MP Blames ‘Pandemic Puppies’ For 700 Percent Surge in Dog Attacks

Anna Firth proposed bill to criminalise owners whose dogs seriously or fatally wound another dog

MP Anna Firth makes a speech after being declared the winner in the Southend West by-election, at Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre, Southend, England, on Feb. 3, 2022. Joe Giddens/PA

Dog-on-dog attacks have “skyrocketed” by 700 percent since the pandemic, Parliament has been told.

MP Anna Firth said the increase was down to the purchasing of “pandemic puppies” during COVID-19 lockdowns as she called for a new law to tackle the scourge.