the one show

Re: the one show

Nick Shackleton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:44 GMT

Althou, the program I mentioned did highlight that any dog has the potential to be nasty and a 'fighter' as demonstrated by people who took part in it

www.youtube.com/watch

Re: the one show

Nick Shackleton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:56:21 GMT

Not all countries have banned Pit Bulls you know, these pups are then brought into this country and as there is no legal requirement to licence your dog they dip under the radar. anyone who caught BBC3's "My dog is my weapon" will of seen a bloke talking about importing pit bull pups from ireland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kmtl9

Liverpool police had a dog amnesty a few years back and 20 odd dogs were handed in in the week long promo, this is a good idea althou it's only self-respecting people who live within the law are likely to take part in this sort of thing. I think the way forward is to bring in licensing and insurance for all pets, much like cars! and any dog not having a licence ceased, much like cars without tax or insurance. It's the only way forward to prevent illegal/banned breeds in this country.

Re: the one show

SmegSlayer — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:14 GMT

seeing as the dangerous dogs act is 1991 you wouldn't have thought there'd be any pit bulls left pre act

Re: the one show

albatross — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:38:23 GMT

yes,

the most interesting point I thought, was that the pitbull that attacked the young boy was returned to its owner, having been deemed not to have meant to attack but was playing!

FFS - I thought a pitbull being a dangerous breed and if under 8 shouldn't exist so is normally destroyed, and if an older dog born before the DDA, it had to be muzzled in public or if found guilty would be destroyed.

I personally do not see the point of dog public liability insurance and chipping for all dogs. Like car insurance, only the good citizens will bother, and the people who breed dangerous dogs, attack dogs, or from unhealthy genetically unsound dogs, will not bother to chip or insurre anyway.
It will be the people who have friendly dogs who want to be within the law who will insure and chip.
Round our way no-one has the time to deal with strays, neglected dogs etc, so how will each dog on the street be checked for conformity to a new law?

The rescue places are full of staffies or bull crosses and if a law comes out surely even more dogs of all types with bad temperaments, or who look the type to be stopped and checked, will be dumped or foistered onto sanctuaries.

It's education that is needed, not a bit of paper and a chip.......even with a chip when we check animals it's often the case they say it was sold ages ago and new owner probably hasn't updated the records - who would be liable in ths case and how would you prove current ownership in order to be able to sue someone?

Something has to be done, but currently prosecutions are rare even when it's obvious whose dog it is......

Re: the one show

Jenny Cook RVN — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:06:21 GMT

never mind, by the time i managed to finally get post sent, the talk finished. BUT did anyone see it anyways?