A LOCAL ban on certain breeds of dogs could be on the cards following last Saturday’s dog attack that left an elderly woman dead.
Minister of Health John Boyce strongly hinted at this possibility yesterday during a brief press conference at the ministry’s headquarters in Culloden Road, St Michael.
As he read portions of the local Dog (Licensing and Control) Regulations which had been untouched for 35 years, Boyce made reference to a 16-page document from the Kennel Club in the United Kingdom.
That document spoke to the UK’s Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 which banned four dog breeds; the pit bull terrier, Japanese tosa, Dogo Argentino (Argentine Mastiff) and Fila Brasileiro (Brazilian mastiff). (AD)
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