Animals In Need Liverpool
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This comment was posted by Animals In Need in response to the Liverpool Echo's Bite Back campaign.
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Why pick on dogs, they don’t create premeditated acts of violence, only people do. The dogs are also the innocent victims here and when are families going to take responsibility for their mistakes. Isn’t it enough that dogs suffer at the hands of irresponsible owners without persecuting these poor dogs further? Bull breeds and pedigree dogs are being bred as cash crops and given to anyone with the money to buy them. The homes are never checked and the dogs go unneutered. We notice no steps are being taken to prevent this by closing puppy farms and preventing pet shops from selling dogs. We have enough unfair legislation dealing with dogs, it should cover the deed not the breed. The government must get it right so that good dogs and decent owners aren’t targeted. And the Liverpool Echo needs to think about this instead of blaming the dogs for the mistakes that ‘Devil’ people make.
At the end of the day this is just another indication of the cruel society we live in.
STOP BULLYING DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS AND TACKLE THE REAL PROBLEMS OF OUR SOCIETY.
In response to recent news about irresponsible owners, we totally argree with the points the RSPCA have made.
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Call for focus on irresponsible owners
09.03.10
We are calling for irresponsible pet ownership to be the focus of the government’s newly announced public consultation on dog law.
We welcome the Home Secretary’s announcement today that the government will hold a serious debate on how best to tackle anti-social behaviour with dogs.
We have long called for more effective legislation that puts greater emphasis on punishing irresponsible dog owners who cause animals to suffer, rather than the breed or type of dog concerned.
Claire Robinson, RSPCA government relations manager, said:
There is a real need for updated legislation that enables enforcers to tackle the problem effectively and prevent serious incidents from occurring, rather than waiting till after a tragedy or penalising certain dogs just because of their breed or type.
The RSPCA has been working with the police and local authorities to develop good practice in this area and also consolidate and update legislation that will tackle the root cause of the problem, indiscriminate breeding and irresponsible dog ownership.
A ‘genuine debate’ on the subject
Claire commented: "It is fantastic news that the government has opened a genuine debate on the subject and given the public a chance to have their say on the best way to tackle the issue of dogs being used anti-socially."
She said vets at our animal hospitals, as well as many of the our inspectors out in the field, come across dogs on a daily basis that have suffered cruelty or neglect at the hands of irresponsible owners.
It needs to be remembered that dog welfare isn’t just about ‘dangerous dogs’. Strays and over-breeding are also areas that would need to be properly addressed as part of any comprehensive dog welfare strategy.
“We look forward to going through the consultation documents in full and submitting our response to Defra,” added Claire.
http://www.rspca.org.uk/media/news/story/-/article/EM_CallForFocusOnIrresponsibleOwners
