I fully agree with the banning for the same reasons as everyone else has mentioned - idiots fighting them and breeding hand over fist to make money. I own Dogue De Bordeaux who are ALL my pets first and foremost and when out taking them for a walk have gotten lots of comments about them, mainly good ones but the odd chav/idiot asking how much are they worth, do they fight etc etc....they usually get on thier way with an ear full from me.......one idiot asked me "whats that?" I simply replied "its a dog" and carried on walking.
Some of the banned breeds I have met and fallen in love with and have met plenty of well behaved loving dogs, in the right hands they are loyal family members.
I dont know the way forward as there will always be a fashion with dog breeds, but I hope to god that DDB dont become one of the banned breeds - or I will be moving to a country where they are not banned.
Interesting topic Magik