So what? Is that representative of the typical road user? What relevance does that individual case have to whether driving licences are a good idea or not?
Because you need to be caught in order to be stopped! I bet there's more than 5 fatalities cause by unlicensed drivers than unlicensed dogs. It doesn't stop it happening. Not that I'm arguing that a driving license isn't a bad idea, it provides a standard (lol) of what's to be expected on the road.
Is the mauling of children representative of the typical domestic dog and their owners?
Great, if they're too scared to leave the house with their illegal/unlicenced dog then that still solves part of the issue.
It doesn't solve part of anything. Those owners are still at risk, neighbours and anyone that visits. It's also incredibly cruel on the animal and more likely cause an aggressive reaction through lack of socialisation or fear aggression.
Why are you hung up on inconveniencing 99.9% of dog owners before going after this particular breed and it's breeders?
I do think some sort of mandatory training for dog ownership would be positive, I come across people that can't/won't control their dogs, hell I lose control (I'm talking missing a window for recall, not going crazy, but control is lost nonetheless) of mine sometimes. We make mistakes, let our guard down, they aren't robots that only obey.
Problem is, once again, this is all stuff that is not urgent, but nice to have. Banning the import, breeding and making declaration of these dangerous dogs are the priority if the
issue is the rise in attacks from a particular breed.
If the issue is you just don't like dogs and dog owners, then I can see and appreciate your point of view.
