Emelie’s Law would suggest the owner’s of dogs associated with deadly and violent attacks can be apprehended and charged by cops prior to being prosecuted.
As things stand, a dog owner is not accountable for any form of prosecution, unless the hurt dog is a help or a service dog, or unless another human is hurt or assaulted.
It follows the death of 63-year-old Michael Joannou’s Bichon Frise, Millie, in an attack in Chalkwell Park in December 2019.
The law would be called after Mr Joannou’s late sweetheart.
Anna Firth, Tory MP for Southend West, is promoting the brand-new law on Mr Joannou’s behalf and it is set to be argument on Parliament on May 23.
Mr Joannou said: “I am truly happy we are still promoting this, there need to be a law versus your animal being torn apart in front of you.
“It’s dreadful and the law should alter, middle ages laws would be much better than what we have today.
“The owners of unsafe dogs will hesitate about it and will not have the ability to stroll their dogs down the street after this.
“It’s going to take place, it should take place, since what’s occurring is so incorrect. What I saw no one must ever need to see.
“As owners of dogs who are attacked, we have no rights, people can cause this and walk away. It’s hurtful and disgusting.”
The previous instructor’s dog was hurried to the veterinarians however passed away 2 hours after the attack.
He said the dog that assaulted her was off-lead at the time and he thought it was a Boxer and Mastiff cross-breed.
Mr Joannou’s dog was walking on-lead at the time of the attack.
Ms Firth included: “This is something I’ve been dealing with because Michael concerned me mad and ravaged at the loss of Millie.
“This is a huge top priority for me and is something numerous other dog enthusiasts will have been impacted by.
“There are 12,000 severe dog on dog attacks each year.
“Sadly, Michael’s story is far from an isolated incident. Anecdotal evidence suggest many similar, traumatic tales.”
A 2020 report by the Dogs Trust discovered 78 percent of those surveyed reported seeing a minimum of one dog-on-dog event in the previous year, and 16 percent reported their own dog being assaulted by another dog
