“Dog ownership should be a privilege, not a right”
A tragic start to 2007 saw a young girl’s life lost as a result of a dog attack by a breed outlawed in the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act.
The year before in 2006 a toddler was killed as a result of an attack by two Rottweiler dogs in Leicestershire.
Archie Lee Hirst is another tragic name to add to the list of children killed by dogs between 2006 and 2008.
3 deaths, countless serious injuries. All of which could be reduced or possibly avoided all together with a more sensible approach to dog ownership regulations.
The Dog Ownership Suitability Test is based on three key founding principles:
1) Compulsory education and awareness about dogs and responsible dog ownership
2) Improved standards relating to the supply of dogs
3) A national registration database of all dogs, not just pedigree.
The Dog Ownership Suitability Test can and will make a difference to the lives of the public, the environment and dogs themselves.
Read the Dog Ownership Suitability Test (draft) proposal here