Submitted on Friday 12th August 2016
Rejected on Monday 15th August 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Repeal Sec 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991-End Breed Specific Law (BSL)
Many organisations, charities and individuals believe that BSL should be repealed; the Act continues to be widely criticised. Dogs are deemed dangerous based largely on their physical appearance – it is unscientific, cruel and causes the needless deaths of countless dogs.
There have been major improvements in our understanding of canine behaviour over the past 25 years. BSL lacks any logic and has no scientific basis. Thousands of rescue and stray dogs are being killed when deemed of banned ‘type’. Family pets are persecuted and destroyed. A dog’s physical appearance does not determine its behaviour. BSL continues to cost millions of pounds to enforce, has not reduced and does not prevent dog bite incidents, neither does it promote responsible dog ownership.
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