From FB.
Yet another person who doesn’t understand what the new regulations re XL bullies are. Scotland, I hope that you are braced.
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I would be going off the rescues recommendation so there would be a meet and greet first I’m sure
Then again it's the vets who have been having to deal with other people's pets that have been mangled by bullies.
They do have a choice though, vets can refuse to pts and many are.
Vets routinely have to put down animals that are unwanted in pounds and rescues, it's part of the job, unfortunately. Some vets choose not to do that and that is their decision to make.
I know several people, including qualified vets, who have left the industry because they can't handle the emotional toll of euthanasia; what's rude about that? I also didn't imply that she shouldn't do anything.
I imagine that the ear croppers offer other services to the owners of XL Bullies and PTS will not be a problem for those wanting to get rid of their dog/s.
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Vets coping (or not coping more to the point) with euthanasia, even when it's desperately needed for an animal that is in pain and declining, is why I use the knackerman for my horses and not the vet. Knackerman - kind and caring, but professional and certainly not breaking down in tears. Vet - we had one that upset the poor pony because she was sobbing before she'd even done anything! I think there needs to be some kind of resilience training for vets, teaching them to cope with euthanasia better. After all, most owners will pts when the time comes rather than wait for the animal to decline and die in pain, so every animal they treat, they are likely to one day have to pts.
You should hear my near-retirement vet friend on the subject of younger vets and the current training regime. Scathing.
You can keep posting articles all day long; most of us interested in the subject have probably read them already, there's no shortage. But if you think you're bolstering your argument, you really need to read more widely and outside of spittle-flecked opinion pieces.The case against the XL Bully ban
The ban on American XL Bully dogs will come into force. It is based on bad science and other dogs could be banned.
And actually respond to some of the responses and questions asked of you…
I don't necessarily agree with some of the other arguments/POVs that you have posted but I do agree with a lot of what you have said on this one.
Yes, yes, we know: you don’t have to repost every single article you trawl up.Judicial review hearing granted over XL bully ban
From Sunday it is illegal to rehome, sell or transfer ownership of the dogs in England and Waleswww.theguardian.com
From what I've seen, tennants will need to reapply to their landlord for permission to keep their dog and there's no obligation on the landlord to accept.
This surprises me. Having applied for permission to have a dog in rented accommodation I don't remember anything in the additional tenancy clauses about banned breeds or DDA. I can't find a copy of it now to check. Nor did breed of dog or DDA turn up during any of thr research I did about it at the time.
I also got told the same on fb. I can’t imagine a landlord necessarily knowing what breed of dog you had? We did when we rented but it was actually no pets so when they asked if they could have a dog the breed mattered to us (was in our farmyard).
that sadly just reminds me of foot and mouth and vets, who having tended generations of cattle carefully bred, were then having to kill them.
Didn’t they send in the army at some point? In terms of pure numbers the f&m cull was exponentially massively more than any likely dog numbers.