Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63706
Dangerous Dogs: Housing
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rehoming banned breeds which have passed behavioural assessments.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerIn England and Wales, the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 prohibits the ownership of five types of dog; the Pit Bull terrier, the Dogo Argentino, the Fila Brasileiro, the Japanese Tosa, and the XL Bully. It is a criminal offence to sell, abandon, give away or bre...
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