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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

Debbie - you are in a mindset.

One of punish the deed, not the breed. Perhaps if more of these irresponsible owners were held harshly accountable for their dog(s)' actions then some might think twice before acquiring these breeds. In the case of the story with which you started this thread, charge and try the owner of those dogs with murder or manslaughter at the very least.

There are vast differences between breeds of diogs that makes one breed infinitely more dangerous and damaging than another, especially when under the ownership of the wrong hands. And this is generally recognised by authorities the world over.

Agreed, and that DOES include corgis and/or any other breed for that matter. It is extremely naive to underestimate the power of a corgi.

To say that a toy dog and even a Corgi is just as lethal and inclined towards violence, as much as one of the many fighting breeds, is nonsense - and you know it.

So explain to me why Staffordshire Terriers have the nickname the "nanny breed." Your "fighting breeds" were bred to fight other dogs - NOT for human aggression.

I said earlier in this thread: what to do. Do we just carry on with the status quo, do we enforce current laws more diligently than is the case,

Enforcing current laws period would be a novel place to begin.

do we muzzle all dogs in public ( you might agree with this if you think every dog is a potential danger), do we immediately slaughter every dog that is found on the loose away from their owner's property, do we arrest every owner whose dog is caught on the loose,

Leash laws properly enforced take care of many problems - such as unwanted, unplanned random breedings, roaming dogs which can lead to attacks.

do we get rid of all the fighting breeds.

That sounds like your solution and the next targeted breed would be????

Do we make it a compulsion that every potential dog owner and current dog owner must be licenced to own a dog and therefore must pass tests. At least this will infer that the owner has some basic qualifications and completed some study in connection to reasonable dog management.

ALL that will really infer is that someone could pass the test. How about people acting with a little common sense and personal responsibility for their animals? And if they don't act responsibly, then hold them accountable for it?

I go back to the list of over 100 breeds that Italy has labeled "dangerous." Precedent has been set. Just need to look there to find the next one to be demonized.

Debbie