The idealistic thoughts of banning a breed of fantastic dogs is obserd aswell as farcical, i will put a question to anyone that would like to see a so called murderous dog to its end. It is plain to see that all animals are unpredictable, that is why they are animals. I would expect more horses cause permenant damage to humans than staffs, i would say that there are more attacks on humans by smaller breeds of dogs and i know for a fact that german shepards bite more humans (be it children or adults) than staffs do.
Lets face the facts, George the hateable MP that made not only a fool of himself but of the floundering govourment on im a waste of time TV is rather renound for his very opinionated statements that are in laymens terms a load of S***e !!!. Lets face it, would you vote for a man that plays the masses for votes when he is trying to get into some hasbeens knickers by acting as a cat ? CAT the man is an over educated PUSSY with some very strange views!!!
I own a staffordshire bullterrier that is now three years old and the killer or devil dog as her breed is known as has never even growled at a human, infact you are more at risk being licked to death.
To put a finer point to some idiot that thinks smaller dogs are at risk because of this breed, is utter nonesense !! a spaniel, chowchow whatever, yorkshire terrier and a standard poodle have all attacked my dog !!!
I was told by the poodle owner that her dog attacking mine was due to the fact that i put mine on a lead!!! Work that one out? the reason that her dog attacked mine was due to the fact that she had no control of her dog that would not come back to her, my dog did when i saw that she had no control over her own dog. Had i not put my dog on a lead and there had been a fight what dog do you think would get the blame, Standard pooldle that in most cases are snappy or my staff that is described as a killer, devil dog (to wich the sun always shows a picture of a pitbull rather than a staff).
There are too many irresponsible owners of all animals, dogs, cats, horses ect!! The main problem at the moment is that because of a fashion statement IE ive got a massive dog mate!!!! the stafford is being crusified.
10 years ago it was Rotties, before that is was german shepards. What next ? if Paris hilton turns up with an agressive gerbal will he want to ban them or will he be on his hands and knees again trying to be a pussy, oops sorry a cat??????
I am in full agreement that there are too many people that have a potentialy dangerous dog that could inflict damage, i am also aware that there are far too many people trying to earn money out of buying a status symbol.
Only this week have i found out that my loving and very much caring three year old bitch my have a form of epilepsy !!! how do i feel, to be honest i cried like a baby. (this is due to an irrisponsiblity by a so called breeder!!!)
I think that a prolonged dog training course should be implemented for people that would like to own a breed of dog that is so called DANGEROUS!!!!!! prior to being allowed a licence that enables them to have one.
Obviously this is not fair for those of us that own / breed and enjoy staffords responsibly but it may stop uncontrolled breeding hence the let up of poor puppies / dogs ending up in kennels and eventially being destroyed.
If you honestly love the breed and would like to own one then this is a very small ask!!!
There are still pitbull terriers walking out streets, they are still breeding them ????
Wake up and smell the coffee George and try to think with your head not your nuts!!!!

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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/06/11/dog-owner-calls-for-staffordshire-bull-terrier-ban-after-pet-savaged-86908-20602724/

Enough is enough. These two reports are about deaths, there are hundreds more reports about attacks but do not make headline news.

i have a staff x springer that is the most adorable dog. We have many clients with staffs too and they are often more affectinate than alot of labradors or collies!

The increase in staffs in rescue homes it probably because of recent trends. Alot of ‘chavs’ or ‘townies’ have staffs or other bull terriers as a fashion accesory. Some may be trained to be aggressive but you could also train dachsunds or rerievers to be aggressive so the ban would seem pointless.

As a breed, Staffordshires are fantastic pets. Loveable, fantastic with children. The only problem with them is that they look ‘tough’. So irresponsable owners are training them to be vicious.

I have never heard of someone crying out for poodles or yorkshire terriers to be banned. And just last year local to me, two poodles escaped from a back garden and savaged a little boy who was out playing. Did the breed as a whole get critisised? No.

There are far worse problems in this country that people should be worrying about. If the government is concerned about the breed, start a programme for owners to teach them how to train and respect the breed properly instead of wasting time and tax payers money on banning a breed that, as a whole, doesn’t deserve it.