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Flax@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years ago

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

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Flax@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years ago
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Speaking after a man was killed by dogs in Staffordshire, the PM says XL bully dogs will be defined in law and then banned.
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    Nah mate, these dogs are fucking disgusting freaks. I’ve been chased by one before - quite frankly, I don’t give a fuck what your research says.

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      My point was that all dogs are dangerous. Selecting breeds shows total lack of understanding. It is how the dog is reared that causes the issues. Since you cannot evaluate that by looking at a dog then it makes more sense to add a safety device for all dogs.

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        Do you have any statistics on deaths by dachshund?

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          deleted by creator

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          Did I mention them at all ?

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            No, oddly enough you didn’t. Off though - you’d think if it were all to do with upbringing rather than breed, there would be at least one Dachshund-related fatality over the last 109 years.

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              https://www.joe.co.uk/news/dachshunds-seized-after-woman-mauled-to-death-in-horrific-surrey-dog-attack-374122

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                After investigation, it was determined that the woman in question

                is believed to have been killed by her own American Bully XL

                The victim’s dog

                was the only animal to have been destroyed, which they believe to be an American Bully XL

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                two seized dachshunds were returned to their owner.

                https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12094705/Woman-28-mauled-death-pack-dogs-killed-American-Bully-XL.html

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                  You seriously used the Daily Mail as a source?

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                    Feel free to post alternative sources.

                    You’ll struggle to find one that doesn’t state the same facts: that following forensic investigation the victim’s American Bully XL was destroyed, and two dachshunds were returned to their owners without issue.

                    • https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/natasha-johnston-surrey-dogwalker-american-bully-xl-london-b1082064.html
                    • https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dog-owned-croydon-woman-mauled-150004905.html
                    • https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/23532206.caterham-dog-attack-victims-american-bully-xl-put/
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                I mean, she was walking 8 dogs when she attacked and all the dogs were kept by the police. So, we don’t know to what extent the dachshunds were involved in her death, but if it makes you happy.

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                  The dachshunds were returned to their owners. The victim’s dog, an American Bully XL, was destroyed.

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            “All dogs”.

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        “how it was reared”

        You lost me there. These are breeds with an inherent nature to kill and maim. They’re freaks, mutants, and now thankfully to be banned.

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          The breed is only a small part of the issue. I have already shown studies that state this in another reply.

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        all dogs are dangerous

        Okay, how many deaths are there due to Chihuahua? I will concede that it is perhaps biologically possible for them to bite off the finger of an infant, which could in theory be fatal, but the odds are pretty fucking slim.

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          Which is why I said above a certain weight.

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