Leema Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I am looking for news stories on dog attacks in Victoria since Ayen Chol and the resulting legislation. These are the only two I've been able to find: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/dogs-attack-and-kill-family-pets-at-attwood/story-fn7x8me2-1226204725723 http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/dog-mauls-tot-good-samaritan-in-burnside-attack-in-melbournes-west/story-e6frfkp9-1226197871647 Would love any more that exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) There was another one in Reservior, a dog or dogs, broke through the adjoining neighbours fence and killed the neighbours dog. Reservoir One in Mooroolbark Mooroolbark Somewhere near Geelong Geelong eta There was also one in Glenroy, and supposedly another one in Cranbourne. There was from memory a few others as well. Sorry, can't find the articles at the moment. All of these incidents could have been avoided. Edited November 28, 2011 by sumosmum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Thank-you for that. I will try to find some news articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Leema, I have added a few links to my above post, but if you are looking for more info, you can find links on some of the facebook pages if you do facebook. Victims of Breed Specific Legislation Australia I disagree with the 2010 Domestic Animals Amendment (Dangerous Dogs) Bill! If you just do a search on facebook, the pages/groups should come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Thank-you for your help, sumosmum. I just added those links to my most recent blog post. http://leemakennels.com/blog/dogs-and-politics/south-australia-dont-copy-victorias-bsl/ I can't find the Cranbourne one, but I still have more than enough. For your interest, we have: 7th September 2011 - Mornington 4th October 2011 - Glenroy 14th October 2011 - Werribee 19th October 2011 - Resevoir 18th November 2011 - Burnside 24th November 2011 - Attwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kippy Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I am looking for news stories on dog attacks in Victoria since Ayen Chol and the resulting legislation. These are the only two I've been able to find: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/dogs-attack-and-kill-family-pets-at-attwood/story-fn7x8me2-1226204725723 http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/dog-mauls-tot-good-samaritan-in-burnside-attack-in-melbournes-west/story-e6frfkp9-1226197871647 Would love any more that exist. I don't understand the angle here? Aren't most of the attacks since poor little Ayen of the Bull x breed type only confirming attacks are still occuring by the breed types they are after? I think they look at it in a way if any dogs who attacked are of the Bull x Pitbull type, it would be one less if that dog didn't exist so in their eyes the BSL does work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Not all of the attacks I linked are bully breeds. My point is, despite changing legislation, attacks are still happening. It proves lack of reinforcement and the uselessness of BSL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kippy Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Not all of the attacks I linked are bully breeds. My point is, despite changing legislation, attacks are still happening. It proves lack of reinforcement and the uselessness of BSL. How many of the 6 attacks linked are Bully breed types may I ask? Edited November 28, 2011 by Kippy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerRottweiler Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Not all of the attacks I linked are bully breeds. My point is, despite changing legislation, attacks are still happening. It proves lack of reinforcement and the uselessness of BSL. The Government thrust behind the legislation is to make dog owners more accountable. So while the attacks will still occur, owners face greater penalties. Thus the theory is that owners of dangerous dogs will surrender them, dangerous breeds will die out, eventually number of attacks will decrease etc. It is too early to tell if the legislation is working or not. (It probably isn't, but I'm just trying to present an objective viewpoint). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 7th September 2011 - Mornington - staffy x attacks dog. 4th October 2011 - Glenroy - 'large white dog' attacks dog and man. 14th October 2011 - Werribee - Malamute attacks girl. 19th October 2011 - Resevoir - APBT attacks dog and man. 18th November 2011 - Burnside - bull terrier cross attacks child in pram. 24th November 2011 - Attwood - no breed/description mentioned - dog attacks dogs. 3/6 of the breeds are bully breeds. The large white dog was 'believed to be a bull mastiff' (later in the article), but obviously, bull mastiffs don't come in white, so who knows. Possible 4/6. The government changes to legislation only makes owners of 'dangerous dogs' (pit bulls and pit bull types) more accountable. There were no legislation changes for owners of joe-blow dog. Sadly. The only reason I asked for these links is so I had some links for my blog. I make the statement "And, amongst this, dog bites are still happening in Victoria." with several words linked to reports on these attacks. I don't make a big deal about it, certainly not enough to warrant the discussion in the thread. For my blog post, see: http://leemakennels.com/blog/dogs-and-politics/south-australia-dont-copy-victorias-bsl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I think your blog and site is great! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemyboy Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 it was a labrador http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/killer-dog-owners-warned-of-ayens-law/story-fn7x8me2-1226135193336 i was bitten by a labrador last week when it went after my gsd puppy. as i was shielding him, the labrador bit my thigh - stitches and a tetanus shot later would i protect my boy again?? absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 it was a labrador http://www.heraldsun...2-1226135193336 i was bitten by a labrador last week when it went after my gsd puppy. as i was shielding him, the labrador bit my thigh - stitches and a tetanus shot later would i protect my boy again?? absolutely! Sorry you got bitten . . . did you report it? Are you sure about breed id? Can you guess the mix of breeds in these dogs? Which are Labrador Retriever mixes? The Herald Sun article says the dog was thought to be a pit bull X . . . .not sure where you got Labrador. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keira&Phoenix Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 it was a labrador http://www.heraldsun...2-1226135193336 i was bitten by a labrador last week when it went after my gsd puppy. as i was shielding him, the labrador bit my thigh - stitches and a tetanus shot later would i protect my boy again?? absolutely! Sorry you got bitten . . . did you report it? Are you sure about breed id? Can you guess the mix of breeds in these dogs? Which are Labrador Retriever mixes? The Herald Sun article says the dog was thought to be a pit bull X . . . .not sure where you got Labrador. No the article says labrador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 it was a labrador http://www.heraldsun...2-1226135193336 i was bitten by a labrador last week when it went after my gsd puppy. as i was shielding him, the labrador bit my thigh - stitches and a tetanus shot later would i protect my boy again?? absolutely! Sorry you got bitten . . . did you report it? Are you sure about breed id? Can you guess the mix of breeds in these dogs? Which are Labrador Retriever mixes? The Herald Sun article says the dog was thought to be a pit bull X . . . .not sure where you got Labrador. No the article says labrador K&P . . . my bad. I read wrong. The point holds. People mistake some mutts for Labradors, just as they mistake other mutts for APBT's. Rescue groups worsen the problem because Labs are probably the most adoptable of larger breeds, so they label many dogs as Lab-X who have no Lab in them. I breed Labs, and I scored worse on the 'spot the Labrador' test in link above [i got #3, #6, and #7 wrong]) than I've done on 'spot the pit bull' tests (which I usually do correctly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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