Amend the dangerous dogs act to protect domestic animals when a dog escapes

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Dangerous Dogs act should be amended to add protections for other pets and their owners when a dog is dangerously out of control and the owner could have prevented it. If a dog has escaped its owner, and harms another domesticated animal, the dog's owner should be liable for that.

Where I live there has recently been a dog escaping its owners garden and as of 30th August it has attacked or killed 3 domestic cats of local residents whilst loose. The owner is unwilling to secure their garden sufficiently to keep the dog contained and is unapologetic as to the actions of their dog when it escapes. A situation where the owner can take action to prevent their dog becoming out of control but doesn't is willful neglect by the dogs owner towards other animal owners.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Make dog attacks on cats a specific criminal offence
Make dog attacks on cats a specific criminal offence

Timeline

31 Aug 2022	Petition opened for signatures
6 Sep 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Sep 2022

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