Petition Dog-walkers should need to be licensed by their local authority

As the numbers employed rises, the demand for dog-walkers has increased and there have been some horrific stories in the news - eg dogs locked inside vans and dying because of the heat. There needs to be legislation - for example to limit the number of dogs that can be taken on at any one time.

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There have been some horrific stories in the news, for example this

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7312343/Theyre-unregulated-pets-dying-care-trust-dog-walker.html?fbclid=IwAR3bfvO9-kMNO9E1K6zBQfrhW9W3rdK6WKGa4LP-JejEaYjbhIXNilcqQVE

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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