'They were bought as puppies and are now becoming mature, adult dogs. And that’s the problem.'
Many of the lockdown puppies had never been socialised. They had spent their earliest years confined to houses which had received few if any visitors during this time. They were unused to having people other than immediate family members around them. They had little or no contact with other animals. They were unable to go to puppy training classes. Now that they were mature and off the lead in public spaces they could be quite aggressive with other dogs and other people.
When the police seize a dog, for whatever reason, it has to be taken to kennels. Where a dog has been aggressive, the police cannot destroy it – unless it is so aggressive that it constitutes a clear and present threat – but must take it to a kennel while the incident is reviewed or while owners are contacted – for which there is a cost. If a case goes to court, then the police have to wait for it to be heard and concluded – which can be a long time.
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