Another dog attack

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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 .

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.

Ffs.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It's not dog hating. I have and love dogs, as do many of my friends and family. These are animals in the wrong hands and something should be done about it.

@IsThereAnEchoInHere

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I don't hate dogs at all, i absolutely adore them. But I like dogs who are gentle breeds and if they did turn, they ain't kill or maim like these killer dogs.

I am not a dog hater I am a dog lover , but these irresponsible owners are getting the rest of us a bad name something has to be done . Is that not what mumsnet is for to try and get things changed ? No licence dog taken , no insurance, dog taken , no chip dog taken .

I am an absolute avid dog lover, I own several and I fully support the OP, as would you if you were a responsible dog owner or had seen the footage. It’s fucking terrifying this happened, and it is becoming more frequent.

Thinking ego bull breed dogs have no place in society does not make a person a dog hater. I’ve had dogs all my life, I love dogs!

it’s hardly being a ‘dog hater’ to express a wish to cut down on the increasing number of fatal dog attacks. If there weren’t as many useless owners attacks, you wouldn’t be seeing as many posts on this.

I signed a petition linked on here I’d recommend

Not sure I can link.

But google

Amend the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by including more dog breeds to be bannedAmend current list of banned dog breeds (currently 4) by adding the following breeds: American Bully - all kinds (XL, Extreme, Pocket, Standard, Classic), Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier (incl. Miniature).

I think it's the same poster under a name change. I have also noticed a spate of these threads in AIBU, when there's no "AIBU?" involved. The amount of irresponsible owners is awful, but I don't understand the need to point out every attack when the news is there for everyone to watch/read. Or at least put it in Chat.

I own and adore dogs and I agree with OP.
There needs to be some accountability. I'm fed up of dickheads letting their zero recall, badly trained status symbols off the lead and letting everyone else deal with the consequences.
I've seen that video, she must have been absolutely terrified. He had zero control. Those dogs should be destroyed and he should be banned from ever owning a dog again.

It's not about hating dogs, it's about keeping people safe.
Honestly I've said it before but watching the British reaction to every new dog attack is like watching Americans every time they have another gun attack at a school. Everyone hand wrings and says it's so tragic and that something needs to be done and nothing gets done because fundamentally people see it as their right to have a dangerous dog.
People are not responsible enough to have dogs, dogs need licencing.

Just hide the threads. No one will mind

I wouldn't sign anything trying to get Staffies banned.

The video is horrific. Does anyone know if the woman is okay ?

I wouldn’t sign anything that included proper old school Staffys banned either tbh.

God, this is SO true.

It is . I don’t let my dogs off the lead in public places and that’s because they are over friendly so technically I don’t fully have them under control off the lead but someone near me had a very nasty bite from a rescue Akita off the lead . They had only had the dog a week ? What were they thinking ?

i cant post the video atm as it was too triggering for me . If it had been a child I hate to think what would have been the result .

Include the Staffie and English Bull Terrier on the dangerous dogs list 😂😂😂

Look at dog bite statistics. Cocker Spaniels, Dachshunds, not a Bull Terrier in sight.

Son dogs should just be banned full stop.

Why the hell has he got 3?!