This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition REVIEW THE DANGEROUS DOGS ACT 1991, BY NOW PEOPLE MUST KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE OWNERS ARE RESPONSABLE FOR THE WAY THE DOG TURNS OUT
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WE WOULD LIKE THE GOVERMENT TO TAKE HOLD AND REVIEW THE DANGEROUS DOGS ACT 1991.WE BELIEVE MOST PEOPLE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND BY NOW AGGRESSION IS NOT BREED SPECIFIC,IT IS PURELY DOWN HOW THE DOG IS RAISED AND TAUGHT.MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THESE BANNED BREEDS ARE BOUGHT BY YOUNG LADS OR GIRLS AS STATUS SYMBOLS (YEAH LOOK AT ME I`VE GOT A PITBULL ITS A BANNED BREED)THIS IS THE ATTRACTION FOR THEM ITS NOT THE DOGS FAULT,WE FEEL THE DDA SHOULD BE CHANGED AND THE SUGGESTION MADE THAT PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS BREED TYPE, ARE ORDERED TO PAY FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE DOG AND FURTHER TRAINING IF REQUIRED BY GOVERMENT APPROVED DOG TRAINERS. WE FEEL THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO REMOVE DANGEROUS DOGS FROM THE STREETS AND REPLACE THEM WITH WELL TRAINED DOGS WITH KNOWLEDGABLE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR THE RIGHT TO OWN THEIR DOG.
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