From a proper news source (mumsnet)- what would you ban?

[vetran]

So do humans

so do mosquitos & Rhinoceroses - your point?

[WTFH]

All males should have vasectomies when young, and only when they prove that they can be financially, practically and emotionally responsible should the vasectomy be reversed.
Given the overpopulation of the world, families should be limited to 2 children.
Marriage should be for life. Adultery should be treated as a crime.
If a man wants a divorce, then he has the snip again.

And my second suggestion: euthanasia should be decriminalised

Third suggestion: all dogs/cats should be spayed/neutered at the latest after their first litter. Too many puppy farms, pedigree defects and dumped animals

[Lance]

Thing is on a shallow level licensing sounds good but that's the thin end of the wedge for government exerting more and more control into our freedom, and I think most of us here are not keen on that (a common theme in contractors is they don't like being told what to do ). I keep backyard chickens, do I need to get a license for them too? Why should it be the government's business if I own a dog, home-school my child, yada yada.

I'm playing Devil's Advocate here to an extent but it's a genuine issue one should be aware of when asking for government regulation on things we don't like.

dogs used to be licensed. And then they weren't (1988).
They do have to be micro-chipped though, so maybe add my DNA test to that.
I don't mind dogs, I just hate the sh*t they leave. That's the single biggest reason I don't have one mysels so I don;t see why i have to suffer for other inconsiderate twunts.

[sadkingbilly]

All males should have vasectomies when young, and only when they prove that they can be financially, practically and emotionally responsible should the vasectomy be reversed.
Given the overpopulation of the world, families should be limited to 2 children.
Marriage should be for life. Adultery should be treated as a crime.
If a man wants a divorce, then he has the snip again.

And my second suggestion: euthanasia should be decriminalised

Third suggestion: all dogs/cats should be spayed/neutered at the latest after their first litter. Too many puppy farms, pedigree defects and dumped animals

quite the Fatwa, ayatoola <sic>

[jamesbrown]

I would electronically tag Mumsnet contributors.

And people that belong to village Facebook groups...

[d000hg]

dogs used to be licensed. And then they weren't (1988).
They do have to be micro-chipped though, so maybe add my DNA test to that.

I didn't know it was a requirement to be chipped, inneresting.
Not sure the "it was not allowed until 1988" line is worth much though. Perhaps certain types of dog (there are some restrictions I think but not sure what?)

[d000hg]

Dogs kill people and sadly kids and babies, chicken don't.

How many dog-related deaths do we get per year?
Cats also kill babies, should they be licensed?

The sad thing is that some Karens really do think (unlike Paddy's trolling) that everything should be banned or strictly regulated which has the slightest element of risk. Children shouldn't be allowed to ride bikes or skateboards or climb trees.

[Paddy]

How many dog-related deaths do we get per year?
Cats also kill babies, should they be licensed?

The sad thing is that some Karens really do think (unlike Paddy's trolling) that everything should be banned or strictly regulated which has the slightest element of risk. Children shouldn't be allowed to ride bikes or skateboards or climb trees.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-64254413

Dog attack: One woman dead and another injured in Surrey

Officers were called to Caterham, Surrey at about 14:25 GMT to a dog attacking members of the public.

One woman, aged in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene while a second woman suffered dog bites and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Surrey Police said armed officers attended the Gravelly Hill area and seized seven dogs in total.

[WTFH]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-64254413

Dog attack: One woman dead and another injured in Surrey

How many dogs kill humans compared to humans killing humans?

And the idea that “all dogs will kill humans unprovoked” kinda paints guide dogs (and most of the dog population) in the wrong like.

It’s like saying all people called Paddy are thick.
Not all Paddys are thick.

[Uncle Albert]

"Fatal dog attacks in England are measured in single figures per year."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...United_Kingdom

There are plenty of other things to worry about before dogs.