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Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) Bill

A Bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to require a person in charge of a dog to take all reasonable steps to ensure that that dog does not fatally injure another dog; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 December 2023 by Anna Firth (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 11 Dec 2023
  2. 2nd reading Commons 17 May 2024

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 31 May 2024.