The British Veterinary Association has welcomed the recommendations put forward by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee on breed-specific legislation (BSL) today, which calls on the government to conduct a full-scale review of current dog control legislation and policy to better protect the public.
The report, ‘Controlling dangerous dogs’, recommends an alternative dog control model that focuses on prevention though education, early intervention, and consistently robust sanctions for offenders. In the absence of sufficient evidence to back BSL, the report also calls on the government to conduct a comprehensive independent evidence review into the factors behind canine aggression and to introduce a centralised database to record information on dog bites.
Follow the link to read the article in full on the BVA website