AG hoping for immediate proclamation of Dog Control Act Originally printed at trinidadexpress/news/AG-hoping-for-immediate-proclamation-of-Dog-Control-Act-252568831.html By Ria Taitt Political Editor March 26, 2014 Attorney General Anand Ramlogan takes a note to Cabinet today, seeking approval to have the majority of the Dog Control Act proclaimed. Ramlogan told the Express yesterday the proclamation would allow all sections of the act which do not require supporting regulations to be implemented immediately. It comes two days after the deadly attack on 83-year-old Sylvia Roberts. The Attorney General stated: “A powerful message is being sent to dog owners that they must get their act together. We have been warning about this legislation for some time now and we would not tolerate any delay or excuse as they (dog owners) were the ones who objected to the outright ban. And this is the compromise position,” he said. “This (immediate proclamation) would address the issue of dangerous dogs in public places; the criminal offence of abandonment of dangerous dogs (which carries a two-year jail term); the duty of care on the part of owners towards all dogs and the overall responsibility of owners to properly manage their dogs,” he said. On the attack on Roberts by two pitbulls, the Attorney General said there was no suggestion these dogs were ill-treated or neglected. “The deadly attack demonstrates the inherent unpredictability of the pitbull with its clear propensity for violent and fatal, unprovoked attacks on innocent citizens. Ramlogan said the animal rights activists who claim the pitbull is a loving family pet should pay a visit to the dozen of victims who have been maimed and mauled and offer support to them as “their osterised and excavated flesh bares testimony to the deadly nature of the pitbulls”, he said. Noting People’s National Movement (PNM) Senator Faris Al-Rawi had been saying the Government would never proclaim the legislation, Ramlogan said: “He must not judge us by the PNM standards since for eight years the PNM failed to address the issue by either proclaiming the Dangerous Dogs Act or bringing a new law to the Parliament. “The PNM has no moral authority or political credibility to speak on this issue, except to explain to the population why they voted against a law that is designed to protect the life, limb and property of innocent citizens from vicious and deadly attacks by dangerous dogs.”
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:26:48 +0000
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