Policy paper

Government response to the Animal Sentience Committee report on XL Bullies and the Dangerous Dogs Act

Response to the Animal Sentience Committee report on XL Bullies and the Dangerous Dogs Act.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 25 March 2026

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Government response to the Animal Sentience Committee report on XL Bullies and the Dangerous Dogs Act

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6351-9

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Government response to the Animal Sentience Committee report on XL Bullies and the Dangerous Dogs Act (print version)

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This report is a response to the assessment and recommendations made in the Animal Sentience Committee report on XL Bullies and the Dangerous Dogs Act report.

The Animal Sentience Committee is an independent committee of experts that was established by the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022. It is hosted by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). 

The Committee helps Parliament consider how ministerial decisions take the welfare of sentient animals into account. The Committee has a statutory ability to produce reports for Parliament and following publication of a report, the relevant Secretary of State has a statutory duty to lay a response before Parliament within 3 months.

Published 25 March 2026