What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the potential impact that the ban on electronic training aids may have on the number of dogs that could be destroyed under Section 30 of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill?
Answered by Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd | Answered on 19/10/2022
It is not possible to know how many destruction orders for dogs which attack livestock may be issued in Wales should the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill come into effect. As currently drafted, this is just one of a range of ancillary orders the Courts may make to provide effective tools to address reoffending in the most serious cases of livestock worrying.