Control Of Dogs

EDM number 839 in 1990-91, proposed by Bob Cryer on 14/05/1991.

That this House expresses deep concern at the continuing attacks by potentially vicious dogs such as pit bull terriers, rottweilers, dobermanns, and alsatians on old adults and children, often with horrifying results; and calls upon the Secretary of State for the Environment to implement section 37 of the Local Government Act 1988 to make provision for a dog registration scheme so that ownership of dogs can be recorded and owners encouraged to take proper care and control of dogs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.