Would you consider that large and medium-sized dogs should be phased out?

my cats leave their dead things outside ,they only bring me birds that I need to catch and mice that play hide and seek with me .

mokryna, he really does have a very good point - but there are so many things we could do to reduce their environmental impact.

Why not bring back dog licences and maybe make them more expensive for larger breeds?

Stop pet food manufacturers using high energy processing methods - and using beef or lamb (the worst meats for the planet)?

We really should encourage the development of insect foods and lab-grown meat?

Dogs are omnivores so their diet can include other proteins too. The working sheepdogs I saw in Wales had porridge cooked with water, hard boiled eggs, vegetables - and rabbits most of the time. They had loads of energy and shiny coats.

Rather than phase them out, Id rather people kept them under control and didn't let them out to bark for hours on end. Id be happy with that! What about large dogs that are needed for work, police, cadaver dogs, search and rescue etc? Dogs have a far superior sense of smell compared to humans and do provide an invaluable service to society. Much as I don't like them, they also provide company for people.

No.

Seeing eye dogs are mostly labradors. Somehow yappy little terriers wouldn’t cut it. Culling humans would probably be more effective.

Again, he’s talking about pets, not working dogs. And not about culling or phasing out anything.

Rosie51

Callistemon21 wash out your mouth! At least cats hunt and kill vermin. Cats would source their own food if unattended, dogs are hopeless without human intervention. I have neither, but if my son wasn't horrendously allergic to all animals it'd be cats all the way

at least cats hunt and kill vermin yes and all our native birds too. Our bird population is in sharp decline, many species are struggling to survive, and that is in large part due to all the ruddy cats prowling our gardens. I'd rather we had more birds and fewer cats. Maybe cats should also have a £100 licence in order to save our bird population.

Where does this sort of argument lead? Get rid of old and disabled people who aren’t economically active but still eat lots of food? I have only ever had German shepherds and can’t imagine a world in which they wouldn’t be welcome because they eat more than a small dog.

I seem to have put the cat amongst the pigeons! ?

I read that as German shepherds eating a big dog as opposed to a small one GSM!

Yes dog breeding needs regulating as a whole. Far too much cruelty but the biggest threat to the planet are humans. Unpopular but there has to be a limit on how many children a person/family can have.

I watched a you tube video yesterday which went beyond terrafing

Two bulldog type dogs running after a Mum and her two little girls

Those kind if digs should be put down and tgat kind of breed should not be allowed to be breeded or kept as pers

But the government any government takes ages to act and only do so after someone has been malled by one if these horrid horrid vicious dogs!!

Apologies for the typos Using my phone

Absolutely no. It would be the thin end of the wedge and end up banning heaven knows what.
Wiggy is very worried about this in case they ban cockatiels.
She does eat a lot of seed, millet, etc.

NO it’s humans who are bad for the environment and are destroying the planet.

Msida

I watched a you tube video yesterday which went beyond terrafing

Two bulldog type dogs running after a Mum and her two little girls

Those kind if digs should be put down and tgat kind of breed should not be allowed to be breeded or kept as pers

But the government any government takes ages to act and only do so after someone has been malled by one if these horrid horrid vicious dogs!!

It's unfair to blame any particular breed. There are no bad dogs, only bad owners. Blame the deed, not the breed!

?*Jax*. Yes she needs at least one small dog a day, big appetite!

You’re so right Blondie. It’s the way a dog is brought up, trained and looked after that determines the way it behaves.

Phased out - what awful nonsense is this? I don't have any dogs, but the thought of 'phasing out' any pet is abhorrent to me.

Another No from me. We have rescued 2 JRT but our last 2 have been Border Collies, so have had small and large. Both were badly treated by previous owners. As Blondie said its the humans not the dogs who determine how the animal turns out.
Loving all the photos by the way.
All sizes of dogs, all breeds, are fine as far as I'm concerned.
We are the ones at fault for the environment and shouldn't be looking to blame defenceless animals.

Blondiescot

Msida

I watched a you tube video yesterday which went beyond terrafing

Two bulldog type dogs running after a Mum and her two little girls

Those kind if digs should be put down and tgat kind of breed should not be allowed to be breeded or kept as pers

But the government any government takes ages to act and only do so after someone has been malled by one if these horrid horrid vicious dogs!!

It's unfair to blame any particular breed. There are no bad dogs, only bad owners. Blame the deed, not the breed!

There are no bad dogs, only bad owners
But it's not the owners who tear little children to shreds, it's their dogs!

Gwyneth

NO it’s humans who are bad for the environment and are destroying the planet.

But too many humans are keeping too many dogs. The two go together.

Mark Howell………would you take seriously anything this man has to say because I wouldn’t.

Chestnut - but once again, it all comes down to the owners. Who's to say that those dogs, in the hands of a loving and, more importantly, responsible, owner would not have been completely different. I've seen dogs which were traumatised and terrified - and probably appeared to be vicious because of that - transformed into loving family pets through long hard work and determination.

Taking things a bit far now, seeing that vehicles are getting bigger----campervans, range-rovers etc.