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New laws for dangerous dogs

The Government has announced plans to microchip every dog in the UK so that they can be traced to their owners, and the owners held responsible for the actions of their pets.

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'About time the law bit back to protect innocent dog attack victims'

We were hoping that all the fanfare around the dangerous dogs announcement this weekend would mean that positive action was on the way. Instead all we're getting is yet another consultation.

It's about time the law bit back to protect innocent dog attack victims. Thousands of postal workers and telecom engineers - along with other workers who go on to private property and parents of small children - desperately need the private property loophole closing so that they have some protection.

– Billy Hayes, Communication Workers Union General Secretary

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