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American bully XL dogs to be banned by end of year - Sunak (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] PM_me_your_vagina_thanks@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Totally not a biased source, with no actual statistics or studies to back them up - ah right. We have much fewer dog attacks and especially fatal dog attacks in the UK than the US.

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This report gives the opinions of expert behaviourists and consultants on the reasons why some dogs may be aggressive towards people. Of the 215 experts who responded, some 74% argued that breed was either not at all important or only slightly important, whilst an overwhelming 86% believed it was due to the way that the dog was brought up by its owner.

https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/90096/html/

The law on dangerous dogs refers to specific breeds of dog as ‘dangerous’. However, we believe that breed-specific legislation ignores the most important factors that contribute to biting incidents – primarily anti-social behaviour by irresponsible dog owners who train their dogs to be aggressive or do not train their dogs adequately.

https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/about-us/campaigns/dangerous-dogs-deed-not-breed/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/11/banning-some-dog-breeds-in-the-uk-wont-stop-attacks-on-humans - study in comments

There is a ton of research on the issue.

[–] Blake@feddit.uk 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Data were gathered via owner report using an online survey […] advertised online (via Facebook and relevant dog/breed specific groups, Twitter, pet fora, via the UK Kennel Club”

Such science, very wow

[–] Jabbawacky@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago

Holy fuck lol

[–] blujan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Opinions by "experts" are not actual science.