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BBC News
04-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Minister aims to define what a 'dangerous dog' is for Jersey law
A minister who is aiming to define what a "dangerous dog" is as part of updates to Jersey's dog laws has said the process is taking longer than Dogs (Jersey) Law 1961 aims to regulate dog ownership, including licensing pets and requiring dogs to wear contact information when in rules about owning XL bully dogs were introduced across the UK in March after a string of fatal attacks. Deputy Steve Luce, the environment minister, told a scrutiny panel that he did not want to see any incidents involving dangerous dogs while he was in charge. "Every day that goes by I am increasingly concerned that something might happen," he said."We do have some animals which we would like to designate as dangerous dogs on this island."That number is not reducing. We have introduced some measures." Chief vet at the JSPCA Susana Ramos said preventing the importation of dangerous dogs would be the first Luce said Jersey saw an increase in pets 10 years ago when rescues were was a further increase during the pandemic. Ms Ramos said the current law was "old and not fit for purpose anymore".She added: "The idea of the new law is to allow us to act."The law will give us a little substance to do better than we currently do."
BBC News
02-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Import ban in Jersey due to foot-and-mouth outbreak in EU
Jersey's senior vet has suspended animal imports from certain European countries after outbreaks of foot-and-mouth ban announced on Monday, covers the import of fresh meat, dairy products, animal by-products and live susceptible animals from Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and parts of Veterinary Officer, Susana Ramos, said: "The suspension aims to protect the Island's livestock."She said there are no known cases in Jersey and it is not a risk to humans. The suspension applies to imports for personal consumption, including commercially produced and packaged Ramos said foot-and-mouth "is a severe contagious viral disease in livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs - those with a cloven-hoof."She added: "The Animal Health and Welfare team continue to monitor the situation to determine whether any further restrictions will be necessary."
