Animal Welfare

Friday, 12, Mar 2010 03:18


'Dog Asbos' for dangerous pets

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.

Conwy MP Betty Williams was bitten by a Rottweiler

Dog attack MP rejects control proposals

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.

Betty Williams MP wants govt to go further on dangerous dogs

Dangerous dog attacks on the rise

Over 100 people are hospitalised every week because of dog attacks, new figures have revealed.

Convictions have shot up recently as dangerous dog problem grows

Labour on hunting ban offensive

Environment secretary Hilary Benn has written to David Cameron calling on him to change Conservative plans to repeal the fox-hunting ban.

Hunting ban was a totemic piece of Labour legislation


Analysis

Analysis: Muzzling the dangerous dogs debate

Britain's obsession with pets notwithstanding, some dogs' bites are worse than their barks.

Legislation

Dog Control Bill

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.

Dog control bill

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