Fatal Singleton Dog Attack Prompts Call for Changes to NSW Pet Law Legislation. ABC News11/9/25

[Deeds]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-11/fatal-singleton-dog-attack-prompts-call-for-nsw-pet-law-changes/105756076

[LunaRott]

If AJP are involved, it can only be bad news.

Sounds like another attack on IGP from a clueless leftie

"While it may not be related to this tragic incident, in NSW it remains legal for members of the community to train dogs to be guard dogs or to attack people," she said in a statement.

[sandgrubber]

"What I would really love to see is some more research into [aggressive dog behaviour] so that we can understand what's happening and why," Dr Starling said.

 

I doubt research will crack this.  Multifactorial questions generally yield muddled research recommendations (how do you control either genetics or environment, having established that it's no JUST a matter of breed?)  Better response to complaints to Animal Control would be a good start.  

[tdierikx]

Considering that amendments to various animal welfare based legislation over the time AJP has had a representative member in the NSW Legislative Council have directly helped to create the issues we are seeing with pets in general, I don't think that anything she has to say should be taken as any sort of authority.

 

This same AJP member recently chaired the NSW inquiry into cat management, which produced a report NOT advocating keeping pet cats contained to their owners' properties - which not only means that they are free to predate on our native wildlife, but the cats themselves are exposed to the myriad dangers of life roaming the landscape (in urban ares, this leads to more cat deaths by misadventure than should be tolerated or normalised).

 

Multiple amendments to companion animal welfare legislation initiated by AJP and the Greens has also severely limited pet dogs' exposure to and socialisation with other people and animals by imposing strict limits on where and when dogs can be out and about in public spaces. In what world is that going to make them more sociable? Add that to the requirement that any physically healthy dog or cat in a NSW pound must be farmed out to private rescue for rehoming, meaning that rescues are becoming overrun with animals that require substantial behavioural rehabilitation before they can be rehomed, and in some cases where dodgy rescues are rehoming unsuitable dogs into the community in order to make room to take in more unclaimed pound dogs. The excuse "it's a rescue" is NO excuse for antisocial behaviour, no matter the breed or size of dog.

 

All that said, pet ownership is a privilege, not a right. If you get a pet, you have certain responsibilities with regard to that pet and the community you live in. If you are unable to meet those responsibilities, then maybe you just shouldn't get a pet.

 

T.