Would you report them?

[MamaLazarou]

My sister is about to marry a hopeless racist loser - that's a whole other story, though.

They bought an illegal dog (American Pit Bull) from a breeder near where they live. Ridiculous, since they live in a tiny, third storey two-bedroomed council flat with three young kids and three cats. My sister claims that she didn't know it was an illegal dog when she bought it.

The two youngest kids (aged 1 and 4) were terrified of the dog, so they gave it to the DF's mum. My sister and her DF take the kids over to visit the DF's mum regularly and the baby plays with the dog. The idea of this just makes my blood run cold. I have expressed my concerns to my sister, but she says that it's fine, as the family keep the dog sedated (I feel certain that this counts as mistreatment towards the animal but can't prove it).

I want to report the breeder, and asked my sister for the address, but she can't remember it. I can, however, find out where the dog lives, and report the owners. Everyone would know it was me, as I have been upfront about my concerns.

Would you report these people for owning a dangerous dog?

[MamaLazarou]

What I meant was, it sounds as though the young owner needs some help herself, not the dog. It's terribly sad to face having your dog put to sleep because it has characteristics of a dangerous breed, but I just can't understand why someone would make themselves homeless because of it.

I didn't find out about the scaring people bit until today - my brother mentioned it completely out of the blue during a chat this morning. Fortunately, he had the address of the owners, and fully supports my reporting it.

[KingCanuteIAm]

Well, I don't know, to her it has been her friend etc etc, from what I remember she had a pretty crappy time at home and so on. I understand you not understanding it (IYSWIM) but I do kind of see where she is coming from - after all people do have to make a stand against things they feel are wrong.

Great news about your brother, even better that he supports your action

[cheesesarnie]

i think you did the right thing