Introduction
The Dangerous Dogs Act inhibits the ownership of 4 certain dog breeds in the UK. The legislation came into force in 1991. It was written because there was an increasing number of dog attacks resulting in serious injury or death, this caused the public to be concerned by dogs that weren’t under control and aggressive. There are 9 sections to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
Section One of the DDA
Section 1 tells you the dog breeds that are banned in the UK. These 4 breeds are: Japanese Tosa, Fila Brasiliero, Dogo Arengtino and Pit Bull Terrier. In the UK it is illegal to have one of these breeds or breed types.
In 1997 the Dangerous Dogs Act removed the automatic destruction order of banned breeds. Instead an Index of Exempted Dogs was …show more content…
It has encouraged irresponsible dog owners to have banned breeds for status symbols. If the dog is no threat to the public, it is not allowed to have freedom on walks for the rest of their lives. The dogs are based on appearance not personality. It has failed to protect the public and other dogs as attacks still occur and numbers are rising each year. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5200435/toddler-mauled-pit-bull-with-family-at-adoption-event/ - A child was attacked by a Pit bull puppy at an adoption event. He suffered from puncture wounds to his arms and chest, he required many stitches. The dog “Rusty” was put into a 10 day quarantine and an evaluation will be done. The dog’s fate will be decided after the 10 day quarantine. The public were protected as the dog was taken away and was unable to harm anyone else. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5344647/Woman-describes-demented-attack-Pit-Bull-Terrier.html - A woman’s 9 year old Pit bull attacked her, ripping her arm to shreds for 9 minutes. The police shot the dog dead at the scene. The public was protected as this dog was not able to attack anyone …show more content…
The neighbours were alerted by screaming and calls for help. Her ankle was bitten and her dog bleeding badly. The owner of the 2 dogs did nothing to help, by restrain the dogs and had disappeared. He denied the dog attack but was eventually charged because two weeks later his dogs attacked again. The dogs didn’t fall into the statutory category of being a banned breed. The man received a fine and was only advised to keep his dogs on a lead. The Dangerous Dogs Act was not effective in protecting the public because even though the man was visited and advised by the local police, they had no power to make sure he muzzled the dogs, or kept them on the lead in public. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/postman-mauled-horrific-dog-attack-8476458 - A postman was mauled by Staffordshire bull terrier. The attack was to have lasted around 5-10 minutes. The dog did not let go of the postman after being hit with a shovel to get it off. The postman was taken to hospital and the dog was seized by the police. The Dangerous Dogs Act was effective in protecting the public because the police did seize the dog shortly after the attack which made sure that dog wasn’t able to attack
The Dangerous Dogs Act inhibits the ownership of 4 certain dog breeds in the UK. The legislation came into force in 1991. It was written because there was an increasing number of dog attacks resulting in serious injury or death, this caused the public to be concerned by dogs that weren’t under control and aggressive. There are 9 sections to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
Section One of the DDA
Section 1 tells you the dog breeds that are banned in the UK. These 4 breeds are: Japanese Tosa, Fila Brasiliero, Dogo Arengtino and Pit Bull Terrier. In the UK it is illegal to have one of these breeds or breed types.
In 1997 the Dangerous Dogs Act removed the automatic destruction order of banned breeds. Instead an Index of Exempted Dogs was …show more content…
It has encouraged irresponsible dog owners to have banned breeds for status symbols. If the dog is no threat to the public, it is not allowed to have freedom on walks for the rest of their lives. The dogs are based on appearance not personality. It has failed to protect the public and other dogs as attacks still occur and numbers are rising each year. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5200435/toddler-mauled-pit-bull-with-family-at-adoption-event/ - A child was attacked by a Pit bull puppy at an adoption event. He suffered from puncture wounds to his arms and chest, he required many stitches. The dog “Rusty” was put into a 10 day quarantine and an evaluation will be done. The dog’s fate will be decided after the 10 day quarantine. The public were protected as the dog was taken away and was unable to harm anyone else. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5344647/Woman-describes-demented-attack-Pit-Bull-Terrier.html - A woman’s 9 year old Pit bull attacked her, ripping her arm to shreds for 9 minutes. The police shot the dog dead at the scene. The public was protected as this dog was not able to attack anyone …show more content…
The neighbours were alerted by screaming and calls for help. Her ankle was bitten and her dog bleeding badly. The owner of the 2 dogs did nothing to help, by restrain the dogs and had disappeared. He denied the dog attack but was eventually charged because two weeks later his dogs attacked again. The dogs didn’t fall into the statutory category of being a banned breed. The man received a fine and was only advised to keep his dogs on a lead. The Dangerous Dogs Act was not effective in protecting the public because even though the man was visited and advised by the local police, they had no power to make sure he muzzled the dogs, or kept them on the lead in public. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/postman-mauled-horrific-dog-attack-8476458 - A postman was mauled by Staffordshire bull terrier. The attack was to have lasted around 5-10 minutes. The dog did not let go of the postman after being hit with a shovel to get it off. The postman was taken to hospital and the dog was seized by the police. The Dangerous Dogs Act was effective in protecting the public because the police did seize the dog shortly after the attack which made sure that dog wasn’t able to attack