Breed bans do not work. People will either buy/breed them illegally, or simply replace them with another large breed. (In the US, bloodhounds were once considered a problem breed. Then it was German Shepherds, then Dobermans, now pit bulls. Recommended reading:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1334486.The_Pit_Bull_Placebo )
It is an issue of training and vigilance. In other words, it's a people problem, which is a lot harder to fix.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-ban-american-xl-bully-dogs-by-end-year-2023-09-15/
My Dargo is an American Bulldog, adopted from a shelter. If we were in the UK, he would probably fall under this ban.
He's been through obedience training. I never leave him alone in a car. I never let him off the leash outside of our fence. I don't leave him alone with kids or strangers. He's a super friendly dog, but dog owners cannot afford the luxury of the Oh My Dog Would Never mindset.
@TomeReader And well he should then. I appreciate your carefulness but I have had to deal w PBs who went after people they'd known all their lives. One a minor. I'm not for randomly putting them all down. But they should be manditorily S/N and not allowed to breed. WE made them the danger they are. WE must be responsible to take those genes out of the pool.
@TrueBloodNet
Policing a gene pool is iffy on the best of days. But when you ban a breed, the breeders just go underground. That's why many breed bans are eventually overturned, they don't solve any problems.
Now mandatory spaying and neutering, that is a proven solution for reducing dog aggression across the board. The resources used to enforce a useless breed ban would be better spent to subsidizing spay and neuter programs.
@TomeReader Sorry, they just need to expend more energy to control banned breeds. Generally, neutering (not spaying - that prevents cancers so is a push) reduces dogs lifespans. No need to cut all the not as dangerous dogs lifespans just cuz folks don't want to give up their asshole breeds.