STRAY BANNED BREED DOGS

If a dog is a stray they are picked up by the council warden. If the warden believes that dog to be of a banned breed type they will contact the police. If the dog is microchipped the owner will be contacted. But for some the chip may be out of date or not microchipped at all.

Under these circumstances the dog will be destroyed if no owner comes forward to claim ownership within seven days.

What many people do not realise is that if you find a banned breed dog as a stray and care for it. Even for a short period of time that you can with the help of a good solicitor put forward to become their new keeper. Only if no owner is found or stakes a claim.

Below are two cases of stray Banned breeds where the finders have become the new keepers.

Stray Banned Breeds: About

Pluto was found as a stray and he had no microchip. No one ever came forward as his owner, and sadly Pluto was found to be pitbull TYPE.

Usually this would mean certain death sentence, but luckily for this beautiful stray boy the person who found him stepped forward to become his new keeper.

It took 9 long months to get this case to court. With Pluto remaining in kennels all that time. He originally served 8 days at council kennels before being transferred to the police. Not once did the finder back down or walk away as many people would of.

At court the question was asked by the prosecution, can a finder who only spent a short time with a stray dog that is of type, be classed as a person 'for the time being in charge of the dog' the prosecution believed that the answer was no.

The courts in this case agreed that the finder who found and kept Pluto safe overnight and taken to the vets the next day to be checked over was indeed not only a person who could be classed as a person 'for the time being in charge of the dog' but that they had also acted in a very humane way.

The courts agreed that they had no issue granting a contingent destruction order and Pluto be added to the index of exempted dogs register.

Plutos case shows there is hope for stray Banned breeds.

Stray Banned Breeds: Welcome

Lady S was found in 2019 as a stray dog and in very very poor condition. Loss of fur and swollen and redness on her feet.

The person who found her contacted the dog warden who immediately realised she was a pitbull type, they in turn contacted the police who assessed her and agreed she was indeed a banned breed dog (pitbull type).
When no owner could be found the finder stepped up and police supported their application from the start.

Police said Lady S temperament has been of no issue in kennels and was a lovely dog.

The courts agreed that they had no issue granting a contingent destruction order and Lady S be added to the index of exempted dogs register.

The courts said that this is one of the good news stories of a humane person stepping up and taking on a lifetime responsibility. The kind of good news story that should be made into a film.

Both cases were supported by Facebook group Rockys Army Fighting BSL&DDA.

Stray Banned Breeds: Welcome