Professor Daniel Mills said: “This work provides good scientific evidence to explain why the pursuit by governments of breed specific legislation to reduce the risk of harm to citizens is not only doomed to failure, but also giving people a false sense of security, which may actually be making the situation worse.” In November four-year-old Lexi Branson was killed in Leicestershire after being attacked by the family bulldog which was not a banned breed. Jade Lomas-Anderson was also mauled to death by a pack of dogs near her home in Atherton, Greater Manchester. Again the breeds were not banned so police could not bring charges against owner Beverley Concannon. Concannon was eventually fined £165 and given a suspended jail term after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to her pets. The Kennel Club has been campaigning for the overhaul of Dangerous Dogs legislation claiming that existing breed specific law fail to protect the public and should be changed to place greater responsibility on owners.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:18:30 +0000
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