Breed Legislation in Dublin

"Dublin City Council is to introduce a ban on eleven breeds of dog from properties including houses, flats and estates, with immediate effect.

The breeds are: English Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Rottweiler, German Shepherd (Alsatian), Doberman, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Japanese Akita, Bull Mastiff, Japanese Tosa and Bandog. Cross-breeds of these dogs or crosses of these dogs with any other breed are also banned.

Owners will be given the opportunity to rehouse the dogs but if alternative accommodation cannot be found for they will be destroyed.

The council has taken the step to remove all "dangerous breeds" due to the increasing numbers of complaints from tenants and because of the legal implications associated with an attack taking place on one of its properties.

The ban initially applies to council housing and all public areas within council estates."

No consultation, no input from professional organisations, clearly no knowledge of breed type and absolutely no historic check on dog breeds that aggress the most.

Anybody who feels this is wrong should contact Mr Humphreys and any other politician you can think of. Not only have they banned these dogs in council areas, but Mr. Humphreys has also written to John Gormley looking for a nationwide ban, we have to stop this now before it goes any further.

cllr_kevin.humphreys@dublincity.ie

            +353 087 298 91 03        (M)

            +353 01 667 80 97       

            +353 01 668 68 54        (H)

Then, of course, there's John Gormley - Minister of the Environment who's got the ultimate responsibility.


Address: Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1.
Tel:             +353 01 888 2403           Fax: +353 01  878 8640    Email: minister@environ.ie 

He had the distinction of being the first elected representative in Ireland to have an email address johngormley@eircom.net

Even if you are not in Ireland these nutters need to be TOLD that they cannot take away our Civil Rights ... we can own whatever dogs we like ... as long as WE ARE RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERS!

Please e-mail them with different Subject: lines it'll keep them bemused for hours (and might not do their e-mail systems any good, either).


Email addresses for sending the emails:

 

If anyone needs an email or letter template to send, please email me back and I will send you one.

Jamie Taylor