| # | Name | Comments |
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| 351 | Sarah Bee | This is an absurd kneejerk ban which is making responsible dog owners and their animals to an irresponsible minority. |
| 352 | Philippa Dobinson | The law does not effect me as a private home owner in the UK but I think its despicable the Council is targetting responsible dog owners rather than taking on the small majority of irresponsible dog owners.
I own a Rhodesian Ridgeback who is the sweetest dog I have met in years, I would do anything in my power I could rather than put her in a rescue centre. Once you purchase a dog you are undertaking to care for it for the rest of its life.
This broad brush approach is ill thought out and would never stop the bad element as they never comply |
| 353 | becky Cooper | An ignorant decision |
| 354 | Stacey Bland | Absolutely ridiculous, not all dogs within these breeds are dangerous and its narrow minded to assume that they are. |
| 355 | Tom Wilson | the banning of dogs fails to recognise the importance of pets to many people. to threaten tennants with losing their residences if they do not hand over their dogs is just another example of big brother mentality and relfects the councils inability to see the broader picture. shame on them |
| 356 | lesley hamilton | irresponsible owners are dangerous not the dogs fault |
| 357 | Elaine Shanks | |
| 358 | tim doherty | It is a disgrace. you would think that people of so called standing would be educated enough to see that breed specific legislation does not work. Deed not Breed. Shame on you !!!! |
| 359 | Lisa Rowland | Absolutely appalling! How can it be justified to take dogs away from loving homes without any prior knowlegde of their temperament? Amd how can dogs not involved in violence possible be added to this list?
As usual, blame the dog and let the few bad owners get away with it whilst destroying innocent owner's lives by removing wll loved pets from their homes. Shame on you all. |
| 360 | Anonymous | The target should be irresponsible owners-this is not a breed issue |
| 361 | rachel lade | I cannot belive it, why don't the look at the really issues in life, like drug problems etc (too many to list), I don't pay tax for this. |
| 362 | Robyn | |
| 363 | Robyn | |
| 364 | Robyn | |
| 365 | Sarah Lascelles | This bye-law is badly thought out and will result in the unnecessary slaughter of large numbers of animals. The proposal to ban these dogs from all council owned parks will effectively prevent dog owners from properly exercising their dogs, which is an animal cruelty issue.
Breed specific discrimination of this kind does not take into account the behaviour of individual animals or owners, and can result in the cruel deaths of many well loved and well behaved companion animal.
I urge Dublin Council to re-consider, and advise them that I will not travel to Dublin as a tourist until they rescind this appalling legislation. |
| 366 | Anonymous | Once again legistation aimed at the wrong end of the lead!!!!! |
| 367 | Sandra Devlin | Its embarrassing to see how our political leaders work and their ignorance is astonishing! Were is your statistics??? Punish irresponsible owners not innocent pets! |
| 368 | mark o hara | |
| 369 | Sarah Gibson | This is a lazy, poorly thought out idea and animals will suffer as a consequence.
You should be promoting responsible dog ownership and the importance of training. |
| 370 | ciara o neill | I have a longhaired german shepherd and He is by no means vicious I know alot about dogs as I used to be veterinary nursing etc and its educating the people is what is needed not baning and depriving the dogs. I feel very angry towards this ban. |
| 371 | ciara o neill | I have a longhaired german shepherd and He is by no means vicious I know alot about dogs as I used to be veterinary nursing etc and its educating the people is what is needed not baning and depriving the dogs. I feel very angry towards this ban. |
| 372 | Clare O Neill | |
| 373 | Cathriona Hanley | |
| 374 | shane | Another myopic move by the Irish nanny state |
| 375 | shane | Another myopic move by the Irish nanny state |
| 376 | Anonymous | |
| 377 | Margaret Foster | I have a crossbreed GSD /Husky so my dog would have to be put down . Come on people Get a grip . These crossbreeds are PETS. I am totally disgusted by you . You can drink the river dry but God help you if you have a dog |
| 378 | MR A HILL | |
| 379 | Anonymous | |
| 380 | catherine daly | Why not spay/ neuter instead, and stop easy access to these dogs by nutters who want them as a status symbol or as a fighting dog?
And what about guide dogs or assistance dogs? Will any of those with suspect parentage be banned too? |
| 381 | Mirja Skogh | |
| 382 | Andy Downs | Whilst I am very much against dogs being used for fighting and the general abuse of dogs, banning all dogs of a certain type is NOT the way to solve the problem.
It is always easier for councils to introduce a 'across the board' ban, but it hits all the wrong people and does hit the right people.
If this problem is to be solved, get wardens out into the community and catch / prosecute those in the wrong!!!! |
| 383 | Anonymous | i agree no roaming free but not to tell me to get rid of practicually a member of the family that they will destroy im up for not being allowed out in public unmuzzled and under control but not this way and because we dont own our own home |
| 384 | Simonetta | I am astonished that in 2007 in a european country we have to witness such a regress. Intelligent people know that there is not such a thing as a dangerous breed but a dangerous owner. Banning these dogs shows an easy way out of the problem you may have over there. Why these breeds? Every breed can be dangerous, you have dangerous boxeres, dangerous new found lander, dangerous yourkshires (small dogs can alaso do a lot of damage, especially to children) Lets ban them all, lets kill them all then? Why not? I work with autistic children, they can also be dangerous, they can also display aggressive behaviour, why don't we ban them as well? Do you want to destroy them too? This is the most outrageous, and stupidest thing I have ever read in my life. Shame on you Dubliners, this decision is revolting. I do not know who came up with the idea, in my opinion this person should be ban and maybe destroyed if a not suitable accomodation is found, not the poor dogs. Abolish this stupid ban, which does not make sense at all.
Simone |
| 385 | Simonetta | I am astonished that in 2007 in a european country we have to witness such a regress. Intelligent people know that there is not such a thing as a dangerous breed but a dangerous owner. Banning these dogs shows an easy way out of the problem you may have over there. Why these breeds? Every breed can be dangerous, you have dangerous boxeres, dangerous new found lander, dangerous yourkshires (small dogs can alaso do a lot of damage, especially to children) Lets ban them all, lets kill them all then? Why not? I work with autistic children, they can also be dangerous, they can also display aggressive behaviour, why don't we ban them as well? Do you want to destroy them too? This is the most outrageous, and stupidest thing I have ever read in my life. Shame on you Dubliners, this decision is revolting. I do not know who came up with the idea, in my opinion this person should be ban and maybe destroyed if a not suitable accomodation is found, not the poor dogs. Abolish this stupid ban, which does not make sense at all.
Simone |
| 386 | Simonetta | I am astonished that in 2007 in a european country we have to witness such a regress. Intelligent people know that there is not such a thing as a dangerous breed but a dangerous owner. Banning these dogs shows an easy way out of the problem you may have over there. Why these breeds? Every breed can be dangerous, you have dangerous boxeres, dangerous new found lander, dangerous yourkshires (small dogs can alaso do a lot of damage, especially to children) Lets ban them all, lets kill them all then? Why not? I work with autistic children, they can also be dangerous, they can also display aggressive behaviour, why don't we ban them as well? Do you want to destroy them too? This is the most outrageous, and stupidest thing I have ever read in my life. Shame on you Dubliners, this decision is revolting. I do not know who came up with the idea, in my opinion this person should be ban and maybe destroyed if a not suitable accomodation is found, not the poor dogs. Abolish this stupid ban, which does not make sense at all.
Simone |
| 387 | Simonetta | I am astonished that in 2007 in a european country we have to witness such a regress. Intelligent people know that there is not such a thing as a dangerous breed but a dangerous owner. Banning these dogs shows an easy way out of the problem you may have over there. Why these breeds? Every breed can be dangerous, you have dangerous boxeres, dangerous new found lander, dangerous yourkshires (small dogs can alaso do a lot of damage, especially to children) Lets ban them all, lets kill them all then? Why not? I work with autistic children, they can also be dangerous, they can also display aggressive behaviour, why don't we ban them as well? Do you want to destroy them too? This is the most outrageous, and stupidest thing I have ever read in my life. Shame on you Dubliners, this decision is revolting. I do not know who came up with the idea, in my opinion this person should be ban and maybe destroyed if a not suitable accomodation is found, not the poor dogs. Abolish this stupid ban, which does not make sense at all.
Simone |
| 388 | Simonetta | I am astonished that in 2007 in a european country we have to witness such a regress. Intelligent people know that there is not such a thing as a dangerous breed but a dangerous owner. Banning these dogs shows an easy way out of the problem you may have over there. Why these breeds? Every breed can be dangerous, you have dangerous boxeres, dangerous new found lander, dangerous yourkshires (small dogs can alaso do a lot of damage, especially to children) Lets ban them all, lets kill them all then? Why not? I work with autistic children, they can also be dangerous, they can also display aggressive behaviour, why don't we ban them as well? Do you want to destroy them too? This is the most outrageous, and stupidest thing I have ever read in my life. Shame on you Dubliners, this decision is revolting. I do not know who came up with the idea, in my opinion this person should be ban and maybe destroyed if a not suitable accomodation is found, not the poor dogs. Abolish this stupid ban, which does not make sense at all.
Simone |
| 389 | Simonetta | I am astonished that in 2007 in a european country we have to witness such a regress. Intelligent people know that there is not such a thing as a dangerous breed but a dangerous owner. Banning these dogs shows an easy way out of the problem you may have over there. Why these breeds? Every breed can be dangerous, you have dangerous boxeres, dangerous new found lander, dangerous yourkshires (small dogs can alaso do a lot of damage, especially to children) Lets ban them all, lets kill them all then? Why not? I work with autistic children, they can also be dangerous, they can also display aggressive behaviour, why don't we ban them as well? Do you want to destroy them too? This is the most outrageous, and stupidest thing I have ever read in my life. Shame on you Dubliners, this decision is revolting. I do not know who came up with the idea, in my opinion this person should be ban and maybe destroyed if a not suitable accomodation is found, not the poor dogs. Abolish this stupid ban, which does not make sense at all.
Simone |
| 390 | Debra Williams | As a trained Jan Fennel Dog Listener I would like to point out that dog problems are not breed specific - all dogs think the same as they evolved from the wolf. It is humans, over many years, that have bred dogs to have certain characteristics and be a certain size etc to help them in their work. Now that most of these jobs have gone these dogs are no longer required and some breeds, believe it or not, have become excinct. I can understand you believing that this ban will solve problems but it won't. I would imagine, as in most Cities, that there are only a few despicable people who are breeding dogs for fighting. There are also those indescribable people who run puppy farms where dogs are kept in horrendous conditions and the bitch is constantly producing puppies. Why do they do this ? MONEY of course. It is a very sick person indeed that would genuinely enjoy watching animals tear each other apart - if they do then they need help. I think more should be done to find these people and give them a sentence they deserve and should also be given a lifetime ban from owning any animal. This barbaric sport needs to be stopped, however, banning these breeds is not the way forward. These dogs have the ability and a right to be normal loveable pets. For those owners who genuinely have these dogs as pets and need help then perhaps the Council should consider providing this. I recommend Jans method wholeheartedly and there are Dog Listeners in Ireland who would help. |
| 391 | Faela Smyth | |
| 392 | Anonymous | Where did this archaic law come from; which imbocile thought this one up? Obviously not a dog lover or even a dog friendly person. Many family members could lose their lives over this and this in turn will scar people and children mentally.. I once thought that people had rights in Ireland. Tenants pay rents they should be able to keep their dogs until the end of their natural lives. How damamging and ingnorant can a council get, beaurocracy gone mad. |
| 393 | Anonymous | |
| 394 | Cathy Lyall | I wholeheartedly agree with your petition |
| 395 | F May | Fully in support of this petition |
| 396 | Daniel Gissane | I am disgusted with Dublin City Council for this.
We should have licenses to own a dog, whatever the breed. Punish the deed, not the breed |
| 397 | Anonymous | A dog is only as dangerous as it's owner |
| 398 | Anonymous | |
| 399 | Kathleen Woodger | Yet another draconian measure bought in without comprehending the consequences of such an action. Such a needless loss of dogs lives, whose only crime was to be born of the wrong breed, in the wrong country. |
| 400 | EMMA GARDNER | |