Dangerous Dogs: Housing
Commons · Question 63706 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rehoming banned breeds which have passed behavioural assessments.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 8 Jul 2025
In England and Wales, the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 prohibits the ownership of five types of dog; the Pit Bull terrier, the Dogo Argentino, the Fila Brasileiro, the Japanese Tosa, and the XL Bully. It is a criminal offence to sell, abandon, give away or bre...