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‘Devil Dog’ in Firestorm - But all is not as it may seem for this Rottweiler
Posted By Alison Green Date: 27/02 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Dog NewsWait a rootin tootin second. Aren’t Rottweilers meant to be out eating people and terrorising local communities all over the world? What’s going on here then? A Rottweiler, saving a person’s life. Surely there must be some mistake? Oh, no. Wait. THESE are just the type of stories you won’t read about in the tabloids. […]
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Pitbull Type Dog “No Danger to Public”
Posted By Alison Green Date: 27/02 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous DogsAnother case heard in a Liverpool court (Feb 26, 2008) has resulted in a much-loved family pet being allowed the chance of life after being deemed of no risk to the public. Fifty was seized after her owner called the police regarding a stolen mobile phone. Police attended the address only to seize Fifty as […]
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“Breed Specific Legislation Killed Our Dog”
Posted By Alison Green Date: 20/02 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Social IssuesFamily Grieve Pet Dogs Death
A Merseyside couple are calling for the government, organisations and individuals to demand a complete removal of Breed Specific Legislation after making the tragic decision to have their pet dog Missey put to sleep. Missey’s owners contacted Merseyside police early last year after being made aware that siblings of their dog […]
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Questions Unanswered in Kennel Club BSL Controversy
Posted By Alison Green Date: 19/02 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Canine Columns, Dangerous DogsOn Monday 18th February, the Kennel Club held their pit bull identification course. Trainees spent a shocking 2.5 hours learning how to identify a dog based on it having a substantial number of characteristics of “a pit bull type”.
In a recent article on the subject I asked, among other questions:
Whether there will be a “type” […]
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Want to Send a Dog to Its Death? Get ‘Qualified’ to do so in 240 Minutes
Posted By Alison Green Date: 12/02 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Canine Columns, Dangerous Dogs, Dog NewsKennel Club to train up Pit Bull Identification experts in just four hours
The Kennel Club, despite its cries of “Deed Not Breed” are planning to create a panel of “experts” trained to identify pit bull type dogs. I use the term “experts” lightly because these particular “experts” will attend a course just FOUR hours long.
The […]
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