Dangerous dogs (FOI ref: 1509A/24)
Request
1. Total number of typed XL bully dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act since 31st December 2023?
2. How many of the above dogs are:
a. In police kennels awaiting court?
b. At home on interim exemption awaiting court?
c. Euthanised due to being an unclaimed stray?
d. Euthanised due to owner signing the dog over to the police?
3. How many suspected XL bully dogs have been seized and deemed not type?
4. How many dogs have been seized since 31st December 2023 and what breeds were they?
Response
Please see as follows (Data correct as at 07 October 2024):
1. Total number of typed XL bully dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act since 31st December 2023?
449
2. How many of the above dogs are:
a. In police kennels awaiting court?
67
b. At home on interim exemption awaiting court?
50
c. Euthanised due to being an unclaimed stray?
We do not deal with strays that is the responsibility of the local authority.
d. Euthanised due to owner signing the dog over to the police?
224
3. How many suspected XL bully dogs have been seized and deemed not type?
29
4. How many dogs have been seized since 31st December 2023 and what breeds were they?
735:
Akita
American Bulldog
Belgium Malinois
Boxer
Bull Terrier
Bully XL
Cane Corso
Chihuahua
Chow Chow
Cockapoo
Collie Cross
Dachshund
Dalmatian
Doberman
Dogo Argentino
Dogue de Bordeaux
English Bulldog
French Bulldog
German Shepherd
German Shepherd Cross
Great Dane
Husky
Jack Russell
Labradoodle
Labrador
Mastiff
Mixed Bull Breed
Patterdale Terrier
Pit Bull
Pocket Bully
Presa Canario
Pug
Rottweiler
Rottweiler Cross
Shar Pei
Shih Tzu
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross
Terrier
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