Tackle the issue. DON'T add more dog breeds to the list of banned dogs in DDAct.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The DDA will fail to protect the public from dog attacks until it tackles the real problem of unscrupulous breeders selling to bad owners who train their dogs to be aggressive and intimidating. Adding more dogs to BSL will result in more non-aggressive, friendly dogs being seized on looks alone.

BSL prevents rescues from rehoming dogs believed to be of type, despite them making suitable pets in the right home. These dogs are condemned to death. Adding more breeds only causes more stress to vets and rescues involved with euthanising the dogs and brings heartbreak to still more owners.

If dog attacks are to be prevented DDA must be reformed and effective legislation put in its place. No more breeds should be added to flawed legislation that clearly does not achieve its original aim.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

11 Sep 2023	Petition opened for signatures
14 Sep 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Sep 2023

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