RSPCA Quits Dangerous Dogs Panel Over Deed not Breed Argument
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 16/05 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous DogsThe RSPCA in Australia has left a ‘restricted breed panel’ having become frustrated at its administration.
The organisation is calling for sweeping reforms amidst revelations that the dangerous dog register - which lists 755 dogs - has seen 25 council not report a single dangerous dog.
Australia, like the UK, employs a breed specific legislation policy, carrying [...]
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Scottish Parliament Listens to K9 Magazine on Dangerous Dog Proposals
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 12/05 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous Dogs, Social IssuesSCOTTISH PARLIAMENT VIEWS DOG WARDEN DANGEROUS DOG AMENDMENT DOCUMENT
By NDWA Reporter
Thanks in no small part to an article written by Alison Green right here on DogMagazine.net, the National Dog Warden Association has been approached by the Scottish Parliament and asked whether it’s draft format report ‘The Revision of United Kingdom Legislation With Regard To [...]
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Ealing Council Invents its Own Dangerous Dogs Laws
Posted By Neil Burton Date: 7/05 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous DogsA recent article in the Ealing Times mentions that Police Community Support Officers (PCSO’s) in the Acton area of London have been speaking to dog owners about keeping their dogs on leads and muzzled.Since when have Staffordshire Bull Terriers needed to be kept on leads AND muzzled?
Has a new law been passed by [...]
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Snuffles Has Been Described as ‘Friendly and Comical’ - Shame He’s Going to be Killed
Posted By Alison Green Date: 1/05 Posted Under: Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous Dogs“Friendly and comical” but Snuffles must die.
A Ballymena dog warden is calling for changes to the Dangerous Dogs legislation after a court ruled that family pet Snuffles is a banned pit bull type and ordered his destruction. The Irish dangerous dogs legislation does not include the 1997 amendment meaning any dog deemed to be pit [...]
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In Today’s Good Dog News…It’s Time for Coco - Another DDA Dog is Back Home
Posted By Freelance Writers Date: 21/04 Posted Under: Animal Welfare, Breed Specific Legislation, Dangerous DogsTears all round as another London DDA dog is returned home:
A north London Police station was recently the scene for an emotional reunion between dog owners Ana Quesada and Neil Macey who were reunited with their pet dog Coco on Monday 14th April.
Coco, a 6yr old family pet had been seized under the Dangerous Dogs [...]
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