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Petition asks to prosecute owners when dogs kill other pets (www.bbc.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/banpitbulls@lemmy.ca
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A woman wants a change in the law after her cat was killed by a loose dog.

Jess Rozee's cat Kitty was killed where she lives in Swindon - she said CCTV footage shows her pet being chased, chewed, shaken then left still just alive by two men with the dog.

Ms Rozee has started a petition that so far has 7,000 signatures on it, asking to make it an offence for a person's dog to kill another pet, by prosecuting owners.

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[–] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So a 50 year old law that probably had nothing to do with the affects on the environment at the time are what you’re gonna hold onto here?

We know better now, that’s why most sane places have changed their laws in the 50 fucking years since.

Don’t you think it’s time to look back and change it, and maybe this lady wouldn’t be trying to hold another animal responsible when they cause more issues?

Dogs are allowed to be off leash, so why is this situation flipped? If a cat can roam free an cause public property damage with no repercussions, why should dogs be held to a higher standard? Pleas I would love to hear why one’s okay, but not the other way.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Dogs are allowed to be off leash, so why is this situation flipped?

    Please cite your source for that, because in the UK, generally, no they absolutely are not allowed to be off leash on city streets.

    And why is there a different standard for cats and dogs? Do I really need to explain that to you? It should be plainly fucking obvious that a loose cat has literally never killed a person, whereas loose dogs regularly kill both people and others' pets.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago*

    Well Google says you’re wrong, what a shocker.

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    While there is no countrywide blanket ban on walking dogs off-lead along roads, you should keep your dog on a lead, as stated in the Highway Code, when walking by any road to prevent accidents.

    So it’s okay for cats to decimate the environment? I get it’s not the same, but don’t ignore the facts that cats cause severe environmental issues. If you REALLY want to get into, the affects they have would cause more human deaths, but of course these points are ignored because dogs do it directly.

    Anyways, I’ve had enough of you, and clearly you can’t comprehend the bigger picture and just want dogs banned because a few bad owners (like negligent outdoor cats lmfao) have issues. Dogs aren’t inherently aggressive, cats inherently destroy the environment. So which is worse…? It’s not dogs who don’t kill nature indiscriminately, atleast to most sane people it wouldn’t…

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