Battersea Joins Forces With The Metropolitan Police Force on Dog Legislation

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home welcomed fourteen Police Community Support Officers (PCSO) and a Police Constable from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on Friday 3 October 2008, to learn more about dog behaviour and dog-related legislation within their local area. The training was organised in association with the Borough’s Dog Watch Strategic Partnership, which was developed to address the variety of dog related concerns and issues within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

The day featured briefings from key members of staff from Battersea and the Metropolitan Police, aiming to familiarise PCSOs with dog issues within their Borough, and to help raise their awareness of dog-related problems and how to help tackle them within the local community. Highly experienced staff from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home spoke about anti-social behaviour problems associated with dogs; first aid advice; and understanding dog body language, and Metropolitan Police Dog Sergeant Ian MacParland discussed dog specific legislation within the Borough.

Scott Craddock, Director of Operations at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, said: “This has been a really successful day and has helped familiarise PCSOs with real dog-related problems that they could encounter every day. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has a huge wealth of experience in handling dogs and dog behaviour and we are always keen to share this knowledge and expertise like working with the Metropolitan Police today. We hope that today’s trainees will apply what they have learnt here to help prevent dog-related problems within Kensington and Chelsea.”

PC Philip Andrews, a member of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea team, said: “Explaining general dog body language and the problems of dog-related anti-social behaviour, alongside Borough-specific legislation will really help PCSOs understand how to approach problems within their communities. The range of topics covered during the day has given everyone a much better understanding of the problems, and how to deal with them, and we are grateful to all at Battersea, and Dog Sergeant Ian MacParland, for the opportunity to visit the Home and learn more.”

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