FOI 298034

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 298034

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 14th December 2023. Please find below the response to your request:

1. The total number of dogs seized under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the month of September 2023 by the breed or type of the dog.

2. The total number of dogs seized under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the month of October 2023 by the breed or type of the dog.

Reply

1. The total number of dogs seized under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the month of September 2023 by the breed or type of the dog.

Number of dogs seized – 10

XL Bully – 5
American Bulldog – 2
Akita cross – 1
Rotweiller – 1
Husky Akita – 1

2. The total number of dogs seized under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the month of October 2023 by the breed or type of the dog.

Number of dogs seized – 20

XL Bully – 9
Weimaraner – 1
Cane Corso cross – 2
Lurcher cross – 1
Staffordshire Bull Terrier – 1
Akita – 1
Pocket Bully – 1
Bulldog – 2
Mali cross – 1
German Shepherd – 1