Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) Bill

Commons bill Private Members' Bill (Presentation) 2024-25

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Second reading · Commons
Sponsor
Anna Firth (Conservative)
Introduced
11 December 2023
Last activity
17 May 2024
About this 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.

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Commons
First reading 11 Dec 2023
Second reading 17 May 2024
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