But she fears a right to roam would encourage irresponsible dog owners to descend on the countryside with untrained, off-lead animals.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/26/gates-left-open-and-crops-destroyed-the-risks-and-benefits-of-right-to-roam

He said the dog that attacked her was off-lead at the time and he believed it was a Boxer and Mastiff cross-breed.

Source: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23470385.southend-mp-pushing-new-dog-protection-law/?ref=rss

It comes after American XL bully dogs have now been officially banned - with offences established to outlaw the sale, breeding and giving away of the dogs and walking them off-lead.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12693613/Britains-DUMPED-dogs-Pitbulls-Staffies-10-breeds-abandoned-owners.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Researchers have found birds had different reactions to dogs if they were on or off-lead: they walked away from leashed dogs, but flew away from the unleashed dogs.

Source: https://canberraweekly.com.au/research-shows-birds-fret-less-around-dogs-on-leads/