Grrr, dog owners !

[makster]

Dogs should never be allowed off leads, in my opinion.
I get sick of dogs running in front of me when I'm riding/running.
I've got to the point now where I stop trying to avoid them.
Why should I risk injury to avoid something that far below me on the food chain :roll:
Worlds gone mad when dogs have more rights than humans!

 

[FMJ]

Gotta agree with makster. If you're dog is off leash, even where allowed, and it runs in front of someone else causing them to have to make evasive maneuvers, the YOU are culpable.

 

[cyfa2809]

Y'know.. even if you think a dog may bite you (or your children, if any are with you), even if it is on a lead, you can report it and the owner may be prosecuted under the Dangerous Dog Act.

Size and breed makes no difference.

Oh i didnt know that, have often thought that but wouldnt have thought of reporting it. What details would you need?

I assume its because it may be a pre cursor to something worse?

I dont like the long leads either - often its wide path, dog on one side owner on the other.

I didnt know they have attributed to deaths though.

 

[FMJ]

I just hate those 20 foot long invisible to the n*ked eye leads; they should be banned.

It's usually a mop head on the end of the lead, too. Next time you see one with their "dog" out at the end of the string, just say "Nice lure" as you pass. Some get it, some don't. The ones who do are usually offended.

 

[IDB1]

Oh i didnt know that, have often thought that but wouldnt have thought of reporting it. What details would you need?

I assume its because it may be a pre cursor to something worse?

It's just against the law, simply. I think the actual offence is having a dog dangerously out of control in a public place (from memory, it's Section 3 of the DDA)
And to be dangerously out of control it doesn't have to be off leash.

For details I suspect at the very least you would need a decent description of dog and handler but, as with a lot of things, more info is better.

If everyone reacted to the letter of that law, and the judicial system complied there would be a hell of a lot of prosecutions and substantially less dogs.

 

[Rusty Scrubber]

 

[IDB1]

The laws regarding responsibility of dog ownership are changing constantly.

What law changes have been made since the amendment of the Dangerous Dog Act in 1997?

 

[Charlieboy28]

Animal Welfare Act 2006

The Animal Welfare Act was introduced on April 6th 2007. From this date, the Act repealed the Protection of Animals Act 1911 and the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960. The new Act increases and introduces new penalties to tackle acts of cruelty, neglect, mutilation, tail docking, animal fighting and the giving of pets as prizes. In addition to this it introduces a duty of care for all pet owners to provide for their animals a suitable environment, a suitable diet, the ability to exhibit normal behaviour patterns, protection from pain, suffering, injury and disease and consideration of the animal’s needs to be housed with, or apart from, other animals.

The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

Under this Act, you could be fined up to £1,000 for breaching dog control orders. Local authorities can make orders for standard offences including: failing to remove dog faeces, not keeping a dog on a lead, not putting and keeping a dog on a lead when directed to do so, permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded and taking more than a specified number of dogs on to land.

Breeding and Sales of Dogs (Welfare) Act 1999

Breeders who breed five or more litters per year must be licensed by their local authority. Breeders with fewer litters must also be licensed if they are carrying out a business of breeding dogs for sale.

Licensed breeders must:

a. not mate a bitch less than 12 months old

b. not whelp more than six litters from a bitch

c. not whelp two litters wuthin a 12 month period from the same bitch

d. keep accurate records

e. not sell a puppy until it is at least 8 weeks of age, other than to a keeper of a licensed pet shop, or Scottish rearing establishment

The Control of Dogs Act 2010 (Scotland only)

The Act is enforced alongside the Dangerous Dogs Act in Scotland and removes any reference to a dog’s ‘size and power’ when determining whether or not it is out of control. The legislation also covers attacks on private property and introduces dog control notices. A notice may be served by an authorised officer appointed by a local authority where a dog has been out of control. The notice sets out the reasons why an authorised officer considers the dog was out of control and specifies what steps the recipient of the notice must take to bring and keep the dog under control.

 

[Rusty Scrubber]

The laws regarding responsibility of dog ownership are changing constantly.

What law changes have been made since the amendment of the Dangerous Dog Act in 1997?

The fact that you quote an amendment of 1997 serves to underline my point, or did you not notice that?

Perhaps we could then go on to mention the 'Fouling Act of 1996' ?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/199 ... 020_en.pdf

Maybe the 'Control of dogs act 2010' that was passed in 2011 in Scotland?
http://www.endangereddogs.com/DogLaw_Co ... otland.htm

Is the 2010 change to the dangerous dogs act any different?
http://www.bva.co.uk/newsroom/1892.aspx

We can keep going, but as a dog owner approaching half a century of dog ownership, I've seen a change in both the mind set, and the law, where dogs are concerned, and no doubt it will continue to change.

 

[Rusty Scrubber]