I thank the Minister his assurances, particularly on increased police powers. One of the challenges I discovered when I engaged with the police over the incident I mentioned was that the police said that even if they had they been able to go on to private property to remove the dog, they had no facility in which to house the dog afterwards. The incident happened over an Easter weekend and no pounds were available—there was no place to take the dog. What assurances can he give about the facilities available to house dogs that are causing such distress?
Dangerous Dogs and Jade Lomas Anderson
Proceeding contribution from
Stephen Doughty
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 May 2013.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Dangerous Dogs and Jade Lomas Anderson.
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