Banning certain dog breeds is “tokenism” and avoids addressing the real issue, according to a retired GP in Cork.
On February 1st, ownership of XL Bully dogs will require that they be neutered, microchipped, and properly certified.today, Cork-based Dr Joe Moore said there was a “lot of tokenism” to the plan.
“By risk, I mean risk of causing serious injury to people. So, in that classification, no dog is absent completely from risk.”Dr Moore said that “any dog could injure someone,” including the ones you’d least expect. “So, I think that the owners of these dogs, particularly the high-risk dogs, have a responsibility to comply with the current regulations, which a lot of them seem to not be doing at present.
“If you just remove the XL Bullies from the picture, there's nothing to stop these people getting a different dog, different breed, and continuing on the same behaviour.”“I would approach it in the same way that we approach driving licences at present," he said. “If you want to drive a regular car, you get a regular licence.
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