Dog seizures 073/2022
FOI Reference: 073/2022
Request:
1. The total number of dogs that have been seized Dyfed Powys Police for being considered dangerously out of control as per DDA 91, s3 – Keeping Dogs Under Proper Control, between 1st of January 2019 – 31st of December 2021.
2. The total number of those dogs that in addition to being considered dangerously out of control were found to be prohibited breeds as per DDA 91, s1 – Dogs Bred for Fighting, between 1st of January 2019 – 31st of December 2021.
3. The total number for each breed or type of dog that was seized under DDA 91, s3 – Keeping Dogs Under Proper Control, between 1st of January 2019 – 31st of December 2021 (this list should include breed and type breakdown by number).
4. To help understand why a breed or type of dog might have been deemed dangerous between 1st of January 2019 – 31st of December 2021 please provide a breakdown of numbers for the following;
a. Death
b. Sustained attack requiring physical intervention to cease
c. Multiple Bite Incident
d. Single Bite Incident
e. No bite but injury occurred
f. No Injury
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
A total of ten dogs have been seized by Dyfed Powys Police for being considered dangerously out of control as per DDA 91, s3 – Keeping Dogs Under Proper Control, in the timeframe specified.
Response 2:
I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police due to the fact that zero (0) of those dogs that in addition to being considered dangerously out of control were found to be prohibited breeds as per DDA 91, s1 – Dogs Bred for Fighting, during the timeframe specified in question 1.
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Dog Breed |
Total |
|
Labrador |
1 |
|
German Shepherd Dog |
2 |
|
Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
1 |
|
Staffie Cross |
3 |
|
Border Collie |
1 |
|
Mongrels |
2 |
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Reason Dog Deemed Dangerous |
Total |
|
Death |
0 |
|
Sustained Attach Requiring Physical Intervention to Cease |
0 |
|
Multiple Bite Incident |
5 |
|
Single Bite Incident |
3 |
|
No Bite Injury Occurred |
0 |
|
No Injury |
2 |
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 18/02/2022)