Liverpool paper launches dangerous dogs campaign

The Liverpool Echo has launched a campaign against people who are keeping dangerous dogs. The paper says claims that "yobs [are] blighting our communities with dangerous dogs. We want tough new laws and bigger penalties for thug owners who set their animals on other pets for sport or allow them to attack people in the street." After hearing that Merseyside police had seized 10 dogs in four weeks in their crackdown on rogue owners, the Echo launched its Biteback campaign. It has attracted support from police, MPs and many readers. (Via icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk)