Big Doug
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American Bulldogs are another breed like staffy's often bred badly due to their "look" of an American pitbull terrier.
A good example is a kennel in Lancashire sells Staffy pups for £600, their parents/grandparents have often been involved in competitions and are bred excellently.
You can they buy a staffy pup for £80 on an estate in St Helens, you tell me which is more likely to grow with temperant issues?
fatal dog attacks are thankfully rare anyway but many instances of dog attacks by "softer" breeds go unnoticed as they don't create the same type of "news story" if it was a rottweiller/staffy etc.
The issue is responsible breeding not banning, that way less dogs are prone to aggression problems, now no matter how well bred a dog is it could grow to develop personality problems if not trained/looked after that's life same as people brought up in good family homes can turn into killers, rapists etc., but breeders do need to take responsibility to an extent, Im against banning as like someone says it punishes only responsible people. A good example is the handgun ban due to Dunblane is a perfect example as after that ban handgun crime has actually increased despite them being illegal and "harder" to own, as irresponsible people/'bad guys' don't buy guns legally with licenses/serial numbers, they buy off the black market leaving no traces to them, same way the "war on drugs" isn't working and never will which means the responsible owners are the only ones to suffer.
Nigel Farage caused an uproar recently saying the ban on handguns was wrong and the people in the media that got offended by it to spin a story have no idea what they are talking about, Shotguns and Rifles are legally ownable in this country and both in the wrong hands can cause the same devastation as dunblane, yet why are they deemed less dangerous by the laws and the public? The issue is licensing and if the Government brought licensing in for breeders then that could be a positive step, as I don't think licensing for those looking to buy would work really.
A good example is a kennel in Lancashire sells Staffy pups for £600, their parents/grandparents have often been involved in competitions and are bred excellently.
You can they buy a staffy pup for £80 on an estate in St Helens, you tell me which is more likely to grow with temperant issues?
fatal dog attacks are thankfully rare anyway but many instances of dog attacks by "softer" breeds go unnoticed as they don't create the same type of "news story" if it was a rottweiller/staffy etc.
The issue is responsible breeding not banning, that way less dogs are prone to aggression problems, now no matter how well bred a dog is it could grow to develop personality problems if not trained/looked after that's life same as people brought up in good family homes can turn into killers, rapists etc., but breeders do need to take responsibility to an extent, Im against banning as like someone says it punishes only responsible people. A good example is the handgun ban due to Dunblane is a perfect example as after that ban handgun crime has actually increased despite them being illegal and "harder" to own, as irresponsible people/'bad guys' don't buy guns legally with licenses/serial numbers, they buy off the black market leaving no traces to them, same way the "war on drugs" isn't working and never will which means the responsible owners are the only ones to suffer.
Nigel Farage caused an uproar recently saying the ban on handguns was wrong and the people in the media that got offended by it to spin a story have no idea what they are talking about, Shotguns and Rifles are legally ownable in this country and both in the wrong hands can cause the same devastation as dunblane, yet why are they deemed less dangerous by the laws and the public? The issue is licensing and if the Government brought licensing in for breeders then that could be a positive step, as I don't think licensing for those looking to buy would work really.
