16/09/2023
Trevor Cooper is a fantastic lawyer, have attended his seminars in the past. He makes some excellent points in light of the recent government decision to ban another breed.
Below, you can read our press release following the government's announcement of their intention to ban the XL Bully by the end of 2023:
“THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF HISTORY, NOT REPEAT THEM”
Doglaw specialist Solicitor Trevor Cooper from Cooper & Co Solicitors in Whitfield, Dover who has acted for dog owners since the 1990s (www.doglaw.co.uk) today expressed his dismay that the Government has announced its intention to ban the American XL Bully under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by the end of the year.
Mr Cooper said “Breed Specific Legislation has not worked. Just adding another type of dog onto the list of banned breeds is not going to protect the public. The Government needs to learn from the mistakes of history, not repeat them”.
He continued “Not every XL Bully is going to be dangerous and not every owner who has one is irresponsible. If the ban is introduced, I urge the Government to have an exemption scheme which will allow dogs that do not pose a danger to public safety to be exempted from the prohibition”.
“I shall need to consider the draft legislation and, in particular, will want to see how the Government is proposing to define which dogs this proposed ban applies to”.
