Quite a bizarre conspiracy theory to have considering they aren’t even recommending killing the dogs, they say antibiotics solve the issue.
They’re advocating having more thorough checks at the border, and improving testing as it currently results in 50% of cases being false positives.
This disease is already widespread in some other parts of the world, there haven’t been widespread dog massacres there.
And for that breed that is to be banned, tbh, that seems wise. The UK had an average of 3 lethal dog attacks per year in 2001-2021.
That breed is a new import. In 2022 we had 10 lethal dog attacks, 9 of which were Bully XLs. In 2023, 100% of deaths so far (6 IIRC) have been from Bully XLs. Almost as if large, strong dogs specifically bred for aggressive tendencies and have the ability to overpower an adult male, with jaws that can break bones, will be aggressive and dangerous. Crazy I know.