Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill

The Bill aims to improve the health and wellbeing of dogs. The Bill contains proposals to establish a more responsible and informed approach to obtaining and owning a dog, and provisions allowing the Scottish Government to create a register of litters where puppies are sold or given away by someone who is not a licensed breeder.

The Bill was introduced on 20 June 2023. It is a Member's Bill, introduced by Christine Grahame MSP.

• View the Bill on the Scottish Parliament website.
• Read our written evidence submitted to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee (August 2023).
• Watch the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee evidence session in the Scottish Parliament on 20 September 2023.
• Read our briefing issued in advance of the Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament on 7 May.
• Read our amendments and amendments with effects and reasons issued ahead of Stage 2 (September 2024).