Over twenty organisations, including The Mayhew Animal Home, are now campaigning as a united voice for the coalition government to finally take action in revising dangerous dog legislation.
...as Bill successfully passes through the House of Lords. The House gave its full backing to a long awaited overhaul of the Dangerous Dogs Act today (Wednesday 26 October) as the Dog Control Bill successfully passed through all stages in the Lords.
The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Susie Burbridge is hosting a special fundraising evening for three local charities supported by The Ritz hotel and the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Those taking part will have the chance to win a piece of history* and some ‘money can’t buy’ experiences.
A release of statistics last week revealed there has been a 130% rise in the number of stray dogs on Britain’s streets. The Mayhew Animal Home gives their perspective on what needs to be done to stem this canine crisis.
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In part one of this two part video interview The Mayhew Animal Home share their views on the dog control legislation including the background behind the legislation and why it needs to change. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="198" id="Object1" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://video.politics.co.uk/resources/flvplayer.swf" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="FlvPath=http://video.politics.co.uk/Legislation_Background_Final.flv&plv=0&da=0&sourceData=MayhewVideo1&presplashpath=http://video.politics.co.uk/LegislationBgroundSplash.jpg&postsplashpath=http://video.politics.co.uk/LegislationBgroundSplash.jpg" /> <!--[if !IE]>--><object data="http://video.politics.co.uk/resources/flvplayer.swf" height="198" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320"><param name="flashvars" value="FlvPath=http://video.politics.co.uk/Legislation_Background_Final.flv&plv=0&da=0&sourceData=MayhewVideo1&presplashpath=http://video.politics.co.uk/LegislationBgroundSplash.jpg&postsplashpath=http://video.politics.co.uk/LegislationBgroundSplash.jpg" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <!--<![endif]--><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"><img alt="Get Adobe Flash player" src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" /></a><!--[if !IE]>--></object><!--<![endif]--></object>
The Mayhew Animal Home discuss the rising popularity of bull breeds amongst youth culture and the problems that have arisen as a result of a lack of care and their negative image in the public and press.
The Mayhew Animal home discuss the animal welfare crisis in the UK including the overpopulation crisis of certain breeds of dog and a lack of care from pet owners.
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