What about the child victims of dogs?

I NOTICED in the latest case (of far too many) of a young vulnerable child being killed by a large dangerous dog – the police are at pains to point out that the animal was put down ‘humanely’.

The owner of the dog was arrested and charged under The Dangerous Dogs Act.

Two things are clear: a) No one seems to focus on the fact that the children aren’t killed ‘humanely’. They die in pain and terror; and b) the Dangerous Dogs Act (as I’ve tried to explain to my local police and councillors and council) is supposed to prevent deaths and serious injury by actively working against the ownership of dangerous dogs – not helping the police make an easy arrest after yet another child has been mauled.

Amanda Baker