I'm sick of dogs being blamed for attacks.

[AgnesIO]

It is quite remarkable that you are so concerned about the dog when a child has been mauled by it, remarkable indeed. On the topic itself in more detail, the dog is put down afterwards because that attack sets it into their mind that they can attack humans and in short, its a taste of blood/violence which means you cannot rely on it not to do it again.

So you agree that anyone who murders someone should be put to death?

[Black_Apalachi]

It is quite remarkable that you are so concerned about the dog when a child has been mauled by it, remarkable indeed. On the topic itself in more detail, the dog is put down afterwards because that attack sets it into their mind that they can attack humans and in short, its a taste of blood/violence which means you cannot rely on it not to do it again.

I know but the owners should also receive severe punishment. Someone mentioned people allowing their children to grow up as yobs, those parents should also receive punishment when their child offends.

My friend's dog has been attacked several times while out walking and she tells me that the owners of whatever dog is attacking it never seem to do anything so her dad has to like kick it off of his own dog. If owners are not going to (or don't know how to) discipline their animals, then they shouldn't be keeping them and it's no wonder people die.

[jrh2002]

There needs to be a ban on dogs being allowed on roads without a lead.

Very good idea maybe dogs must be kept on leads in ALL public areas? especially parks etc where kids are usually playing.

Any dog that attacks should be put down and the owner should get taken to court and sentenced to whatever punishment they should get if they carried out the attack themselves.

The majority of dog attacks are from neglected or badly treated animals but on the rare occasion the most loved animal has been known to attack The dog could be to hot, have something wrong with it, a bee or wasp sting etc. Dog owners/person in charge of a dog need to be 100% responsible for the dogs actions.

[AgnesIO]

Very good idea maybe dogs must be kept on leads in ALL public areas? especially parks etc where kids are usually playing.

Any dog that attacks should be put down and the owner should get taken to court and sentenced to whatever punishment they should get if they carried out the attack themselves.

The majority of dog attacks are from neglected or badly treated animals but on the rare occasion the most loved animal has been known to attack The dog could be to hot, have something wrong with it, a bee or wasp sting etc. Dog owners/person in charge of a dog need to be 100% responsible for the dogs actions.

That's mad..

Are you saying if a human assaults another human or a animal they should be killed?

[Gibs960]

But say a pit bull attacking you, that beast is pure muscle, where as a westie, you'd be able to kick it off, that's why they're banned I think.

[-:Undertaker:-]

So you agree that anyone who murders someone should be put to death?

Yes I do, i'd also like to turn that around and ask do you think the British people should have a referendum on whether or not we have the death penalty? - because the fact is, most people are in favour of the death penalty and we are supposed to live in a democracy. If you murder somebody, you sacrifice your freedom and your life. If you wish to keep your life and your freedom then dont kill somebody.

The issue over the dogs though (if it wasnt put down as you suggest);

- Where does the dog who attacked the person/s live?
- How is the dog cared for when it now has that taste for violence and blood?
- How can you take responsibility for a dog which could endanger other humans?

I know but the owners should also receive severe punishment. Someone mentioned people allowing their children to grow up as yobs, those parents should also receive punishment when their child offends.

My friend's dog has been attacked several times while out walking and she tells me that the owners of whatever dog is attacking it never seem to do anything so her dad has to like kick it off of his own dog. If owners are not going to (or don't know how to) discipline their animals, then they shouldn't be keeping them and it's no wonder people die.

If the dog of an old lady attacks someone, you would like to see her locked up? - it makes no sense, its like saying 'blame the parents' well i'm sorry but people need to start taking responsibility for themselves and the same goes for animals, if an animal attacks somebody out of the blue then it is rightly put down because it is a danger. Often animals can just snap through no fault of the owner.

[Oleh]

just to input, If the owner is known to be violent then they should take full responsibility of the dogs actions but if proven that the owner has various footage of themself being loving and non-violent then they should be cautioned or some smaller punishment.

[Tash.]

It is quite remarkable that you are so concerned about the dog when a child has been mauled by it, remarkable indeed. On the topic itself in more detail, the dog is put down afterwards because that attack sets it into their mind that they can attack humans and in short, its a taste of blood/violence which means you cannot rely on it not to do it again.

I aren't trying to excuse what the dog did, I am saying that you don't have children alone around a dog.. if you choose to do that then that is your fault. My dog loves children, i'd still not leave her around children alone.

And what you said about the dog thinking it's ok to attack anyone after it's done it once, not true at all. That's like saying if a dog bites someone, it thinks that is ok and will never stop doing it, also false. There is so much we don't know about what happened in that particular incident with the one year old so we can't really make any judgements.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I aren't trying to excuse what the dog did, I am saying that you don't have children alone around a dog.. if you choose to do that then that is your fault. My dog loves children, i'd still not leave her around children alone.

And what you said about the dog thinking it's ok to attack anyone after it's done it once, not true at all. That's like saying if a dog bites someone, it thinks that is ok and will never stop doing it, also false. There is so much we don't know about what happened in that particular incident with the one year old so we can't really make any judgements.

Animals have it programmed into them, for example my guniea pig is very scared and timid because when he was younger the old owners had a dog which would constantly bark at him. An animal uses animal instinct, it has no concept of right or wrong and its the same with dogs. Once a dog or an animal in general has attacked, it will be more likely to do so again because it is programmed into them. That is why dogs who do these attacks are put down and rightly so, because they are a danger and will always be a danger until they are dead.

[Tash.]

Animals have it programmed into them, for example my guniea pig is very scared and timid because when he was younger the old owners had a dog which would constantly bark at him. An animal uses animal instinct, it has no concept of right or wrong and its the same with dogs. Once a dog or an animal in general has attacked, it will be more likely to do so again because it is programmed into them. That is why dogs who do these attacks are put down and rightly so, because they are a danger and will always be a danger until they are dead.

Our opinion once again differs. A dog can be conditioned into being a certain way. No dog is purposely vicious, it is conditioned or forced to be that way. For example, and i'm not saying this is what happened, but if a dog was poked or had it's hair pulled over and over, by something that didn't know it was doing anything wrong, a lot will snap. The same can be said about a human, if someone pulled my hair over and over i'd not be too pleased either. This is what I mean by we don't know enough. In fact I read in one report about it that local builders distracted the dog and it left the child. If the dog was entirely vicious it would not have been distracted by anything, especially if it meant to kill.