Dead Dogs in Dublin Now, All Ireland Tomorrow?
It never ceases to amaze me the utterley stupid and harmful ideas local councillors come up with, apparantly without engaging their thought processes.
This time it is the Labour Dublin City Council who have decided that eleven breeds of dogs (and any mixed breed that has any part of the banned breeds in their makeup) are banned from all Council properties and estates forthwith. The breeds include German Shepherds and Rotweillers. The Council say they will allow a 'reasonable time' to allow owners to rehome their dogs after which period of grace the dogs will be destroyed.
This will not only affect Council tenants but presumably anyone wanting to walk their 'Proscribed Breed' in any of the Cities parks and open spaces. The reason given for this Stalinist behaviour is, that if a dog bit someone on council property the council might be liable for damages. If that is the case why only these selected breeds? Ask a Postman which dogs they are most wary of, it's not the breed it's the owner. So it's OK to be Savaged by a Spaniel, Lambasted by a Labrador or Bonked by a Beagle! It's a case of "If your names not on the list you CAN come in."
Whenever a politician comes up with an idea like this I suspect a hidden agenda and what do you know there is a 'Greater Plan'. When the 'Dublin Clearance' is complete they intend to extend it to cover the whole of Ireland. This of course will mean that any of these dogs that were rehomed from Dublin will be back on the death list unless they can be moved out of the country. Imagine eleven breeds of dogs banned from existing across a whole country on nil evidence but 'Just in case'.
Ireland has an appalling record in allowing 'puppy farming' where animals are kept in dreadful conditions and where do the 'Irish Staffies' come from that are bred for fighting (the clues in the name)? That's where their legislation should be aimed, close the puppy farms, lock up these evil people breeding and exporting fighting dogs and leave decent dog owners alone.
What are the Police, guide dogs for the blind, other assistance dogs, search and rescue teams or the Irish military going to do for working dogs?
Here's an idea. If Dublin Council have anti social tenants with or without dogs, no matter what breed, if any. Deal with them. Just deal with them. If you don't have the legislation in place then pass some. You were quick enough to come up with this stupid idea.
Just a thought, I wonder when the next election is? I wonder how many dog owners there are in Dublin? I wonder how many across Ireland? And most of all I wonder how they are going to enforce this and where they are going to get the staff to do it, it really will be a 'Dead End Job'
This time it is the Labour Dublin City Council who have decided that eleven breeds of dogs (and any mixed breed that has any part of the banned breeds in their makeup) are banned from all Council properties and estates forthwith. The breeds include German Shepherds and Rotweillers. The Council say they will allow a 'reasonable time' to allow owners to rehome their dogs after which period of grace the dogs will be destroyed.
This will not only affect Council tenants but presumably anyone wanting to walk their 'Proscribed Breed' in any of the Cities parks and open spaces. The reason given for this Stalinist behaviour is, that if a dog bit someone on council property the council might be liable for damages. If that is the case why only these selected breeds? Ask a Postman which dogs they are most wary of, it's not the breed it's the owner. So it's OK to be Savaged by a Spaniel, Lambasted by a Labrador or Bonked by a Beagle! It's a case of "If your names not on the list you CAN come in."
Whenever a politician comes up with an idea like this I suspect a hidden agenda and what do you know there is a 'Greater Plan'. When the 'Dublin Clearance' is complete they intend to extend it to cover the whole of Ireland. This of course will mean that any of these dogs that were rehomed from Dublin will be back on the death list unless they can be moved out of the country. Imagine eleven breeds of dogs banned from existing across a whole country on nil evidence but 'Just in case'.
Ireland has an appalling record in allowing 'puppy farming' where animals are kept in dreadful conditions and where do the 'Irish Staffies' come from that are bred for fighting (the clues in the name)? That's where their legislation should be aimed, close the puppy farms, lock up these evil people breeding and exporting fighting dogs and leave decent dog owners alone.
What are the Police, guide dogs for the blind, other assistance dogs, search and rescue teams or the Irish military going to do for working dogs?
Here's an idea. If Dublin Council have anti social tenants with or without dogs, no matter what breed, if any. Deal with them. Just deal with them. If you don't have the legislation in place then pass some. You were quick enough to come up with this stupid idea.
Just a thought, I wonder when the next election is? I wonder how many dog owners there are in Dublin? I wonder how many across Ireland? And most of all I wonder how they are going to enforce this and where they are going to get the staff to do it, it really will be a 'Dead End Job'
Labels: Dogs-in-the-news
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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