Numbers of licensed dog breeders in 2021
Case reference FOI2022/01005
Published 2 August 2022
Request
1) The number of licensed dog breeders between 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021.
2) Additionally can you provide a breakdown as follows -
a. The number of dog breeding licences issued in 2021 to licence holders who have bred one or two litters?
b. The number of dog breeding licences issued in 2021 to holders who have bred three or more litters?
3) The total number of breeding bitches present at licensed premises in your local authority between 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021.
4) How many licences have been issued to those selling kittens as pets in the course of a business 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021.
Response
1) The number of licensed dog breeders between 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021.
21
2) Additionally can you provide a breakdown as follows -
a. The number of dog breeding licences issued in 2021 to licence holders who have bred one or two litters?
Once the licence is issued we do not record this information other than those sites who are licensed for 1 or 2 dogs.
Licensed for 1 dog - 3
Licensed for 2 dogs - 2
b. The number of dog breeding licences issued in 2021 to holders who have bred three or more litters?
Once the licence is issued we do not record this information other than those sites who are licensed for 3 or more dogs.
Licensed for 3 dogs - 2
Licensed for 4+ dogs - 14
3) The total number of breeding bitches present at licensed premises in your local authority between 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021.
Once the licence is issued we do not record this information other than recording the total number of breeding dogs on the site licence, as per the above responses. The total number of dogs registered for the 21 sites is 118.
The breeding dogs must be on site for inspection and during the active breeding process / sale, but otherwise may not always be on site.
4) How many licences have been issued to those selling kittens as pets in the course of a business 1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021?
0
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