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Dangerous Dogs: Breed Specific Legislation inquiry

Inquiry by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 8 May 2018 to 28 January 2019. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 13 June 2018: Dr Rachel Casey, Director of Canine Behaviour and Research, Dogs Trust, Robin Hargreaves, former President, British Veterinary Association, Bill Lambert, Health and Breeder Services Manager, Kennel Club, and David Ryan, former Chair, Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors; Trevor Cooper, Doglaw Consultant, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Dr Samantha Gaines, Head of Companion Animals Department, RSPCA, and Steve Goody, Deputy Chief Executive, Blue Cross (at 3.45pm).
  • 27 June 2018: Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Pritchard, lead for dangerous dogs, National Police Chiefs Council, Inspector Patrick O'Hara, Dog Training School & Status Dog Unit, Metropolitan Police Service, and Mark Berry, Chairman, National Companion Animal Forum; David Joyce, National Health, Safety & Environment Officer, Communication Workers Union, and Guy Smith, Deputy President, National Farmers Union (at 10.30am).
  • 4 July 2018: Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity, and Mark Casale, Deputy Director Animal Welfare and Exotic Disease Control, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.