Make No Bones about it, Staffies are Softer than You Think

The motion

That the Parliament notes with concern what it considers the ever-increasing number of Staffordshire Bull Terriers being abandoned and looked after by animal care centres such as the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, which reports a 270% increase in cared-for Staffies in the last 10 years; considers that Staffies and Staffie crosses have in recent years received a damaging reputation as dangerous dogs due to mistreatment by a minority of people who train their dogs as aggressive fighting animals; condemns such treatment of any animal and the abandoning of animals that are no longer wanted by their owners; understands that the Staffordshire Bull Terrier was once known as a nanny dog due to its mild manner and affinity with children and notes that one recently re-homed Staffie in East Lothian is working as a therapy dog in a local hospital, and congratulates the Edinburgh Dog and Cat home on its campaign to challenge the negative perceptions of the breed and on teaching potential owners how, through proper care and training, Staffies can be valuable members of any family in the same way as any other breed of dog.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 14 Lab 1 Ind 1 Green 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-04849 by reference.