, was an amnesty for owners of illegal breeds because the main thing is to get these dogs off the streets and not leave them in position'. He called for ministers to 'consider a national amnesty for the present illegal breeds to get the dogs off the street rather than worrying about … the consequences'. Police, vets and other experts are being hauled into Westminster amid growing calls, backed by the Mirror, for an overhaul of the Dangerous Dogs Act. The MP who steered the 1991 legislation through the Commons, today admitted the Act was no longer fit for purpose. Speaking as peers debate a legal shake-up, Baroness Janet Fookes, 87, said: 'It is time that was sent to the knacker's yard and a new system instituted altogether. I say this with some regret because I was the one who introduced it in the other place in the first place.' The Mirror is campaigning for an overhaul of the 32-year-old Act amid growing calls to ban the American Bully XL breed. Demands have grown since 11-year-old Ana Paun was savaged in an attack in Birmingham last weekend. Social media footage of the horror triggered widespread anger and renewed calls for tougher action to crackdown on devil dogs. Conservative life peer Baroness Anne McIntosh, a former Yorkshire MP, told the Upper House: 'Dog attacks are on the increase, the public are feeling threatened and the Act is putting huge pressure on veterinary professionals and animal welfare char){kind=link}
Ex-Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe called on the Government to take the drastic measure amid a spate of horror attacks on children and adults
Britain’s former top policeman wants a national amnesty to get dangerous dogs off the streets. Ex-Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe called on the Government to take the drastic measure amid a spate of horror attacks.
He told how when he was the top officer on Merseyside, “one of the things I instigated at the time, with the agreement of the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service), was an amnesty for owners of illegal breeds because the main thing is to get these dogs off the streets and not leave them in position”. He called for ministers to “consider a national amnesty for the present illegal breeds to get the dogs off the street rather than worrying about ⦠the consequences”.
Police, vets and other experts are being hauled into Westminster amid growing calls, backed by the Mirror, for an overhaul of the Dangerous Dogs Act. The MP who steered the 1991 legislation through the Commons, today admitted the Act was no longer fit for purpose. Speaking as peers debate a legal shake-up, Baroness Janet Fookes, 87, said: “It is time that was sent to the knacker’s yard and a new system instituted altogether. I say this with some regret because I was the one who introduced it in the other place in the first place.”
The Mirror is campaigning for an overhaul of the 32-year-old Act amid growing calls to ban the American Bully XL breed. Demands have grown since 11-year-old Ana Paun was savaged in an attack in Birmingham last weekend.