That the Parliament expresses its concern at figures obtained in a recent Clyde News investigation, which reportedly show that, between January and June 2017, 205 children were taken to A&E due to of dog bites; understands that the number of people receiving treatment for dog bites in Scotland has risen from 1,939 in 2015 to 2,027 in 2016; further understands that, in the first six months of 2017, 1,057 children and adults in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area went to hospital after being bitten; believes that these figures are very worrying; notes calls on local authorities to more effectively implement the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, and further notes calls on the Scottish Government to review existing legislation aimed at protecting people from such attacks.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Colin Beattie, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Maurice Golden, Christine Grahame, Emma Harper, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, John Mason, Ivan McKee, Mark Ruskell, David Torrance, Andy Wightman
Submitted by: David Stewart, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 14, 2017