Friday, 12, Mar 2010 03:18
The government is proposing to give police and councils the power to impose 'dog control notices' as part of a crackdown on dangerous dogs, but a prominent backbencher has criticised the proposals for not going far enough.
A Labour backbencher scarred for life by a Rottweiler attack last year has said the government's proposals on strengthening dangerous dog legislation do not go far enough.
Over 100 people are hospitalised every week because of dog attacks, new figures have revealed.
Environment secretary Hilary Benn has written to David Cameron calling on him to change Conservative plans to repeal the fox-hunting ban.
Britain's obsession with pets notwithstanding, some dogs' bites are worse than their barks.
The dog control bill is intended to repeal previous dangerous dogs acts and move the emphasis away from problem breeds to focus on owner responsibility.
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