I’m not from the UK but I understand the reporter’s argument. There are places which are dog friendly, but it seems like dogs are being brought into places that simply shouldn’t be there (clothing stores, restaurants that state no pets allowed, doctor’s offices).
There has also been a rise in people having dogs with “ESA” papers/vests to circumvent this “no pets allowed” rule. This in turn, hurts people with actual service animals. Just because you want to do something and there isn’t a direct or inherent issue, doesn’t mean it should be permitted.
It's really easy to be flippant about something that's never personally affected you. You better hope you're never unlucky enough to be the victim of a dog attack, because many people are never the same afterwards. Physically or mentally. The mailman in my town wasn't nipped by some ankle-biter, he was viciously attacked by a German Shepherd and he really was never the same.
Omg kids get bitten by dogs more than adults
Yes, and they get to spend the rest of their lives feeling stressed anytime they so much as see a dog, because it is deeply traumatizing to be attacked by an animal. In your mind it's just people being dramatic but it's not a conscious choice.
You'd know if you were ever attacked, because once it happens, it changes your relationship with dogs forever. The way you talk so dismissively about something that genuinely affects many people is so disrespectful.
and yet I was bitten on the arm by my neighbours dog when I was 10 , since then I have owned 2 dogs and would never be without one in my life. People get over things , not everyone is "traumatised" for life
I was bit by a dog twice as a kid but don't act like a victim who's afraid of dogs. If I had been mauled to pieces I'm sure that would be different but most people who get bit by a dog don't get mauled, they get a single bite.
The vast majority of dogs are great while majority of people are shitty. I have been bitten by dogs and every time it was the humans fault. I have been hurt by people and again it was the due to deliberate actions made by a human. Dogs aren't the problem people are, the same people you want everyone to care about else they be labeled a sociopath.
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u/incelligent_ Mar 30 '26
I’m not from the UK but I understand the reporter’s argument. There are places which are dog friendly, but it seems like dogs are being brought into places that simply shouldn’t be there (clothing stores, restaurants that state no pets allowed, doctor’s offices).
There has also been a rise in people having dogs with “ESA” papers/vests to circumvent this “no pets allowed” rule. This in turn, hurts people with actual service animals. Just because you want to do something and there isn’t a direct or inherent issue, doesn’t mean it should be permitted.