How come the U.K has little over populatoin problem?

[Bob4eva]

Is it just me or is there a little overpopulation problem here in the uk?
How come its so big in the U.S.A?
Or is it just not as noteced as much here?

 

[Charliesmommy]

Are you talking about pets or people? The U.S. is overpopulated with both!

 

[RedyreRottweilers]

Consider the size differences. The US is at least 50X the size of the UK. Population densities are much different, as are general populations of animals.

 

[Bahamutt99]

Because they keep banning dogs. Everytime you turn around they're banning something else. Some place over there -- I want to say Scotland -- just banned 11 breeds.

 

[Labra]

Some place over there -- I want to say Scotland -- just banned 11 breeds.

I believe that was Dublin, Ireland, not Scotland. And as whacked as dog breed banning is, the bill passed in Dublin only affects residents of government/council owned housing.

Because they keep banning dogs

Only four breeds have been banned in the UK and that has been the case since 1991.

 

[taratippy]

Is it just me or is there a little overpopulation problem here in the uk?
How come its so big in the U.S.A?
Or is it just not as noteced as much here?

Unfortunately your info is incorrect the UK has a huge overpopulation problem with unwanted dogs. Every rescue is pretty much full at the moment with the most problem breeds being staffies, staffy crosses, greyhounds and lurchers. Its pretty much as bad if not worse as what I can see in the US - wish it wasnt!

 

[Dizzy]

We do have over population of dogs, and dogs in homes...

But I don't think it is on the same scale as in the US.

Obv, any over population is a bad thing.

 

[taratippy]

according to dogs trust 100,000 stray dogs were picked up in 2006, nearly 8,000 pts (and that of course does not include all those got rid of by the greyhound industry which is around 1,300 a year).

Proportionally its a pretty big problem to me.

Currently as I said virtually every rescue is full and have waiting lists, strays picked up have 7 days to be rehomed or got into rescue before pts, unfortunately its happening every single day to hundreds of dogs.

 

[Bob4eva]

Woah,i didn't know that.

 

[Bahamutt99]

I believe that was Dublin, Ireland, not Scotland. And as whacked as dog breed banning is, the bill passed in Dublin only affects residents of government/council owned housing.

You're probably right. I think it was Scotland that wanted to ban weight pull. I don't keep close track anymore. But I do know that a ban of 4 breeds never really means just 4 breeds. It generally means those 4 breeds, plus any dog that the right person thinks might be one of those breeds.

BSL is a heap.

 

[Boemy]

Just less awareness, maybe? Or less responsibility? From what I've read, there are pretty many shops and restaurants and such in the UK that will allow you to take your dog inside . . . I imagine in that kind of culture, training your dog to be polite would be essential. (No one wants an untrained dog rocketing around a restaurant, right?) So maybe there's more of a social stigma against the kind of irresponsibility that results in an untrained dog. And if you're responsible enough to train your dog, you're more likely to be responsible enough to spay and neuter or keep your intact dog from breeding.

I don't know, I'm just speculating . . . We certainly do have a huge pet overpopulation problem in the US. But the good news is it's improved a lot since the 80s.