Dangerous Dogs

EDM number 412 in 2013-14, proposed by Martin Horwood on 15/07/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Animals and Anti-social behaviour.

That this House is deeply concerned that dog attacks killed 14 people between 2005 and February 2013, including eight children; welcomes the Government's commitments to introduce universal microchipping and extend the law governing dangerous dogs to cover private property and its increasing emphasis on deed not breed; further welcomes the commitment to introduce measures to tackle irresponsible dog ownership before dogs cause harm; urges the Government to go further and tackle the root problem of abandonment; and calls for urgent measures to review dog breeding legislation to address unlicensed breeders and introduce regulations for the advertising and selling of pets.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs.