Livestock Worrying
Commons · Question 47544 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of Gladis' Law.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 6 May 2025
The Countryside Code already provides comprehensive guidance for dog walkers and highlights that it is best practice to keep dogs on a lead around livestock. Although it is not mandatory under The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 for a dog to be ke...