Dog Fighting

(asked on 14th March 2017) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to make the offence of dog fighting a specific recordable offence by police to enable more accurate recording and help target resources.


Answered by
Brandon Lewis Portrait
Brandon Lewis
This question was answered on 22nd March 2017

The Government has no plans to make dog fighting a specific recordable offence. Animal fighting is already an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and this includes fighting by dogs.

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