Not to belabor the point then, but really you are not the target audience for my part of the discussion, as you don’t really seem to have neighbors in the sense being used. There are few people who care what animals you own if you live in the middle of nowhere.
It’s a lot different when you live in a cookie-cutter neighborhood of houses close enough together that a dog in one yard could run through a couple dozen yards in a matter of minutes. That’s where most people express their fear and loathing of aggressive dogs. They aren’t worried about a country dog in the middle of nowhere attacking their children walking on a sidewalk to school. They are worried about their children being attacked by a pit bull living next door where their children have to walk by the fence on the way to school.
Well stated and cogently argued. Its amusing how some people view any laws or restrictions regarding animals as oppressive fascism or worse.
Check the statistics below for fatal dog attacks in Europe. No real surprises. But, like here in America I’m sure the media is covering up for a bunch of fatal attacks by gerbils.
Fatal Dog attacks in Europe 2006 – 2009 In total 31 reports of fatal attacks by dogs were found on the internet (no. 18 was deleted because it was not fatal.) Attacks sorted by dog breed no. Breed Victim Age date Country Name/Location 6Alsetian 2x man 21 May 2009 UK Andrew Walker 3American Staffordshire terrier girl 17 months June 2006 France in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis) 2American Staffordshire terrier baby 18 months August 2007 France in Epernay (Marne) 1American Staffordshire terrier woman 92 July 2006 Germany in Saxony-Anhalt 14American Staffordshire terrier woman 50 June 2006 Spain in Valle de Guerra, Tenerife 4Bullmastiff boy 8 June 2006 France in Seine-Maritime. 30dogs 2x type Rottweiler woman 52 November 2008 France in Montepellier 7Great Dane 2x girl 10 September 2007 France 5Great Dane 2x girl 6 March 2009 France in Châlons-en-Champagne 9huntingdogs crossbreed owner 77 June 2008 France in Balgau 8Husky baby 1 week June 2006 Holland in Gorredijk, Friesland 10Mastino Napolitano baby 1 February 2009 Italy in Genzano 11Pit bull owner 61 May 2008 Italy Paola Palmieri 12Pit bull girl 5 January 2007 UK Ellie Lawrenson 13Pit bull boy 4 November 2009 UK John Massey 32Pit bull 3x man 79 January 2007 Spain in Granada 15Pit bull, dogo Argentino, Doberman boy 6 July 2009 Italy Giuseppe Azzarelli 21Rottweiler baby 1 November 2009 Austria in Waldviertel 17Rottweiler boy 10 March 2008 Finland in Elimaki 19Rottweiler boy 2.5 January 2008 France 16Rottweiler baby 4 months November 2006 Germany in Cuxhaven 20Rottweiler man 60 November 2008 Italy Peter Gabriel Ferri 23Rottweiler owner 78 January 2008 UK Jim Rehill 22Rottweiler baby 13 months December 2007 UK Archie-Lee Hirst 24Rottweiler 2x baby 5 months September 2006 UK Cadey-Lee Deacon 31Rottweiler 4x woman 23 November 2006 France 25Rottweiler x Alsatian boy 23 months June 2006 Croatia in Blaskovec 26Rottweiler x Malinois baby 19 months October 2007 France Aaron Nyiabia in Bobigny 27Staffordshire bullterrier and JR baby 3 months February 2009 UK Jaden Joseph Mack 28Stray dogs boy 10 March 2009 Italy in Sampieri 29Stray dogs(?No witness) boy