kats n greys Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Is this a correct use of the DDA? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11082056 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmagic Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Could be under section3- Section 3 of the 1991 Act created a new offence of being an owner of a dog of any type or breed which is dangerously out of control in a public place or a non-public place in which it is not permitted to be. from DEFRA's leaflet If your dog injures another person’s animal, or an owner of an animal reasonably believes that they could be injured if they intervened to protect their animal from your dog, then an offence may be committed. The report doesn't give any details of the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmagic Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 more info http://www.surrey.police.uk/media/news_item.asp?area=4&itemID=13179 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 more info http://www.surrey.police.uk/media/news_item.asp?area=4&itemID=13179 As blackmagic says its possible if there was injury or fear or apprehension that a person might be injured and there is not enough information within the reports regarding the people who may have been present or the dogs demeanour towards them. However i would have thought the fabulous 1871 dogs act would have been a more appropriate route to take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmagic Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 It seems she had already had a court order to keep them under control Officers from the Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Team have arrested and charged a woman under the Dangerous Dogs Act for failing to comply with a court order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranirottie Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 more dogs to suffer because of a stupid owner !! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Spare a thought for the poor rabbit and his owner too. My rabbits were attacked a few years ago by two young dogs that came up the road, opened our gate and literally tore a strong wooden rabbit house to pieces, it was quite scary. Fortunately for my buns there was a very strong wooden box bit that they hid in and we were in the house and stopped the attack before the dogs managed to get into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 just to lighten tone, my OH was sitting in the living room one evening when something caught his eye,he looked out the patio doors to see a bunny running amok with 4 rotties,he shot out to the garden intent on saving this poor bunny's life to find said poor bunny firmly clamped to one of the rotties back legs humping away for britain whilst removing said poor bunny from the dog's leg his arm was lacerated quite badly so perhaps its time we had a "dangerous Bunnies Act?. on a more seriouus note, I think theres probably more to this story than we know,again its not down to the dogs but an irresponsible Owner and I feel for the Owner of the rabbit it must have been a horrible sight for them to witness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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