Pitbull attack

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Louie's Mom

Louie's Mom

Completely Boxer Crazy
Just because a dog attacks another dog - it doesn't mean that a person is the next target.


Dog agression is different than human agression - if it was going to attack her and her granddaughter than it would have went for them right away.


When you see a dog go after a squirrel or a cat - you don't hear people saying "what if that animal wasn't there - it could have been me"

For the most part it is totally untrue.

a lot of dogs don't like other dogs - that doesn't mean that they are out to kill the world :)
 
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logan1603

logan1603

Boxer Pal
Breaking news in UK today is that a Pit Bull has mauled a 5yr old girl to death in a town just 12 miles away from me, it also hospitalised her grandmother. Needless to say the Police have destroyed the dog.
These dogs should be outlawed and never be bred again.
 
moira

moira

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Sorry to hear of your terrifying ordeal. I get really angry at those people who let their dogs run away from them totally out of their control and then I whose dog is on a lead have to fend them off. My Kramer does not like other dogs coming too close and these people really anger me. Ok their dogs may mean no harm but one day a dog they run up to greet may not be under control or leashed . I am so glad you are ok. Dont feel bad about kicking the dog. Anyone would have done the same if their dog was under threat.
 
Lola's mum

Lola's mum

Boxer Insane
logan1603 said:
Breaking news in UK today is that a Pit Bull has mauled a 5yr old girl to death in a town just 12 miles away from me, it also hospitalised her grandmother. Needless to say the Police have destroyed the dog.
These dogs should be outlawed and never be bred again.
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Don't think it was a true pitbull the news described it as a 'pitbull type'
 
IluvLucy

IluvLucy

Boxer Insane
Breaking news in UK today is that a Pit Bull has mauled a 5yr old girl to death in a town just 12 miles away from me, it also hospitalised her grandmother. Needless to say the Police have destroyed the dog.
These dogs should be outlawed and never be bred again.
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What are they doing to the owner (i.e. the person responsible for the dog's actions)?

If you're not aware of it, pit bulls are already illegal (as in, can't be bred, sold, exchanged or imported) in the UK and have been for over 15 years. http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welf...ogsleaflet.pdf
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That being the case, the news story mentioned above and others like it that I have heard would tend to point to the fact that the laws haven't done much to stop the attacks.

Don't think it was a true pitbull the news described it as a 'pitbull type'
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Since boxers are often mistaken for pit bulls by a lot of people, that makes them a likely target of the "let's just ban the dogs" mentality. Is that what you really want?
 
gmacleod

gmacleod

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I take it you didn't bother to read the legislation ;)

The owner, if found to have failed to keep a dangerous dog under proper control, will be prosecuted and possibly jailed.

You might also consider that the purpose of that particular piece of 15+ year old legislation - aside from making the owner criminally responsible - was to stop the importation of dogs bred for fighting and that were NOT resident in the UK already (or at least, only in very small numbers). It is not a case of exterminating a breed, but rather a case of not bringing it in in the first place.

The reason, incidentally, was that a small number of dogs of the pit bull type had been established here - and despite being such a small percentage of the population, had quickly risen to number one on the serious bite statistics, accounting for around 34% of all serious dog bites. After a spate of child deaths - well, you get the picture. In short - it was about saying the UK doesn't want those breeds brought in here, thanks, we'll stick with the (many) breeds we've already got. Banning breeds bred for fighting doesn't stop other breeds from biting, of course. And it doesn't miraculously stop morons owning dogs either. But it did stem rapidly rising numbers of serious dog bites.

You might also consider that "banning" in this context didn't mean taking people's dogs (it's more than 15 years ago we're talking, after, all - hardly a current issue). It meant stopping them from being imported, sold or bred (leading to a natural extinction, if you like). And 15+ years later, nobody is considering banning all breeds (or any other breed, for that matter). You're in the wrong place for that sort of scaremongering ;)

And on that note, that will be the end of this thread. Boxerworld is not the place for political discussions, which is where this thread has ended.
 
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