. Did I see that the owner of the last killer dog had been charged with murder? It's possible that these events are not accidents.

[naomi24]

//Police seized two dogs from a nearby property and arrested two men, aged 30 and 54, on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. //

 

That does suggest that the dogs were used as a weapon.

[Countrylover]

Yes there are some naturally aggressive dogs, but it's generally down to down to stupid or aggressive owners who mistreat their dogs.  They are the ones that should be shot or put down.  We've had a variety of rescue dogs of all types over the last 50 years and none of them has shown aggression.  Some of them have shown fear initially because of previous owners.

[barry1010]

I agree it is usually, though not always, the way the dog has been treated and trained throughout its life.

The reality is that a very vicious and aggressive large bull type dog will cause a lot more harm than a very vicious and  aggressive bichon frise.

 

[youngmafbog]

I'm not sure its mistreatment as for this type of dog it is natural to fight so if it is trained that way it will happilly fight.

//When will the Authorities do something effective about this long-running scandal.//

What would you propose they do?  Knee jerk laws are not the answer as they always have unintended consequences.  We could insist dogs are on lead and muzzled when out but it would have to be for all dogs and of course that wouldnt stop the cases where the dog escapes or attacks someone in its own home.

Dont get me wrong, I want something done but it needs to be measured and proportional.

[Canary42]

Hardly knee-jerk - the problem's been there long enough.

[youngmafbog]

Well it is Canary laws like this need to be well thought out or they will be opposed and also got wrong.

Anyway, come on what would you like to see done, I see you ignored that or is this thread really about another lefty having a go at the Tory's?

[Canary42]

If that's the way you see it, then that's your problem, not mine.

[barry1010]

If it were my decision I would add the Bully XL to the dangerous dog list (once the decision has been made as to exactly what a Bully XL is) along with any dog that the result of crossbreeding any dog with a dog on that list.

This would mean that the dogs must be muzzled and kept on a lead in all public places, must not breed and must not be sold, swapped or gifted.

Of course this would do nothing to prevent the dog attacks on private property and there has been a few instances where the victims were babies and children.

I would also have mandatory tough sentences for the owners/keepers of these dogs that attack anyone, for any reason.  Mandatory euthanasia of any dog on the list that attacks any person.

Tough penalties for anyone that imports a dog on the list, and euthanasia of the imported dog.

So responsible owners of well trained dogs will be able to keep their pets but within 10 years or so there should be no more dogs of these breeds in the UK.

 

[youngmafbog]

And you still refuse to answer a simple question.

I now strongly suspect this thread was started by you for the reason I gave.