Advice for pet owners in England was updated on Wednesday (January 12) and now outlines that people with dogs can ‘if necessary’ go out more often than once a day to exercise their canine companion. People are still advised to ‘limit this where possible’ however.

The new advice for dog walkers in England can be found on the UK Government website.

England has been under a national lockdown since January 5 – and people may exercise outside the home only once a day. However, the RSPCA says the decision to relax this so pet owners can meet the exercise needs of their dogs locally is a ‘common sense approach’, which avoids discriminating against dogs in single-person households. Previously, multiple people from the same household could use their daily exercise to walk the same dog but dogs living with one person were restricted to a single walk a day.

In Wales, where national alert level four restrictions have been in force since December 20, there remains no limit on how often someone may exercise. However, people must not travel for exercise, including dog walking, which must start and begin from home.

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