Recently there have been lots of stories in the press about dangerous, illegal dogs that are on the streets of Britain. There are a vast number of people who own illegal breeds of dogs which are dangerous to member of the public and this has been brought to the forefront of the public domain following the tragic death of four-year-old boy from Liverpool. John Paul Massey was killed at a family home in Liverpool at the end of 2009 and neighbors have come forward and said that there are a lot of dangerous looking dogs in the area. The uncle of the boy who was killed has since been charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act. There was a campaign running this year by the Government that wanted all dog owners to insure against pets attaching people, however the proposal was later dismissed by the Government as they did not want to penalise responsible owner. Something still needs to be done in order to ensure that these illegal breeders are not allowed to continue breeding these vicious dogs which can and do attack innocent member of the public, tarnishing the reputation of the responsible dog owners and breeders.