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Another dog attack

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Unsure33 · 07/06/2023 19:04

There is a horrific video on twitter of a young woman being attacked in east London by three dogs

owner in hoodie , pit bull types .

I am a dog owner but also have ended up in hospital after a dog attack and it made me feel sick

honestly I think we need dog licences , dog wardens and more accountability because the current laws don’t seem to be deterring people letting dogs off their leads and having no control . If it prices some owners out I am sorry tough luck . Dogs are expensive and there needs to be some more incentive to keep them under control .

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Comedycook · 07/06/2023 19:22

Yanbu. Today I walked past an XL bully dog (pulling at its lead) being walked by a very small teenage girl....dog would have definitely weighed more than her. Its actually quite terrifying.

ClusterFuckIt · 07/06/2023 19:22

The thing is, you say in most cases it’s the owners but in this case this type of dog are owned by a certain type of scumbag. They are far too much dog for most people, they aren’t pets - especially if they’re owned by people who think a 10 minute walk around some sink estate is enough exercise, fed the cheapest shit food, never trained, and treated as status symbol. Most of these dogs are downright dangerous.

It must be absolutely terrifying to be approached by one.

ThisSummerBetterBeDarnGood · 07/06/2023 19:21

Wow I've just seen it.

I had a thread yesterday about what to do in a dog attack.

You can see one dog gets a hold of her arm.

I'm just not sure how she could have got it off.

We need urgent emergency law now to stop these attacks. Im absolutely disgusted.

Elysiaxo · 07/06/2023 19:20

I don't think ALL dog breeds and owners should be punished, but I think all dogs originally bred for fighting should require licences and mandatory training to own.

IsThereAnEchoInHere · 07/06/2023 19:20

Seriously, can’t MN make a special dog haters page, so the rest of us don’t have see these miserable, now multiple starts per day, threads.

ThisSummerBetterBeDarnGood · 07/06/2023 19:15

Ffs.

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Elevel · 07/06/2023 19:14

I'm guessing this was meant for Chat? I don't think anyone will say YABU!
Yes, the problem generally seems to be the owners above all. One attack involved an owner letting their pitbull crosses off-lead around a stranger, plain stupidity. I wouldn't get one as they're a banned breed in the UK, but I'd love a dogo argentino. Lovely dogs with the right training, sadly most people won't handle them properly.