unfavourable example of such legislation, and in January 2007, the act was included in public responses to a BBC Radio 4 poll of unpopular UK legislation. A 1992 case involving a dog named Dempsey, a pit bull terrier which three years later had its destruction order reversed, brought interest because of the lack of discretion that the Act gave magistrates regarding Section 1 dogs. Discretion was granted to magistrates with the 1997 amendment to the Act. In the case of R (Sandhu) v. Isleworth Crown Court, the claimant Sandhu was in prison and sought to nominate a temporary keeper to have his dog. The judicial review held that a person does have the right to nominate a person to temporarily keep the dog. This decision has more recently been more regulated to only allow for temporary keepership in certain circumstances. See also Fatal dog attacks in the United Kingdom Breed-specific legislation Dog attack Dogs Act Dog licence Dog bite Dog bite prevention Status dog Notes References Bibliography The Turbulent Years Hardcover – 13 Sep 1993 by Kenneth Baker pge 433-36 External links DDA Watch - Organisation offering free advice and support to owners affected by the Dangerous Dogs Act. Campaigning for workable dog laws BBC Article on a dog attack - July 2005 BBC Article on a dog attack - January 2007 BBC Article "How do you fend off a dangerous dog?" Deed Not Breed: UK Campaign fighting the addition of any new breed to the DDA. Independent Article On Dog Attack June 2010. UK Legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1991 Animal welfare and rights legislation in the United Kingdom Dog law in the United Kingdom