A friend of mine has spent the last 15 years fighting against the DDA and this sort of thing.

Dogs are still being seized just for being 'typey' rather than because they have done anything wrong.

And the conditions and treatment in the kennels is often appalling - it's a disgrace

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Originally posted by Veggieburger:
A friend of mine has spent the last 15 years fighting against the DDA and this sort of thing.

Dogs are still being seized just for being 'typey' rather than because they have done anything wrong.

And the conditions and treatment in the kennels is often appalling - it's a disgrace

I've just watched the video on the link, You ought to see what they've done to him. I'm crying while I'm typing this.

Staffies are lovely, I used to have one and if brought up properly are the gentlest dogs out

I really hope he is saved.

I'm a staffie lover. And as much i as love em i can't watch, I think i've seen it on a staffie forum.

i'm gonna give my dog a big cuddle now, and join the cause to help bruce. xxx

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Originally posted by Essex Angel:

I've just watched the video on the link, You ought to see what they've done to him. I'm crying while I'm typing this.

I've seen and heard so much from her over the years EA so I know exactly what goes on.

I was saying yesterday in the thread about the cop whose dogs roasted to death in his car that I just can't watch that sort of thing anymore.

My friend has appeared on loads of TV/Radio and done interviews about this non stop, she's been all over the country on these cases.

She doesn't get paid at all, but is an acknowledged expert on the law - solicitors even ask her for advice.

The problem with the DDA is it is one of the few laws (if not the only one) where you have to prove your innocence rather than the prosecution prove your guilt.
BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) is not the best way to deal with these idiots who have dogs and then ill treat them to make them vicious.
If they can't get hold of PBTs they will use Rotties or Dobermans or another breed.

poor little thing. I'm bloody crying. The torture this dog has been put through

I only read it i dare not watch the video. That poor dog.

Awww, that is too sad;

If Bruce lived across the border in Southern Ireland where no breeds are nationally banned he would never have been seized and imprisoned at all. Bruce has been offered a place of safety with a dedicated rescue and sanctuary in Southern Ireland where he could legally live out the rest of his life; this offer has been conveyed in writing to the solicitor but has sadly not been accepted by the court.

Bruce hasn’t actually ever put a paw wrong; he is sentenced to death due to the way he looks and the fact that NI has a mandatory death penalty unlike the rest of the UK who gave the courts discretion when sentencing twelve years ago.

Aww this is awful