Another child killed by a dog

[NeverTrustAPoliceman]

Breaking news now. When is this going to stop?

Rip little one.

Another need for legislation.

So so sad. Poor wee thing.

for all the people concerned about dogs I urge you to write to your local mp and ask for dog ownership to be overhauled in U.K.

I’m not a expert so I don’t know what the right thing to do is but it’s certainly not working at the moment is it. I think we at least can all agree on that.

theres also a few government petitions that might be worth signing - at the very least it may draw attention to the issue.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/624876

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621613

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/624520

Bloody hell.

It can’t have been a reputable rescue. The hoops we had to jump through to adopt two rabbits from a great rescue was enough - let alone what it takes to be able to rehome a dog from a good one.

I’m not going to kick her parents when they are going through the worst thing that can ever happen to you.

But people need to think long and hard about the implications of rehoming a dog or getting a puppy with young children.

The mother of one of dds friends currently has me down as enemy number one at the moment as I will no longer let dd go to her house to play due to the dog she has recently got. You don’t take any chances with your children.

So sad. Knew it would be this dog type. They should be banned.

also certain dog breeds living with children should not be allowed.

im also for specific dog areas. Dogs on lead in public too.

Some dog owners are some of the most selfish people in the world. I had a large dog jump on my back the other week. I was holding my child at the time. My husband was furious and said that the dog should be on a lead in a public place. Instead of an apology, the owner called my husband a Dickhead.

Genuinely what is the appeal of these dogs? Staffies, bulldogs and pit bulls are bloody ugly dogs. They are not cute and look evil in the face. They are not soft and cuddly they are muscular and scary. They all have evil small eyes.

I don’t get it. I would judge someone for owning a breed like this 100%.

I wonder if they got the dog for protection? I can't think of any other reason why you would want such a breed with a tiny child. As pp said, it can't have been a proper rescue place, they're really demanding about who they allow to adopt.

Staffies, bulldogs and pitbulls are three completely different types.

@Cherry60 all ugly though and muscular type dogs. I’m pretty sure those breeds do more fatal Dog attacks than say sausage dogs.

We’ve currently got a dog, my first and probably only dog and I would be more than happy to have to have some kind of licence to have him. But I don’t know if that would work as who would police it? Like many things, people who are determined would find a way around it and just have one without one anyway

Also, I’ve just seen this shared on Facebook which I thought was an interesting view point

I wish we could just ban dogs.

RIP. Poor child. Horrendous way to die.

Adult humans are way more violent than fogs.more violent & more prevalent . Shall we ban humans?

This is so funny.

Yes, ban the humans 🤣

@ForestMountainsDesertOcean

i agree. After treading in more dog poo on the pavement last week.

sadly there are far too many selfish owners these days that prioritise dogs over humans. it has ruined it for the decent owners out there.

Let’s all come back to this thread in a few months time when another person gets killed by an American bully xl or a Rottweiler or a pit bull cross.

see you in a few months time for another debate about how wonderful these dogs are “woukdnt hurt a fly” “nanny dog” etc.

No. A dog that had been rescued very recently and was very likely previously neglected and abused. I doubt the family knew how to deal with it. Incredibly tragic all round but dogs are like this BECAUSE of HUMANS. Let's not forget that.

Please show us where, in this thread, anyone has referred to them as not hurting a fly or being nanny dogs.

@LastOfTheChristmasWine its a common excuse.

as is “it was poor owners” yes let’s blame the humans.

Don't be so utterly ridiculous.

Shall we ban cars because they kill people?

These threads bring out the irrational dog haters. They jump on board these threads not really caring why, it's just a place to vent their hatred.

Some of these dog breeds have been bred this way and they Should absolutely be banned.

along with any dog breed that has medical issues associated with humans breeding them to look a certain way. Breathing issues, blindness etc. and these people say they love animals…. Disgusting behaviour.

While I agree with the principle, I'm not sure how many people you'd have willing to put themselves in danger for this purpose.

I can imagine that canine professionals working with these dogs - who would inevitably end up being put down - would struggle with those cases where it was entirely preventable and if this dog had different owners nothing would have happened, or indeed happen again.

You can't muzzle a dog if you can't get near it safely, and you can't muzzle a dog 24/7 because it needs to be able to eat.

In this case a police marksman put the dog down, presumably because no one wanted to get close enough to it to euthanaise by injection. Can't blame them tbh.

Train crash wreckage doesn't kill or maim investigators.

This is why in general human shouldn't own dogs. I have said that earlier.
No matter whether it's the humans training badly or a dog's aggressive nature, the one consistent thing is it is not a good mix.

I know that you will come up with a load of excuses for humans to own dogs as pets (not service animals) but I would like to remind you a 4 year child has died. (along with many others and many more disfigured). This is more important than anyone's right to a pet.

I really can’t get my head round why anyone would want one ‘for protection’ nowadays, when it’s been so publicised that the people most likely to get hurt are the owners and many tragic cases involving small children. Why would you bring one into your home knowing that could happen :(

@kitsuneghost nice summary “more important than any ones right to own a pet”

could not agree more

@kitsuneghost

You would like to remind us? Very strange attitude there.

Humans have owned dogs for centuries so really you're being daft. At best.

Lots of people are killed/disfigured by cars. Do you also think humans should stop driving them?

Completely agree