Government consultation announced on dangerous dogs law
Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, has announced in a written ministerial statement, a consultation on whether current law on dangerous dogs properly protects the public from dog attacks and encourages responsible dog ownership.
The aim is to review current legislation on dangerous dogs, help enforcers tackle those who abuse the law, and stop the abuse suffered by dogs that end up in the wrong hands.
The consultation will run until 1 June, and will examine:
- extending dangerous dogs law to cover all places including private property
- giving police and councils more powers to tackle the problem of dangerous dogs by the introduction of dog control notices
- either getting rid of exemption rules that allow some people to keep banned types of dogs, or if exemptions are to remain, ensuring that the system works more effectively
- what to do about the list of banned breeds
introducing compulsory micro-chipping for dogs so that dog owners can be more easily traced
introducing compulsory third-party insurance so that victims of dog attacks are financially recompensed.
Attacks by dogs account for a large number of personal injury claims and if you or any member of your family is attacked by a dog or by any other animal you may be entitled to compensation. Both physical and mental injuries are taken into account.
Boyes Turner's personal injury lawyers have dealt with many personal injury cases involving animal attacks and if you wish to talk to someone about an attack please call us on our freephone 0800 884 0719 or email us at advice@claims-personalinjury.com
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