Kit is as mad as a box of frogs. Boris is....<lost for words>

Edit: I shall understand if you decline to comment.

Has anyone had a reply?

As far as I know the Home Office has not responded to mail on this issue yet.

Please write, if you haven't yet, and post here if you've written and if you get a reply. It would help give an indication of how many people they are ignoring. The contact details for our new Home Secretary are below along with a template letter - use as is or add salt to taste.

Dear Theresa May

It is reported in the media that Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor for London, has written to you requesting special powers to fast track the destruction of dogs seized by police in order to save kennelling costs.

One need only look at the recent cases of two American Bulldogs, Brandy and Karma ( http://dangerousdogsact.blogspot.com...ma-appeal.html ) to realise that such a policy would needlessly destroy innocent family pets that present no danger to the public and may deter owners accused of offences from disputing the charges for fear of their dog's life.

If the Metropolitan Police wish to save kennelling costs they should apply their 'Leave at Home' policy more widely or, better yet, campaign to replace Breed Specific Legislation with something that actually works to make us safer without sweeping up hundreds of non-dangerous, but wrong-looking, pets.

I hope that you will swiftly refuse Mr. Malthouse's ill-considered request.

Yours sincerely,

Contact details here:
http://www.tmay.co.uk/contact

NB. If you copy and paste the above into a mail you'll need to fix the link.

i cant believe him! what an idiot!

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Please keep writing, guys.

If anyone gets a brush-off onto Defra (like I did yesterday) I suggest replying something along the lines of...