OnwardandUpward
I agree, all dogs should be registered and dangerous breeds should be prohibited.
No one should be dying because of someone's pet because no one should be allowed to keep dangerous animals. The government need to make a change in the law to keep us all safe.
No one should be dying because of someone's pet because no one should be allowed to keep dangerous animals. The government need to make a change in the law to keep us all safe.
This, exactly.
It happens far too often. This makes grim - very grim - reading. Don't look at it if you're feeling a bit fragile. And it makes my blood boil. There's a pattern - easily identified - between the breed of dog - or 'type' of dog - and the mentality of some of those who own them. And I won't apologise for saying that.
These attacks are often just so random. It could be you, me - anyone, simply going about our daily lives.
I know government doesn't want to interfere in people's lives - small-state and all that, which would be fine if we had a nation of intelligent, responsible people. But, we don't.
I have a neighbour with an aggressive dog. It barks at anyone going past the window. It barks at me when I'm in the garden. A garden with a low wall. So now, I don't go into the garden, don't sit in it, nor enjoy it. The owner has been involved with the Police through causing a disturbance during the many 'arguments' he has with his partner which have been reported (though I've never contacted the Police when I've heard the screaming and shouting because both sound equally aggressive and angry). They are tenants and the owner of the property doesn't live in the area. But his mother does and she's an acquaintance of mine, so I told her about the situation. They have been 'warned' and I'm hoping they will leave. But there's nothing anyone can do about the dog. I just don't feel safe - the couple have a habit of mislaying their keys and on a number of occasions have asked that I allow them to climb over the adjoining wall so they can get in via their back door which is always unlocked. I don't trust them to keep the dog under control - because they don't appear to be in control of their own lives.