New Pan Merseyside Dog & Child Safety Guidance

The benefits of owning pets are well established. Having a pet can have physical and emotional benefits for a child as well as teaching them about responsibility and caring for living creatures. However, across the country, a number of children of different ages have been seriously injured or have died from attacks by dogs in recent years.

To recognise the safeguarding risks, the Pan-Mersey group of Local Authorities have worked in partnership with the Chair in Human-Animal Interaction to create new guidance for professionals.

For more information, see our webpage here and the link to the guidance.

Pan Merseyside Dog and Child Safety Guidance July 26 (FINAL)