ReikiAnge Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Saw this link on facebook earlier: Article on Times Online today: http://www.timesonli...icle6898663.ece The article is by Kit Malthouse, a member of the London Assembly and Deputy Mayor for Policing in London, which makes it worrying indeed. Apparently Kit's email address is [email protected] if anyone wishes to email him. I shall be writing when I've calmed down enough. It amazes me that so much emphasis is placed on the dog - do these people think if all dogs were banned the delightful characters that use dogs as "weapons" would become model citizens overnight? Why can't they see that humans are at fault here, whatever way you approach things. In the meantime, loving pets are taken from good owners and other dogs suffer abuse at the hands of those who should never be allowed a dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 disgusting man who is likely to anger the vast majority of dog owners, myself included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Follow that argument through and we'll all be eating with rubber forks. What a twit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyM Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Gosh he's a bit of a numpty isn't he? Wonder whether he's ever read any breed bite statistics, if I remember correctly, in most I've read the trusty labrador he says people should be forced to choose came out worse than the pit bull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 He is a numpty and he seems to have some numpty supporters judging by some of the comments under the article. I am not sure where Labs feature on the list of bite stats Kathy, but if they do feature near the top, I guess that may well be in part at least due to the fact that there are so many of them. They are the most popular dog by miles - something like 47,000 puppies registered with the KC in the UK last year, with around the same number thought to be born and not KC registered. How do these people that want to ban bullbreeds just not get that the problem is with people and not dogs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I said once before that after Ken was first elected I didn't think it could get any worse........... and then we got Boris......... Now there's Kit What with them & all of the crooked expense claims I really begin to wonder what qualifies anyone to get into politics.... apparently not common sense. Wonder whether he even owns / has ever owned a dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) Oh, but I quite like Boris. He's mad as a hatter but at least he's not a slimy git. Also, he's onside about dog theft being a real problem. Edited November 5, 2009 by cycas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I was thinking today, after reading about the "youths" that were using some kind of firework to fight each other in the streets in a UK city (Liverpool or Manchester I think), I wonder why they don't go after fireworks in the same way they do dogs. They're readily available, they're dangerous as hell in the wrong hands and they get hurled at random people, used to abuse animals etc. I wonder what the stats are on firework v dog injuries/fatalities over the years. Bumbling Boris is ace. I really shouldn't like him but I love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Ange, Victoria it seems that for you it's Boris but for me it's John & Edward Over on DP there's been a petition posted against fireworks. I may be cynical here but I wonder whether there are probably more firework participants than there are dog / bullbreed owners - & perhaps Kit is privately worried about votes / plans to become the next mayor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts