Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog on Dog Attacks) Bill

Key Points

• Establishes a duty of care for anyone responsible for a dog to prevent fatal attacks on other dogs.
• Uses the standard of taking "all reasonable steps" to describe what must be done (specific steps to be defined later).
• Primarily affects dog owners and those who care for dogs (e.g., dog walkers, kennels, rescue organisations).
• Introduced in the House of Commons by Dr Luke Evans and is currently at the 2nd Reading stage.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move on to committee scrutiny and further stages before potentially becoming law.