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To muzzle or not to muzzle - that is the question
After the tragic events that have appeared in the news today where a girl was attacked by three rottweilers, a story in the Sentinel about a dog on dog attack, and a recent report of a young man making use of the sports court on a local open space, to teach his dog to attack a coat (yes in a space where kids play!): you have to ask the question, do certain breeds of dogs needed muzzling?
We all know that in most cases it's the way a dog has been treated and brought up that makes it attack. We also know some breeds have the capability to b far more aggressive that others due to the nature, build and power of certain breeds.
As not all dogs are equal, also not all owners are equal, so the standard and quality of training will be vastly different. Wouldn't it be fairer if a register was drawn up were certain breeds or mix of breeds, weights and heights are forced to wear muzzles.
I know this issue is quite contentious to dog lovers, who quite rightly say that they do right by their animal, why tar us all with the same brush. But in this age of animal status symbol, would such an act reduce some of these attacks.
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certain dogs do need
certain dogs do need muzzling, and there are dog law to say this,
its down to the people who own these type of dogs to do the muzzling when the dogs are on walks/out on public land.
That's a good place to start
That's a good place to start "The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991"
The important thing here is the list isn't very big, although the caveat "And any dog who in the opinion of the Secretary of State was bred for fighting, or has the appearance of a dog bred for fighting" covers a number of other breeds, but judging by the number of rotties I see being walked, the law doesn't cover them. Agreed these dogs aren't bred for fighting, but are still bred to attack when needed. So should any sort of guard dog fall under the same list? If it's not clear to me from researching these other breeds, then I can't see how it's clear to others.
Also, after speaking to the local Dog Warden at a recent residents meeting, only one person was fined by himself last year for dog fouling, and only 10 people in the entire city were fined for the same time period.
So there is no way enforce these laws, and no clarity to them.
The city council Dog Wardens
The city council Dog Wardens by the city councils own statistics look at best poor value for tax payers money.Really what are they doing all day ?. Would it not be better if they were payed by results i;e tickets for fouling and off leash in public park.
Hello, LTNS. The RSPCA have
Hello, LTNS. The RSPCA have been talking about every dog owner paying a dog license, with the fees going towards owners who treat their dogs as hard men status symbols rather than pets.
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