Two escaped dogs savaged a flock of pregnant sheep, killing 22 and injuring another 48, before the out-of-control American XL bulldogs were shot. A farmer turned his gun on the pair of escaped animals that subjected his livestock to a brutal attack on a Welsh farm.
The financial cost of the incident, including the numerous deaths and injuries, amounted to more than £14,000.
The owner of the two dogs – David Hughes, 26, of Pen y Wern, Rhosllanerchrugog – appeared at Wrexham Magistrates’ Court where he admitted being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and being the owner of a dog worrying livestock. Hughes was banned from keeping dogs for five years and ordered to pay £900 in fines.
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 year ago
“Why is my dog bred to fight and kill, fighting and killing?”
thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
“It’s a problem with the owner and not the dog.”
We really need to update or replace the Dangerous Dogs Act, both expanding the banned breeds and giving larger penalties having them.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I was confused why you wrote this about bulldogs at first. As this is what I’m pretty sure all Americans think of bulldogs.
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Short cuddley little guys who just love to be couch potatoes and slobber everywhere.
Then I realized this article is talking about pitbulls…never heard them called American xl bulldogs, always just pitbulls.
Learn something everyday.
tal@kbin.social 1 year ago
I'd never heard the term either.
Apparenly it's a pitbull/bulldog cross.
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Tbf I generally here them referred to as “XL Bullies” rather than bulldog
tankplanker@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Because there is demand for it. Ban this breed and the demand does not go away, it will just switch to a new breed that isn’t banned as its done before.
The way that they define dog breeds on the list is pretty shit as well, especially when a simple cross breed can circumvent it (have a look at how many pittie crosses can be picked up from dog rehoming centres) and the police don’t get involved until the dogs already gone too far.
License the breeders, sell only neutered and chipped dogs unless to another licensed breeders, and make the breeders responsible for the dog to match an agreed healthy standard for the breed with aggressive and unhealthy breeds being bred out of existence.
Sure, there will always be unlicensed breeders but use big fines to enable the RSPCA and vets to actually enforce it. Granted it will take up to 15 years from implementation to really kick in but just adding yet another dog to the list is just not working.
Urbanfox@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The problem about selling only neutered dogs is that larger breeds (labradors, Newfoundland’s, boxers) need to hit maturity before being fixed to ensure proper growth and prevent future health issues. This can be up to 3 years.
Definitely not feasible when a bitch has a litter of 10 puppies that need to be kept for 3 years before being sold to their new homes.