Rejected petition Put an end breed specific legislation (BSL)

Breed Specific Legislation was introduced as part of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to restrict the ownership of certain types of dogs deemed to be dangerous to people in the UK. BSL has resulted in the destruction of hundreds of dogs that are deemed ‘dangerous’ because of how they look.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/240942

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Date submitted 5 April 2019
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