Comments on: Sign The Petition To Repeal Section 1 DDA 1991 – Breed Specific Legislation

By: Joy Finnih

Joy Finnih — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:23:03 +0000

Beware of people who are engaged by UK MAIL as some people doing their delivering are claimed not to be employed by them.One such man entered my property and was given a warning bruise before I could get to him .It cost me £650 00. When I contacted UK MAIL to remind them that the letter box for postal mail etc is made beyond the gate they claimed no recognition of the man yet he delivered a parcel from Amazon through their company..I have 2 dogs one is 14 years old , active but deaf and blind. The other is anAlsatian. Protective but not agressive. I think the rules should apply as it does in some European countries. If someone blatantly enters your property it should be at their risk. I leave my back doors open for the dogs. If the dog did not stop this UK MAIL stranger he would have entered into the main house.

By: Mick Spayne

Mick Spayne — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:51:39 +0000

My cocker spaniel was very badly savaged by a staffordshire bull terrier and left with terrible injuries, she had to have surgery and was lucky to have survived the attack.

Any dog can breed can be dangerous but certain breeds – when they attack – are very dangerous indeed and can kill other dogs and even people (I have not heard of anyone being badly mauled or killed by a spaniel) – there is a particular issue with ceratin breeds, including staffs, – so I think breed type should be taken into account. Maybe staffs, mastiffs and akitas should be added to the 4 existing categories – as one person has already suggested.

Also, there needs to be a new law to take into account dog on dog attacks by any breed.

Most people that choose these dangerous breeds appear to be complete morons. No resposnsible person would choose an aggresive breed. So I think it is a contradiction to claim that anyone who owns one of these danagerous breeds is responsible, in my opinion they are not.

By: rainbow

rainbow — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:27:06 +0000

Shame on any government which fails to abolish a breed specific legislation.
The hundreds who have all been killed or attacked by specific breeds like staffs, pit bulls, rockwellers and the bull mastiff have the last word in how the dangerous dogs act should be addressed, not some commity who just wants to hide the escalating problem with breed specific dogs under the carpet. The problem is breed specific and there needs to be 3 other very dangerous dogs added to that list…Staffs, Rockwellers and Bull Mastiffs.
The parks everywhere in London are infested with these bully breeds and their bully owners. One cannot feel safe with these weapons on leads in your face.
The problem has gotten out of hand and because the govermment never really inforced the dangerous dogs act by arresting every pit bull in sight…now we have blood on our hands.