Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill

Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill
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Publisher : Stationery Office
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 0215057503
ISBN-13 : 9780215057501
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Book Synopsis Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Download or read book Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report had endorsed draft laws to extend dangerous dogs offences to attacks on private property and on assistance dogs. But the MPs criticise the Government for failing to bring in wider measures, including Dog Control Notices, to tackle out-of-control dogs. MPs also endorse the proposed amendment to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 making attacks on private land the same as attacks on public land. The current law makes it impossible to bring criminal charges against an owner whose dog attacks someone in a private place, such as a home. The Committee welcomed the proposal to enable action to be taken regardless of where a dog attack happens. The Committee agree with the Government that the protection from prosecution should apply only when an attack takes place on a trespasser in the house, not in a surrounding area such as the garden or drive. However, measures taken by the owner to minimise the likelihood of their dog acting aggressively toward someone unexpectedly in such places should be taken into account by enforcement agencies and the courts. MPs fully support the measures to extend offences to those committed against an assistance dog, such as a guide dog, in the same way as if the attack were on a person. This reflects the significant consequences such attacks have on the daily lives of people who rely on assistance dogs. The Committee recommends that such offences should be extended to apply to any attack which injures a protected animal, such as a horse or livestock.

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