While this
bill is obviously aimed at deterring those owners who would train their dogs to be vicious and / or making those whose dogs are
potentially more capable of inflicting more
damage (large to giant breeds) more aware of negative consequences if their dogs are left correctly untrained, dogs are creatures with their own sense of will — even dogs that have not been trained to be aggressive or shown aggressive behavior in the past can and do attack.
Both organisations believe that the current
Bill could bring about a
damaging shift in the State's relationship with families and
potentially cause poor decisions about the placement of children in the care system.