Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 65036
Dangerous Dogs
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing stronger penalties for owners involved with dangerous dog incidents.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerUnder the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, any dog that is dangerously out of control can be euthanised and their owners put in prison for up to 14 years and banned from ever owning a dog. Defra is working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare gro...
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