PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(12 January 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will update the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 to safeguard swans and other protected species from dogs.
Asked by:
Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 (as amended) protects “livestock” from worrying or attacks by dogs. The definition of livestock in the Act includes cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, poultry and camelids. The Government has no plans to further change this Act.
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