- Reference Number: 3011
- Date released: 30 March 2011
Request
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information act please
disclose
Details of the number of “dangerous dogs” and the cost of
kennelling, borne by the force, in each of the last five years for
which figures are available.
I would like the response to include details of the number of
dogs seized in each year, the number placed in kennels, the average
stay and the longest stay recorded, the average cost and the total
cost of kennelling, and the fate of each dog – ie the number
returned to owners, placed elsewhere or destroyed.
Response
In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is
provided below;
Please Note: Financial information has been retrieved from May
2007, however records of seizures only go back to August 2009.
| 2007 |
|
| May |
£224.87 |
| Oct |
£1,112.45 |
| Nov |
£1,410.00 |
| Dec |
£1,288.97 |
| Total |
£4,036.29 |
| 2008 |
|
| Jan |
£1,386.50 |
| Feb |
£1,363.00 |
| March |
£1,224.93 |
| April |
£1,057.50 |
| May |
£1,092.75 |
| June |
£728.50 |
| Total |
£6,853.18 |
| 2009 |
|
| April |
£473.50 |
| May |
£799.25 |
| June |
£874.00 |
| July |
£23.00 |
| Aug |
£1,230.50 |
| Sept |
£2,500.10 |
| Oct |
£2,114.85 |
| Nov |
£1,449.00 |
| Dec |
£3,132.55 |
| Total |
£12,596.75 |
| 2010 |
|
| Jan |
£3,735.00 |
| Feb |
£2,071.00 |
| March |
£3,620.00 |
| April |
£2,674.00 |
| May |
£3,130.00 |
| June |
£4,104.00 |
| July |
£4,104.00 |
| Aug |
£2,532.00 |
| Sept |
£3,006.00 |
| Oct |
£3,139.00 |
| Nov |
£3,923.00 |
| Dec |
£4,005.00 |
| Total |
£40,043.00 |
| 2011 |
|
| Jan |
£3,735.86 |
| Feb |
£2,071.00 |
| Total |
£5,806.86 |
| Year |
Seized |
Put to sleep |
Returned to owner |
| 2009 since August |
8 |
6 |
2 |
| 2010 |
39 |
16 |
23 |
| 2011 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
The longest stay to date is 15mths which was a murder enquiry
thus the time period, dog was eventually returned to a new
owner.
The average stay is roughly 6 months
The average cost per dog is £1800
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