Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition make dog on dog attacks as serious as dog on human.

In 2016 we lost our Border Collie in a dog attack. The police are not concerned unless it's a person who is harmed or killed. A change in the law to make charges more serious may make dog owners more responsible.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/182921

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