Staffordshire bull terriers are 'perfectly harmless', says minister

Staffordshire bull terriers have been unfairly “stigmatised” as dangerous dogs and make “perfectly harmless” family pets, a government minister has said.

The dogs, affectionately known as “Staffies”, are not on the government’s banned list and most of the breed posed no threat to humans, according to Jim Paice, the agriculture minister.
Mr Paice told MPs that he had grown up with bull terriers as a child and backed a campaign to “reclaim the breed’s good name”.