Since 1974, the Committee has had a number of successes, most notably the development of a nationwide network of dog wardens. However, there is still much work to be done, many pieces of legislation need to be updated and consolidated and policy guidance must continue to be offered to national and local government.

In 2006, the Committee was successful with nearly all of its proposed amendments to the Animal Welfare Bill and subsequent Act. The Committee's work help to tighten laws around the recording of animal fighting, enforcement of cruelty offences and mental suffering of animals. This followed another major success in 1996, when PAC was successful in its campaign for more effective measures to tackle dog fouling which resulted in the passage of Andrew Hunter's Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996.

In addition, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), PAC provides local government and other relevant bodies with a variety of public information leaflets on responsible dog ownership and in 1992 co-ordinated a PFMA-sponsored Government initiative, the Scoop the Poop campaign, which was the first initiative by national government on responsible dog ownership.

PAC meets at least four times a year and discusses a whole range of issues affecting companion animals. In addition specialised working parties meet throughout the year and draw up detailed recommendations on policy issues, which are then communicated to national and local government. Currently there is working group looking at pets and housing.