“Why was a man arrested? Was he the owner of the dogs?”
He was arrested because in Great Briton he is criminally responsible for his dogs. It is as if he had done the deed himself. The laws there acknowledge that this is a dangerous breed of dog and if you choose to own them you are choosing to have and keep a dangerous animal. Having made the choice to have these dogs he has demonstrated a disregard for others safety by not keeping them secured in a manner that prohibits them from harming people or animals. When they do attack, maim or kill, he will, by law, be held criminally responsible.
This is what their,"Dangerous Dog Act" is all about. Several countries have these laws. The breeds that statistics demonstrate that they have a much higher propensity for unprovoked attacks on humans and/or animals are listed by breed in this law. If you have, possess, or own them, you are completely responsible for what they do under criminal law. Under this law this is a homicide and he is the specific individual responsible for the death. This person is going to prison.
I totally support this law and believe that we need similar laws in every state of the USA. If pit bull owners are so sure that the dogs they own are harmless they will have no objections to being held responsible for their dogs actions under criminal law. If what they believe is true then they are at no risk in this issue.
Watch this thread and see just how much support this proposal gets from Pit Bull owners. They refuse to support personal criminal responsibility for the potentially vicious animals they freely chose to own.
Oh. You mean like how our loving and beautiful Akita should make it difficult and very expensive for us to get an umbrella liability policy?
Breed discrimination is real. German shepards and related breeds have higher attack numbers than Akitas, but aren’t discriminated against.
Dog responsibility laws should be uniform, not breed specific.
Do you feel it's reasonable that black on white crime is targeted less than white on black crime? Breed specific?
How about SUV owners getting $500 tickets and compact cars $50 tickets for the same offense? The SUV will cause more damage in an accident.
Dog poop laws. Poodles have smaller turds than Huskies. So maybe we should fine violators based on the size of the dog's turd. Or turds under a certain size should be exempt when left in your front yard.
Obviously I could go on and on. Yes, dog owners should most definitely be held responsible for their dog's behavior. ALL dog owners - equally.
