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Originally Posted by jaysay
I totally agree with your sentiments Niel but when, in some cases, you struggle to get people to pick up after their dogs, what chances do you stand, government legislation or not to make this happen
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After dropping the kids off at school I went for a walk around the park and was taking with some dog walkers. One of them said she thinks all dogs should be chipped and licensed (like they used to be). When I asked what would she do about un chipped/licensed dogs or strays she said they should be taken away and if not collected with owner fined or whatever for it not being legal should be destroyed. I was surprised by her comment and she said it may sound cruel but its the only way in her opinion. This lady is both a breeder and trainer of dogs.
She was of the opinion that if you cant afford the license then you can't afford to have a dog.
I told her I had similar opinions. She then told me she believes parks etc having fenced off areas to allow dogs to run off the lead. She is fed up of everything in parks being for kids and nothing for dogs (except bins).
She made a lot of sense.
They news story above is about a dog being attacked but it could have been a child, the government needs to do something.