Dodgy Doggy Insurance

[Daniel]

Maybe they should concentrate on bad breeders, since that is quite a hotpot issue over there.

and they do. But it's difficult to find puppy farms. The sorts of people buying pitbulls are not going to report puppy farms

[BeansBeansBeans]

It'll cause a load of hassle and have little benefit beyond making a small amount of people lots of money.

[Mark]

My car has third party insurance. Does that mean it's ok to run into people?

[Hazell B]

Anything that makes it more difficult to own one of these dogs whilst also offering some insurance at the same time is a good idea.

Shall we get rid of driving licences because some people drive without them?

How does it make it more difficult to own 'one of these dogs'? They won't bother paying and if they do it's hardly going to be expensive. Stopping all breeding without a licence and chipping all dogs is the only way to make it harder. If you can't produce a valid chip, your dog is taken away there and then (like cars should be, but that's another can of worms). Of course lots of dogs will be chipped illegally, using a few select numbers, but it would stop large numbers of illegal dogs in the short term. Chipping is also handy if the dog is killed or injured in a car crash while loose on the streets.

They illegal dogs don't have to be put down, once taken away. They can be chipped and given out in shelters like strays are now.

[Daniel]

How does it make it more difficult to own 'one of these dogs'? They won't bother paying and if they do it's hardly going to be expensive. Stopping all breeding without a licence and chipping all dogs is the only way to make it harder. If you can't produce a valid chip, your dog is taken away there and then (like cars should be, but that's another can of worms). Of course lots of dogs will be chipped illegally, using a few select numbers, but it would stop large numbers of illegal dogs in the short term. Chipping is also handy if the dog is killed or injured in a car crash while loose on the streets.

They illegal dogs don't have to be put down, once taken away. They can be chipped and given out in shelters like strays are now.

That's exactly my point. If they're forced to register the dogs and chip them, then no chip, no dog.