UK police keep dog in tiny cage for 2 years!

[Catherine]

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The whole thing is ridiculous and unacceptable.
If you or I kept a dog caged like that for two years (or any length of time) we would be charged with animal cruelty.
So why doesn't the RSPCA charge the police with animal cruelty.

If they planned to kill her anyhow why did they keep her caged like that so long. Is the push to have her put down a response to the publicity.

The whole issue of breed bans is a mess. They do no good at all. Perfectly beautiful pets have been killed for no other reason than their breed. Dogs have been seized that were not really Pitbulls after all. It hasn't reduced the number of dog bites.

It would be better to spend the time and money on educating people about how to treat dogs. Children in school could have a visit from  a dog expert who could tell them about what not to do around a dog. Most bites are provoked by the person. Some of the real tragedies happen when small children are left with large dogs. Those things are preventable and not the dogs fault.