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That’s a good point well made, about the fact that so many dangerous dogs are being kept as pets and so on all across the UK. But in answer to your question I would say no, it’s not the RSPCA’s fault – the law is in the Government’s hands, and can only be influenced a certain amount by charitable organisations such as the RSPCA.
Why would it be the RSPCA’s fault? They are a charity!. As usual it’s the government that brought the stupid laws in without a cat in hells chance of Policing them! Most dogs are NOT dangerous! It’s the owners that mould their behaviour from an early age. Any animal can temporarily attack when scared or injured as thats the time when instinct takes over.
It’s not the RSPCA, it’s the dog license that needs to be brought back into force, and a lot more stringent too. The owners of any dog that attacks someone should be held responsible and severely punished with fines, dog destroyed if necessary, and unable to hold a dog license for at least five years. Currently I don’t think any of this happens (I think dogs will only be destroyed if they severely injure or kill a person).
The nature of dogs is often a reflection of the nature of the owners.
If an animal grows up in a home where tensions are high, there is often shouting and maybe violence. The animal will invariably grow up wary, often hostile to strangers, vulnerable and snappy and dare I say it anti-social.
An animal needs the same routine, boundaries, love and warmth as the same as any other human. Thereby becoming a warm, friendly domesticated animal.
It is the same for children when they grow up to be difficult and offensively behaved young adults. Where there is often a bad tempered and badly behaved animal there are frequently bad tempered and badly behaved children.
What the RSPCA can do is probably only so much as they are currently doing. And that is responding to the very many calls they receive from the public about concerns.
I am not a particular animal lover myself in respect of domestic pets, however in my opinion there is the case that some adults do not deserve either pets or children.
I have been a postman for 8 years and never been bitten, it is the owners of such ‘Dangerous’ dogs that need to be educated. It cant possibly be a charity organisation that can be at fault the government should take the blame, you also appear to be very anti dog, have you been bitten, or maybe had your sheep attacked
You should rather ask why there is no society for protection of dogs against dangerous owners. A dog is only what the owner makes of it. You obviously do not like animals, so I need to ask you how can you stand kids,and neighbours noise? The “people”
noises can be more offencive and tempers worse than that of a rabid dog.
I don’t know who is to blame but theres a person who takes her dog down our local park and tell everyone who is in hearing distance that it is a pure bred american pit bull…no muzzle, let off the lead and totally out of control…At the moment it is a puppy but recently challenged my dog…he warned the puppy to back off and it incited her..she kept coming, he kept warning but the puppy just would not back down at all..ended up me having to part the pair of them before it got out of hand I was then given a load of abuse by the owner who had swanned off and left it unattended while she drank a can of beer with her mates…suffice to say I avoid the local park and take my dogs elsewhere. I have stood up to her, told her it should be muzzled told her it can be seized under the dangerous dog act and that it is a banned dog in this country but she just laughs at me. I have phoned the dog warden, who is off sick, I have phoned the rspca but nothing has been done…I don;’t want to run the risk of my dogs being attacked as this other dog gets bigger. I feel that these ignorant people who own dogs just for the status and not for any other reason, who allow them to attack other dogs, who are cruel and neglect the animals should be handed out tougher sentencing….the law as it stands fails people who are responsible and love their dogs….
That’s a good point well made, about the fact that so many dangerous dogs are being kept as pets and so on all across the UK. But in answer to your question I would say no, it’s not the RSPCA’s fault – the law is in the Government’s hands, and can only be influenced a certain amount by charitable organisations such as the RSPCA.
Why would it be the RSPCA’s fault? They are a charity!. As usual it’s the government that brought the stupid laws in without a cat in hells chance of Policing them! Most dogs are NOT dangerous! It’s the owners that mould their behaviour from an early age. Any animal can temporarily attack when scared or injured as thats the time when instinct takes over.
Yes…ANY bunch of well-meaning FOOLS can cause WAY more trouble than they can imagine by pushing through STUPID “goody-two-shoes legislation”!
ONLY harms the “good/responsible” owners while the “bad guys” go on as usual.
It’s not the RSPCA, it’s the dog license that needs to be brought back into force, and a lot more stringent too. The owners of any dog that attacks someone should be held responsible and severely punished with fines, dog destroyed if necessary, and unable to hold a dog license for at least five years. Currently I don’t think any of this happens (I think dogs will only be destroyed if they severely injure or kill a person).
The nature of dogs is often a reflection of the nature of the owners.
If an animal grows up in a home where tensions are high, there is often shouting and maybe violence. The animal will invariably grow up wary, often hostile to strangers, vulnerable and snappy and dare I say it anti-social.
An animal needs the same routine, boundaries, love and warmth as the same as any other human. Thereby becoming a warm, friendly domesticated animal.
It is the same for children when they grow up to be difficult and offensively behaved young adults. Where there is often a bad tempered and badly behaved animal there are frequently bad tempered and badly behaved children.
What the RSPCA can do is probably only so much as they are currently doing. And that is responding to the very many calls they receive from the public about concerns.
I am not a particular animal lover myself in respect of domestic pets, however in my opinion there is the case that some adults do not deserve either pets or children.
Barking doesn’t count as dangerous!
I have been a postman for 8 years and never been bitten, it is the owners of such ‘Dangerous’ dogs that need to be educated. It cant possibly be a charity organisation that can be at fault the government should take the blame, you also appear to be very anti dog, have you been bitten, or maybe had your sheep attacked
You should rather ask why there is no society for protection of dogs against dangerous owners. A dog is only what the owner makes of it. You obviously do not like animals, so I need to ask you how can you stand kids,and neighbours noise? The “people”
noises can be more offencive and tempers worse than that of a rabid dog.
I don’t know who is to blame but theres a person who takes her dog down our local park and tell everyone who is in hearing distance that it is a pure bred american pit bull…no muzzle, let off the lead and totally out of control…At the moment it is a puppy but recently challenged my dog…he warned the puppy to back off and it incited her..she kept coming, he kept warning but the puppy just would not back down at all..ended up me having to part the pair of them before it got out of hand I was then given a load of abuse by the owner who had swanned off and left it unattended while she drank a can of beer with her mates…suffice to say I avoid the local park and take my dogs elsewhere. I have stood up to her, told her it should be muzzled told her it can be seized under the dangerous dog act and that it is a banned dog in this country but she just laughs at me. I have phoned the dog warden, who is off sick, I have phoned the rspca but nothing has been done…I don;’t want to run the risk of my dogs being attacked as this other dog gets bigger. I feel that these ignorant people who own dogs just for the status and not for any other reason, who allow them to attack other dogs, who are cruel and neglect the animals should be handed out tougher sentencing….the law as it stands fails people who are responsible and love their dogs….