Dangerous dogs 1130/2025
FOI Reference: 1130/2025
Request
I would like to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding dogs seized and put down under the Dangerous Dog Act.
Please can you provide the following:
1 ) The number of dogs seized under the Dangerous Dog Act per month from January 2019 to the most recent complete month.
2) The number of dogs put down under the Dangerous Dog Act per month from January 2019 to the most recent complete month.
3) The number of dogs seized per year since 2019, broken down by breed type. Please include the ‘XL Bully’ / ‘American Bully’ and all other breed types. If possible, clarify which months are included in the year 2025.
Please provide the data in Excel format:
- Requests 1 and 2 in a single Excel file
- Request 3 in a separate file (if compiling the data for point 3 is too time-consuming, you can disregard this part of the request).
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-
Response Q1
2019 –
May – 2
2020 –
March – 1
July – 1
August – 2
November – 1
2021 –
March – 1
April – 2
May – 1
June – 1
September – 1
2022 –
January – 2
April – 1
May – 2
June – 1
July – 3
October – 1
November – 5
December – 2
2023-
February – 1
March – 1
April – 2
May – 2
June – 4
July – 1
August – 4
November – 4
2024 –
January – 7
February – 7
March – 11
April – 11
May – 5
June – 2
July – 7
August – 4
September – 3
October – 5
November – 1
December – 3
2025 –
January – 6
February – 4
March – 5
April – 9
May – 2
June – 3
July – 4
August – 8
September – 4
October – 4
November – 1
Response Q2
2019 –
May – 1
2020 –
August – 1
November – 1
2021 –
August – 1
September – 1
2022 –
January – 1
May – 1
July – 2
November – 5
December – 2
2023 –
March – 1
May – 1
June – 4
July – 1
August – 1
November – 3
2024 –
January – 3
February – 5
March - 10
April – 9
May – 3
June – 1
July – 4
August – 3
September – 2
October – 4
November – 1
December – 2
2025 –
January – 2
February – 2
March – 3
April – 7
June – 2
July – 1
August – 4
September – 1
October – 2
Response Q3
2019 –
1 x Pit Bull Terrier
1 x Labrador
2020 –
2 x German Shepherd
1 x Collie
2 x Breed not stated
2021 –
1 x Staffy
1 x Collie
1 x American Bulldog
3 x Breed not stated
2022 –
1 x Pit Bull Terrier
3 x Standard Bulldog
1 x Bull terrier
1 x Collie
1 x Akita
1 x Staffy
1 x Weimaraner
3 x American Bulldog
5 x Breed not stated
2023 –
1 x Great Dane
1 x German Shepherd
3 x Staffy
2 x Breed not stated
3 x XL Bully
1 x Pit Bull Terrier
1 x Akita
1 x Chihuahua
1 x Mastiff
1 x American Bulldog
1 x Collie
1 x English Bulldog
1 x Staffy x Bulldog
1 x Patterdale x Staffy
2024 –
2 x American Bulldog
1 x Boxer
41 x XL Bully
1 x GSD
1 x Dutch herder
1 x Shar-pei
5 x Pit Bull Terrier
6 x Pocket Bully
2 x Staffy
1 x Bulldog
1 x Mastador
4 x Breed not stated
2025 –
Bulldog – 2
XL Bully – 27
German Shepherd – 1
Breed not stated – 6
Spaniel – 2
Akita – 1
Staffy – 2
Micro Bully – 1
Pocket Bully – 3
Pit Bull Terrier – 2
Rottweiler – 1
Collie – 2
(2025 correct as of 14/11/2025)
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 25/11/2025)
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