Why BSL Must Go

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Breed specific legislation is alive and well within the U.K. Section one of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 makes four breed types illegal. In Northern Ireland a dog deemed to be a banned breed is killed, regardless of how good a temperament it may have. In England, Scotland and Wales a dog deemed a banned breed has two options, it can die or it can be allowed to live provided its owner abides by a number of restrictions.


Today Defra announced a consultation on a range of ideas to tackle the issue of “dangerous dogs” and they include the potential repeal of BSL.


What this potentially means is simple. The current banned breeds will become legal again. They will be allowed to live out their lives, be rehomed and no longer be targeted for the way they look. They will be treated the same as any other dog. If they appear to be dangerous then action could be taken, they will not be “above the law”.


In order to make any change to the DDA there has to be a change of law. If we are too see any change of law it should be one that stops dogs being targeted due to their appearance. 13 years ago the law was changed to allow dogs deemed banned breeds to live according to the restrictions and most though that was a step forward. But innocent dogs are still dying. A registered dog cannot be rehomed. If an owner of registered dog cannot keep that dog, that dog will die. People may lose their job, their home, become ill and that dog will die if that owner can no longer keep the dog.


Many tenancies will not allow banned breeds, even registered ones, to be in their properties. Owners may not be able to find alternative accommodation and those dogs will then die.


A suggestion has been put forward to allow for owner led registration of banned breeds. I once would have agreed with this but cannot anymore.


I see many good people with good dogs be accused of owning a pit bull type. A pit bull type dog is any dog deemed to have a substantial number of characteristics of an outdated breed standard that’s no longer used for that breed. Many of the people I speak with want to argue that their dog is not a pit bull type, but they don’t because they want it over quickly.


If owner led registration comes in only those who know they have a type dog will go forward. The MAJORITY who have no idea or firmly feel their dog is not a banned type will not. So the authorities will still come for the dogs and then an owner has two choices…agree that their dog is a banned type and agree to the long restrictions, all the while hoping they can keep their dog for life as otherwise the dog will die; or having their dog seized and taken section one. Don’t kid ourselves that with owner led registration the option to seize will go..it wont.

Puppies born to parents that one or both are deemed type, will not be able to go into homes and they too will die.

If owner led registration is the next step please remember that on March 9th 2010 we first warned that other breeds would faolow. When the stafford, the mastiff, the american bulldog all get added and resticted, remember that we warned this would happen.


So please, when you are looking at what should be done about BSL and the DDA, please don’t accept half measures. For the dogs sake.

Hear! Hear!

I've just been watching a youtube video by Allie Green of DDA 18 years of the dangerous dogs act and it is heartbreaking and just wrong that this act is still in place, its just madness.

I too have watched that vid and its heart wrenching.

saw this on another forum
crossposted with permission

The Rottweiler bite’s
The staffie starts the fight
The pit bull kept out of sight
that’s what the press will say
Why is BSL still in place today

They pick on the staffie
They don’t suit the chavie
The owners have no shame
Its always the bloody same
The dog ALWAYS gets the blame

They want love and affection.
Not fight and destruction.
They all aim to please
They fight you tease
who? The so called owner
who just want us to breed and breed
What is the need … its all down to greed

The person who invented BSL is a creep
So many innocent dogs put to sleep
It makes you wont to weep

Our baby’s are not bad
Are you mad !!!??
Nothing more loyal and caring too
One day the only place you’ll see them is in a zoo

A dog will only do what it is trained to do
If a dog is trained to fight …..
We all know that is NOT! Right
Punish the bad owners get them out of sight
Good owners know what’s right
They will NEVER use a dog fight
The rottie will not bite
The staffie not trained to fight
The pit bull no longer kept out of site
With the good owners everything will be done right

BAN BSL today
One more thing to say
All dog owners should hate BSL
Fight it today , BAN BSL , trust me it will only make your dogs life HELL !!!

BY Sue & Noo

too true

just wish more dog owners would realise that even if its not their breed it could be one day - everyone has to fight it...

its scary one one hand they are considerig a repeal. on the other they are considering adding dogs to the list.

i really hope it is repealed but i also fear they will not put the correct measures in place and thing will not improve