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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has any plans to tackle the problem of attacks by other dogs on guide dogs for the blind.
[110656]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department has any plans to tackle the problem of attacks by other dogs on guide dogs for the blind.
[110656]
We are concerned about the reported rising number of attacks on guide dogs and the distress such attacks can cause for their owners.
The existing law on dangerous dogs makes it an offence to allow a dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place or a place it has no right to be. The definition of "dangerously out of control" means on any occasion where there are grounds for reasonable apprehension that it will injure any person, whether or not it actually does so. As with any other dog owner, I would expect there to be many instances where the owner of a guide dog would have reasonable grounds to believe a dog attacking his dog may also attack them. In addition, the Animal Welfare Act 2006 makes it an offence to cause any unnecessary suffering to an animal under the control of man. This could result in the prosecution of a dog owner whose dog has attacked another animal.
The Government announced a package of proposals for tackling irresponsible dog ownership on 23 April, sending a clear signal that dog owners must take responsibility for keeping their animals under control. In addition to these proposals, we are also taking forward other work that we consider will help tackle irresponsible ownership of dogs. In addition, on 22 May the Home Office published a White Paper setting out proposals to reform the way that the police and local communities tackle anti-social behaviour. The White Paper provides details as to how the reforms will lead to a more effective strategy for tackling dog related antisocial behaviour.
Finally, there are currently a number of initiatives that are undertaken at local level which are designed to promote more responsible ownership of dogs. We want to see more projects of this kind and we feel that those who may be interested in setting up projects need to know what works well and in what circumstances. To enable this to happen, DEFRA are funding innovative projects to provide learning that can be applied more widely.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether her Department has any plans to bring forward proposals for the abolition of legislative exemptions on conditions of breeding, keeping and euthanising of beagles;
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether her Department has any plans to bring forward proposals for the abolition of legislative exemptions on conditions of breeding, keeping and euthanising of beagles;
(3) what her Department's policy is on standards of animal welfare at beagle farms;
(3) what her Department's policy is on standards of animal welfare at beagle farms;
(2) what plans her Department has to improve standards of animal welfare at beagle farms in the next four financial years;
(2) what plans her Department has to improve standards of animal welfare at beagle farms in the next four financial years;
(4) whether her Department has any plans to amend regulations on conditions of animal welfare among commercially-bred beagles.
(4) whether her Department has any plans to amend regulations on conditions of animal welfare among commercially-bred beagles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department holds on the effectiveness of (a) neutering and (b) euthanasia as a means of control of the dog and cat population.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department holds on the effectiveness of (a) neutering and (b) euthanasia as a means of control of the dog and cat population.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the monetary value of the illegal trade in dogs and cats in each of the last four financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the monetary value of the illegal trade in dogs and cats in each of the last four financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by what date she expects her Department's research project on the implications for the welfare of dogs of electric shock collars to be completed; and what plans she has to publish recommendations arising from the project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by what date she expects her Department's research project on the implications for the welfare of dogs of electric shock collars to be completed; and what plans she has to publish recommendations arising from the project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on compulsory microchipping of dogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on compulsory microchipping of dogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of involvement in dog fighting in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008, (iv) 2009 and (v) 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of involvement in dog fighting in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008, (iv) 2009 and (v) 2010.
| Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for animal fighting offences¹, England and Wales, 2007 and 2008², ³, 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Proceeded against | Found guilty | |
| 2007 | — | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| ¹ Animal Welfare Act 2006, section 8. Came into force on 6 April 2007. (Note: animals other than dogs may be included). | ||
| ² The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. | ||
| ³ Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | ||
| 4 Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July, and August 2008. | ||
| Source: | ||
| Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the dogs deployed by each armed service to undertake each function;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the dogs deployed by each armed service to undertake each function;
(2) how many dogs in the armed forces have been put down in the last 12 months; and for what reasons.
(2) how many dogs in the armed forces have been put down in the last 12 months; and for what reasons.