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[kola]

BBC News:
Met urged to destroy dangerous dogs to save money
Scotland Yard has been urged to destroy thousands of dangerous dogs rather than paying more than £10m to care for them.

http://news.bbc.co.u...don/8681520.stm

[kola]

Malthouse unleashed – new Home Secretary to be asked to authorise extermination of dangerous dogs

http://www.lordtobyh...dangerous-dogs/

[kola]

Daily Mail;

http://www.dailymail...ion-upkeep.html


"The Labour peer suggested that CO19 officers could shoot some animals if necessary, as they do when out-of-control dogs pose an immediate danger."

[owl]

http://www.dogmagazi...-kill-them-all/

[Rumpole]

ffs what happened to the right to a fair trial, have they all been on the gin

[Sarah B]

Bloody ridiculous. Have left a few comments.

[kola]

On radio;


"Scotland Yard has been urged to kill thousands of seized dangerous dogs because of the high cost of taking care of them. Over four years, £10m will be spent on keeping dogs in kennels while their future is being decided.

Lord Toby Harris, a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, and Alison Green of DDA Watch, debate whether police should have responsibility for dangerous dogs."
http://news.bbc.co.u...000/8682030.stm

[BullyLover]

Should we start shooting actual criminals because it costs us lots of money to care for them for years while waiting for them to come to trial?

Edited by BullyLover, 31 May 2010 - 11:55 PM.

[Ruthi (borrowadog)]

BullyLover, on 31 May 2010 - 11:55 PM, said:

Should we start shooting actual criminals because it costs us lots of money to care for them for years while waiting for them to come to trial?

Well, of course. In fact lets shoot anyone who looks shifty, it'll save lots of money, and means that any spiteful person who 'reports' someone for looking wrong can have them shot by the state.

[cycas]

*good* point...

[Ian]

They make you sick don't they. Considering this Government recently came to power declaring an intention to improve fairness in Society, we are supposed to operate on innocent until proven guilty in this country and "half of the Mp's" in the last Parliament seemed to be on the make it's utterly outrageous that this kind of proposal could be given the time of day by any of them.

Every owner and dog is entitled to their day in Court and a fair defence & that right must be maintained (& if necessary defended in the Courts) regardless of costs or what the likes of Malthouse, Toby Harris & Supt Pendry may think or find expedient

Ruthi (borrowadog), on 01 June 2010 - 07:05 AM, said:

Well, of course. In fact lets shoot anyone who looks shifty, it'll save lots of money, and means that any spiteful person who 'reports' someone for looking wrong can have them shot by the state.

Shifty, you say, Wouldn't that include Bonkers Boris & Kit Malthouse then? Maybe it's not such a bad idea after all