The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Guide Dogs) Response to the Public Consultation on Dangerous Dogs
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Guide Dogs) welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on dangerous dogs. This is an issue which is of great concern to the organisation and to guide dog owners.
Department for Transport appraisal a "missed opportunity"
Guide Dogs considers that the Department for Transport's (DfT) appraisal into shared street spaces is a "missed opportunity".
The Government’s proposed changes under the Welfare Reform Act represent one of the most significant changes undertaken by the Coalition Government. There have been many different controversial proposals put forward as part of the Bill, with considerable implications for the lives of blind and partially sighted people across the UK. Guide Dogs for the Blind explore the replacement of DLA with PIP here.
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposals to introduce compulsory microchipping for dogs in Wales. Guide Dogs welcomes the consultation but wants to see microchipping introduced without delay.
Guide Dogs (www.guidedogs.org.uk) is disappointed that despite giving businesses and top earners tax breaks, George Osborne hasn’t announced an end to VAT on guide dog food in today’s budget.
Guide Dogs for the Blind have innovative ideas for you about local transport.
This week, we published shocking research revealing that the number of attacks on guide dogs by other dogs has more than doubled in the space of 14 months.
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