With over 8 million dogs in the UK, the dog owning population accounts for approximately 25 percent of the British public, meaning that dog issues can have wide-spread voting appeal.

The way to keep politicians interested in canine welfare is to speak to them about your concerns on a particular issue (for example dog walking access, dangerous dogs, puppy farming etc) and ask for their views. You can do this via email, a letter or even a meeting.

The key is to keep their mailbags full with dog issues to ensure that as your elected representative, they keep up to date with the issues that are most important to you, their constituent.

If there is an issue you feel strongly about write a letter to your Parliamentary Representative lending your support and letting them know you think it needs addressing. Your emails and letters don’t need to be long, in fact the shorter the better as politicians are very busy, and you will know that you are doing your part in trying to secure the welfare of dogs on the political agenda.

For handy tips check out the Kennel Club’s guide to letter writing or the Kennel Club’s guide to a successful meeting with Parliamentary Representatives

Contact your Parliamentary Representative:

• Find your MP - Write to: (name of MP), House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
• Find your MSP - Write to: (name of MSP), Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
• Find your AM  - Write to: (name of AM), Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF99 1NA
• Find your MLA - Write to: (name of MLA), Parliamentary Buildings, Belfast, BT4 3XX
• Find your MEP - Write to: (name of MEP), Rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels, Belgium

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