Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 64890
Assistance Animals
Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Kirith Entwistle
Labour — Bolton North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties in place for dog-on-dog attacks involving service dogs.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerIt is an offence under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to allow a dog to attack an assistance dog. The maximum penalty for such an offence is three years imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both. Defra is working with the police, local authorit...
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