Denmark is considering a new law that would ban aggressive breeds, such as pit bulls and mastiffs, but an MP has gone one step further and suggested that all cross-breeds should be killed. An estimated 40,000 mongrels are born in Denmark each year and a general cull would sentence to death hundreds of thousands of animals.
But Flemming Moller, from the governing Liberal Party, is steadfast in his calls for a mass slaughter. "We will surely see lots of press photos of sweet little puppies being put down but we must be determined," he said.
His proposal has caused an outcry and other MPs have distanced themselves from it.
It seems almost certain that the government will ban pure-bred dogs that it considers dangerous, amid alarm over a spate of attacks on people and pets. The Danish Kennel Club estimates that in the past five years, the number of mastiffs, rottweilers, pit-bull terriers and other "muscle dogs" has grown from 1,000 to 20,000.
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the prime minister, said he was not prepared to live in a country where "you cannot go walking with your child or your poodle without risking an attack".
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