Dog licensing no10 petition

[downfader]

I think bad dog owners affect cyclists, joggers, residents, you name it. Found this petition online and perhaps its a start to addressing some of the problems that are occuring:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/dog-licences/

I have signed it myself. I'm not particuarly a dog lover but more an animal lover (emphasis on wildlife tbh). Just thought I'd spread this after reading a few threads online of people getting nipped

 

[oxbob]

I remember dog licences, 37 1/2pence. Not enforced waste of time!.Liability insurance is the way to go

 

[Aperitif]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Ruff justice.

 

[oxbob]

Just ban chav's/idiot's from owning dog's

 

[oxbob]

PS: Dog's get a bad name because of bad/ill informed owner's

 

[downfader]

PS: Dog's get a bad name because of bad/ill informed owner's

Very, very true.

I dont think licensing would solve everything but its a tentative step. I think perhaps more discussion is needed between the government, dog owners groups and the general public.

Oh and "ruff justice" made me laugh!

 

[rich p]

Are you barking?

 

[downfader]

Are you barking?

Only if its a full moon. And "ruff justice" was funnier

 

[Fnaar]

I tend not to support publicly available documents which say things like "due to administrative penny-pinching" without saying what they mean, and which have spelling mistakes in them.
And I'm in a bit of a strop

 

[Smokin Joe]

Does anyone seriously think HMG take notice of online petitions?

 

[simoncc]

No, we don't neede a licensing system with all the databases and admin bungles common to all government enterprises. It'd probably end up costing us ten times more than the licence brought in. A better idea would be for each council to employ a man witha van who could humanely gas all dogs not on a lead, caught sh*tting or barking or yapping too loudly or too long.

 

[Aperitif]

Online petitions of this nature are dogmatic...

 

[jonesy]

No, we don't neede a licensing system with all the databases and admin bungles common to all government enterprises. It'd probably end up costing us ten times more than the licence brought in. A better idea would be for each council to employ a man witha van who could humanely gas all dogs not on a lead, caught sh*tting or barking or yapping too loudly or too long.

Excellent idea: can they deal with cats at the same time?

 

[on the road]

Having dog licences won't stop chavs roming the streets with out of control dogs, they just won't bother with licences.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Excellent idea: can they deal with cats at the same time?

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