Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18394

Dangerous Dogs

Tabled: 6 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a (a) comprehensive and (b) holistic review of the causes of dog attacks.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra is working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to help prevent attacks by encouraging responsible dog ownership, to ensure dog control issues are addressed before they escalate and to make sure the full force of the law is a...

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