Dangerous Wild Animals Act: Review

A review was undertaken on behalf of the Government to examine the effectiveness of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Effectiveness Study of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976).

Following a consultation exercise on this report, a panel of experts was set up to advise on the animals that should be subject to control. Their advice, on which species should be removed or added to the Schedule, was taken into account and in June 2004 the Government published a consultation paper on proposals for revisions to the Act. Some of the public consultation responses recommended amendments (both additions and deletions) to the Schedule, but few suggestions were backed up with new evidence in support of them.

Following the introduction of the Animal Welfare Act, Ministers agreed to the revision of the Schedule by secondary legislation, to limit it to those species which the expert panel thought presented a genuine threat to the public. A full list of species which are now controlled can be found in:

A copy of the full Order can be found at:www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20072465_en.pdf

Page last modified: 23 October 2008
Page published: 23 October 2008

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