Breed-specific legislation

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…

Pit bulls are good pets Slurp slurp, the Pitbull licks his family with lots of love. Pitbull's are so loving that some can't even become a bodyguard! Pit bulls will protect their owner from harm, they are very loving, and are good with children. To start off, Pit bulls are very loving. A Pitbull with love it's family and or owners with all of its heart. According to canine candor, if Pitbull's are raised in a loving family, they will be loving right back. Most of the mean Pitbull's are from…

If your dog bites someone, is it reasonable to expect that the incident won't cause a lawsuit? Decades ago, the answer might have been a no, if the victim's injuries weren't severe. Today however, dog aggression that causes a fatality or grisly mutilation gets a lot of media coverage. The Internet is full of photos, videos, and personal accounts of these attacks. This high visibility and ready access to law firm websites specializing in dog bites increases your liability risk should your dog…

The bullmastiff originates in england during the 1860’s. A cross breed between a mastiff and an english bulldog. They are large creatures with a wrinkly nose and a slobbery mouth. They frequently snort, snore, slobber and show flatulence. All bullmastiffs are prone to having bad breath. Their coats can be fawn, red, or brindle. Most bullmastiff’s possess a black mask on their nose. Some have white markings on their chest. When they run slobber flies everywhere. Bullmastiffs are usually docile…

“Any dog, you put them in a corner, no matter if they’re vicious or not they going to bite back”. There have been multiple people bit and some even with severe wounds and bit marks from dogs biting them. Dogs should not be executed for biting some one because some one could have provoked them or they were feeling threatened. It may not have been their fault that they bit that person in the first place. Also biting for dogs is the one thing that they have to defend themselves. If a dog bites…

The ban of pitbulls clearly has two defined sides; to be banned or not. People promoting the ban of pit bulls often rely on statistics or ideas created by others to conceive their opinion. In contrast, there is actually a lot of falsity to these ideas, and make pit bulls seem a lot worse and more dangerous. There are many myths about pit bulls or preconceived ideas, this is an essay that undermines those and details the truth about pit bulls and why they should not be banned. To begin, years…

What if you had a dog that had a bad rep like a pit bull. Pit Bulls should be banned because they are dangerous and could injure a person or another dog, possibly kill one of them. Pit Bulls should be banned. One reason pit bulls should be banned is that a pit bull has dangerous characteristics, but one that can be dangerous and possibly deadly is that when pit bulls bite they don’t let go. According to the text,” I am not convinced that a ‘Pit bull’ is a safe animal to have around. The Pit Bull…

Imagine you are walking down the street seeing pit bulls abandoned, sick and weak. Pit bulls should be allowed as pets. According to the articles, pit bulls are trained in many ways, protective and loving, and mistreated by people. Pit bulls are trained in many ways. They are used as working dogs, military, and guardians. They were brought from the English and Irish immigrants to be trained to fight in the Civil War. As the author stated in source 3 “As working dogs…

The idea of Pit Bulls being good pets is a controversial topic. Many people have their own opinions on the topic. In my opinion, they make good pets because they are loving, they can protect you, and they have their own personalities. To start with, Pit Bulls are loving. Many people believe that Pit Bulls are hostile, vicious, and dangerous dogs. This mainly comes from what the media puts out about them. As it is stated in, "The Media and the Pit Bull," by James Cross, 'the media…

should make policy decisions based on stereotypes. We don’t do racial profiling even though most terrorists are middle east and nether should similar things with Pit Bulls. A Pit Bull ban involves a category problem because there isn’t one single breed. How do you define what is the dangerous pit bull and what is the safe Pit Bulls? The Pit Bulls that attack are not the only ones to blame for most dog attack are caused in part by mistreatment by an owner.…