Dog warden and stray dog services
Case reference FOI2024/01376
Received 13 August 2024
Published 5 September 2024
Request
I am contacting you to request the following information regarding stray dogs.
1) How many stray dogs entered pounds for each year between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2023, including by breed.
2) Broken down by year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (calendar years):
2)a) How many of these were reclaimed by their owners?
2)b) How many were adopted from the pound?
2)c) How many went to an animal rescue? Please provide a breakdown in numbers per year for each rescue used
2)d) How many were euthanized?
2)e) What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above categories?
2)f) How many dogs were chipped?
2)g) How many were chipped with owners details up to date?
3)a) For each year (2019-2023) could you please tell me the total number of w.t.e (whole time equivalent) dog wardens you employ?
3)b) If the role of the dog warden has been dispersed to other staff, could you please let me know how many staff undertake dog warden duties and what proportion of their time in w.t.e. that they roughly spend on the dog warden's role.
3)c) If you do not directly employ any dog wardens and manage this function via a contract with an external provider, could you please confirm the provider.
4) Please provide the first part of the postcode of the pound holding kennels (the details are for geographical spatial mapping and so exact address is not required)
Response
I am contacting you to request the following information regarding stray dogs.
1) How many stray dogs entered pounds for each year between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2023, including by breed.
2) Broken down by year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (calendar years):
2)a) How many of these were reclaimed by their owners?
2)b) How many were adopted from the pound?
2)c) How many went to an animal rescue? Please provide a breakdown in numbers per year for each rescue used
2)d) How many were euthanized?
2)e) What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above categories?
2)f) How many dogs were chipped?
2)g) How many were chipped with owners details up to date?
3)a) For each year (2019-2023) could you please tell me the total number of w.t.e (whole time equivalent) dog wardens you employ?
3)b) If the role of the dog warden has been dispersed to other staff, could you please let me know how many staff undertake dog warden duties and what proportion of their time in w.t.e. that they roughly spend on the dog warden's role.
3)c) If you do not directly employ any dog wardens and manage this function via a contract with an external provider, could you please confirm the provider.
4) Please provide the first part of the postcode of the pound holding kennels (the details are for geographical spatial mapping and so exact address is not required)
Answer: Please see the attached FOI2024 01376 Response Spreadsheet. Please note, pre March 2020, records have not been kept.
Documents
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