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I think Cactus’ committee is still in the dinosaur age
There is nothing to suggest that the dog in question is vicious, apart from anecodotal evidence of the breed itself.
I would assume that the owners of this dog (despite Jimmy painting them as knuckle dragging idiots) have accepted the dog with all its faults.
And as has been established in animal cases in the near past, the fact that some other owner has a fear of animals does not make it a reason to deny another person the right to have such an animal.
And its not reasonable to label all dog of a certain breed as vicious. For example Greyhounds have been rehoused after their racing days are over. they apparently make great house pets. Some greyhounds are required to wear a muzzle , but others have been assessed as not requiring one in public. It’s all to do with the particular animal.
The committee is able to put reasonable conditions on the keeping of the dog. One would be to insist that a muzzle is used on common areas.
As for the argument of killing cats – maybe the cat owner should take some responsibility for their cat if it roams. Cats , when they roam, kill native and introduced fauna. Is that any better than a dog attacking the cat?