Just seen on the news that another young child has been killed by dogs - that must be at least 4 this year in the UK - there have been a number more that have thankfully not been fatal. Always seems to be (most often) a US bully or sometimes a husky. Why are there not more dog breeds being banned (especially the bully)? And why is there not more noise about dog ownership rules in general being tightened up?
For the record I have always liked dogs but these regular child attacks scare me.
AIBU?
To think there should be more controls on dogs and more banned breeds
Merryclaire · 16/05/2022 08:03
Am I being unreasonable?
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POLLMerryclaire · 16/05/2022 08:10
I don’t see how banning certain breeds can increase dog attacks and if it’s not reducing them then there needs to be tighter controls about ownership in general.
And this is not a commentary at all the gentle dogs out there, which I know are the majority.
Merryclaire · 16/05/2022 08:17
@coffeecupsandfairylights most of the recent attacks seen to be the US bully - that can’t be a coincidence.
GoodVibesHere · 16/05/2022 08:32
For a start all dogs should be kept on a lead when outdoors.
Merryclaire · 16/05/2022 08:29
If it’s so hard to legislated banned breeds then there needs to be much tighter control on dog ownership, training, leads etc.
Merryclaire · 16/05/2022 08:29
If it’s so hard to legislated banned breeds then there needs to be much tighter control on dog ownership, training, leads etc.
Merryclaire · 16/05/2022 08:17
@coffeecupsandfairylights most of the recent attacks seen to be the US bully - that can’t be a coincidence.
coffeecupsandfairylights · 16/05/2022 08:36
Given most fatal dog attacks occur in the home, this probably wouldn't make any significant difference to the statistics.
GoodVibesHere · 16/05/2022 08:32
For a start all dogs should be kept on a lead when outdoors.
Fairisleflora · 16/05/2022 08:38
Agree with last poster. It would be nice if more areas of the country were taken back from dog owners. It would nice to have half of the parks (and I mean parks, not play parks) dog free for instance, where you could have a picnic without it being ruined, and play football without endless dogshit and dogs running off with and busting balls (personal experience).
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