Anti-Social Behaviour

Pawd Drinks backs Dog Awareness Week to help protect delivery workers

Pet health supplement company Pawd Drinks is supporting Dog Awareness Week, a campaign aimed at reducing dog attacks on postal and delivery workers. Founders Archie Wilson and Rory Hanna, whose business is based in London, are lending their backing to the Royal Mail Group and Communication Workers Union (CWU) initiative. …

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Starmer vows to ‘make work pay’ in King’s Speech

The new Labour government has outlined its main goals for the new parliament as part of the King’s Speech today (17 July) with a central focus of “ improving living standards for working people through economic growth”.  Key points outlined in the speech, read by the King but written by…

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Labour vows to overhaul business rates system

The Labour party has vowed to overhaul the current business rates system should it be victorious in the general election. The party stated that it would replace the current system with a new system that will “level the playing field between the high street and online giants”. Shadow chancellor Rachel…

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Puppy socialisation plan to get Britain’s dogs back on track

Almost one in five dog owners admit that they are never or rarely in control of their dogs when out on a walk and half claim to be embarrassed by their dog’s behaviour in public, according to research from dog welfare organisations, the Kennel Club and Dogs Trust. The findings…

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Prevention is better than punishment says UK vets

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has reiterated its call for preventive action to deal with the problem of out of control dogs, as the Government announces a consultation on increasing penalties for irresponsible dog owners who allow their dogs to attack members of the public. The BVA has worked alongside…

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One step closer to cat-friendly law

The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has recommended that Defra extends the law on dangerous dogs to cover dog attacks that injure a protected animal and this could include cats. Cats Protection welcomes this recommendation and is pleased that the issue was raised in the House of Commons debate.…

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Surrey Police launch suspect identification app

The Surrey Police have launched a mobile phone application that allows members of the public to help identify suspects at the touch of a button. Facewatch has been launched following the success of 2011’s Surrey Police ‘Beat’ application. Officers hope it will help identify people caught on camera who may…

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Surrey Police launch suspect identification app

The Surrey Police have launched a mobile phone application that allows members of the public to help identify suspects at the touch of a button. Facewatch has been launched following the success of 2011’s Surrey Police ‘Beat’ application. Officers hope it will help identify people caught on camera who may…

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