| answer text |
<p>No data is collected on the number of raccoon dogs in the UK.</p><p>There are currently
no plans to ban the ownership of this species inside or outside licensed zoos.</p><p>It
is currently an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to release a raccoon
dog, or allow one to escape, into the wild. If an animal were to escape it would first
be the responsibility of the owner to recapture the animal. If, however, there was
a threat that the species were to become established in the wild, action would be
undertaken to capture and remove the animals in accordance with a draft rapid response
protocol currently being prepared as part of the GB non-native species strategy.</p>
|
 |
