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The '''All-party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group''' (APDAWG) is an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) set up in 2017 to explore, highlight, discuss and challenge dog-related activities, legislation, and trends with the overall aim of improving the health and welfare of the UK's dogs and dog owners, and society in general. | The '''All-party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group''' (APDAWG) is an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) set up in 2017 to explore, highlight, discuss and challenge dog-related activities, legislation, and trends with the overall aim of improving the health and welfare of the UK's dogs and dog owners, and society in general. | ||
== APDAWG members == | |||
APDAWG is chaired by Rosie Duffield MP, with vice-chairs including Sir Roger Gale MP, Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Jane Stevenson MP, Kerry McCarthy MP, Sheryll Murray MP, Wayne David MP, Margaret Ferrier MP, and Christina Rees MP. | |||
== APDAWG Meetings == | |||
'''March 21st, 2023''' '''<nowiki/>'The Dog Bite Problem Part 2: ‘Is It The Dogs?’''' brought leading industry experts in the field of breeding, training & behaviour together to discuss epigenetics, breed specific legislation (BSL) & the role that current dog training & breeding practices have on the rise in dangerous dogs.<ref>[https://apdawg.co.uk/march-2023-meeting The Dog Bite Problem Part 2: ‘Is It The Dogs?’]</ref> | |||
'''November 15th, 2022 ‘The Dog Bite Problem Part 1: The Facts’''' brought together some of the nation’s finest academics, researchers & front line workers to raise awareness on what we know, what we don’t yet know & outlines the beginning of a strategy to address this complex problem from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The panel included dog behaviour expert Hannah Molloy, vet and epidemiologist Dr John Tulloch, consultant plastic & hand surgeon Dr Andrea Jester, senior lecturer in human-animal interaction Dr Carri Westgarth, and animal behaviourist & welfare campaigner Jordan Shelley.<ref>[https://apdawg.co.uk/nov-2022-meeting The Dog Bite Problem Part 1: The Facts]</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Dr Marc Abraham]] | * [[Dr Marc Abraham]] | ||
* [[Dangerous Dogs Act 1991]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://apdawg.co.uk/ All-party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group] | * [https://apdawg.co.uk/ All-party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group] | ||
== References == | |||
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