Can the police take our patrick strained red nose pit ?
Q. Can a pit bull type dog ever be lawfully owned A. Owners were given a short period of time to have their dogs registered onto the Index of Exempted Dogs, but this form of voluntary registration ended in 1991. Since 1997 the law has been slightly relaxed, so that if an owner is prosecuted for possession of an unregistered pit bull type dog the Court may allow the dog to be registered (and all of the other conditions must be complied with) but only if the owner can prove that the dog would not constitute a danger to public safety. If this cannot be proven then the Court must order that the dog be destroyed. Q. What are the conditions of owning a pit bull type apart from having the dog registered A. The dog has to be neutered, microchipped, tattooed and insured. Also, no person shall: Breed, or breed from, the dog Sell or exchange the dog or offer, advertise or expose the dog for sale or exchange Make or offer to make a gift of the dog or advertise or expose the dog as a gift Allow the
