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Comment on American bully XL dogs to be banned by end of year - Sunak

PM_me_your_vagina_thanks@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Totally not a biased source, with no actual statistics or studies to back them up - ah right. We have much fewer dog attacks and especially fatal dog attacks in the UK than the US.

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Syldon@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

This report gives the opinions of expert behaviourists and consultants on the reasons why some dogs may be aggressive towards people. Of the 215 experts who responded, some 74% argued that breed was either not at all important or only slightly important, whilst an overwhelming 86% believed it was due to the way that the dog was brought up by its owner.

committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/…/html/

The law on dangerous dogs refers to specific breeds of dog as ‘dangerous’. However, we believe that breed-specific legislation ignores the most important factors that contribute to biting incidents – primarily anti-social behaviour by irresponsible dog owners who train their dogs to be aggressive or do not train their dogs adequately.

…org.uk/…/dangerous-dogs-deed-not-breed/

theguardian.com/…/banning-some-dog-breeds-in-the-… - study in comments

There is a ton of research on the issue.

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- Blake@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Data were gathered via owner report using an online survey […] advertised online (via Facebook and relevant dog/breed specific groups, Twitter, pet fora, via the UK Kennel Club”
  
  Such science, very wow
  
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  - Jabbawacky@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Holy fuck lol
    
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- blujan@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Opinions by “experts” are not actual science.
  
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