This is not my story just sharing it. On August 14th , 2019, my precious Lola was seized by the police, She was taken from the house, put in a cage in the back of a police van and driven away. I was not allowed to know where she was going, not told if I would get her back and not allowed to give them any of her food, bed, toys or even a blanket with our scent on. To say I was hysterical is not a strong enough praise for how I coped. Lola is an American Bulldog/English Staffordshire Bull Terrier. There is a law in this country that states if the dog shape based on tape measurements “fit” they are labelled Pitbull “type” . What this means is they are at risk of been euthanised even though they have done nothing wrong. This is called BSL, breed specific legislation. The officer did an assessment on Lola and confirmed she was a well balanced, obedient, gentle dog that showed no aggression what so ever. However, she measured the measurements they use, he even said he did some several times to check, he could see how lovely she was. He told me the kennels that she was taken to commented on how lovely and good natured she was. I have had to go to court to get her back and the court agreed she was no risk to the public, but because she’s now labelled “type”she has to be muzzled and kept on a lead in public for the rest of her life. No more long free beach and wood walks, no more playing fetch with her ball. Both her and my life have changed forever. I now have her home, but she cried and cried when she saw me. She was starving, not that I think she was not offered food, she won’t of eaten through stress. I started a petition to try and repeal BSL and it did get a parliament debate, but it wasnt success, so decided to ask if they would consider removing the restrictions on BSL dogs and that would also allow rescues to be rehomed as presenly so many friendly dogs are being euthanised because of this law. This is the petition to sign https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/603988
Sorry there is a very good reason that legislation was put in place even if it's being misapplied in this case.
Sorry too! If it is not your concern, you don’t need to do it! This is only for people who are concern about it! No one is forcing you to sign the petition.
