Dangerous Dogs: Prosecutions
(asked on 4th December 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many owners have been prosecuted in the past year for (1) the illegal ownership of banned breeds of dog, or (2) failure to muzzle those dogs in public areas.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 16th December 2025
The Government does not hold information on the number of owners prosecuted for illegal ownership of banned breeds or failure to muzzle their dogs in public areas.