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Re: Tyler's Story (Sad)
It is happening because of a law passed in 1991 in a knee jerk reaction to a spate of dog attacks on children.
The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 is a piece of UK legislation that was introduced in response to various incidents of serious injury or death resulting from attacks by aggressive and uncontrolled dogs, particularly on children. These incidents received heavy tabloid attention, causing widespread public concern over the keeping of dangerous dogs and a resulting legislative response.
Have dog bites and dog attacks actually decreased since the introduction of the DDA?
No,they are never likely to either because the real the issue isn't about breed it's about irresponsible owners.
Until we address that problem we are fighting a losing battle and at the end of the day it's the breeds like the pitbulls that suffer from bad press and hyped up media reports,not the idiotic irresponsible owner.
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