While we fully support legislation to protect the public, the Scottish SPCA believe any breed of dog can be potentially out of control and dangerous in the wrong hands.

There’s no such thing as a dangerous breed.

Every year we are forced to put dogs to sleep on the instruction of a court who have never harmed anyone. But an outdated law has determined they are dangerous. If they were any other breed, they’d be off to a loving forever home for a second chance at the life they deserve.

We want to see Section One of the Dangerous Dog Act scrapped, or at the very least amended, so banned breeds and types who come in to our care and have not harmed anyone can be rehomed.