Licensed dog breeders between 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2023
Case reference FOI2024/01410
Received 20 August 2024
Published 9 September 2024
Request
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:
1. Number of licensed dog breeders between 1 Jan 2022 - 31 December 2022.
2. Number of licensed dog breeders between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 2023.
3. Please provide the postcode for each dog breeder holding a licence in the calendar year 2023.
4. The number of dog breeding licenses issued between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 2023, to those who have bred up to 2 litters in the calendar year (licensed under the business test).
5. The number of dog breeding licenses issued between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 23 to those who have bred 3 or 4 litters in the calendar year.
6. The number of dog breeding licenses issued between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 23 to those who have bred 5 or more litters in the calendar year.
7. Number of licenses issued to those selling kittens in the course of a business between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 2023.
8. Number of times licensing officers have taken action, in relation to dog breeding licensing condition '6.5' - "No dog may be kept for breeding if it can reasonably be expected, on the basis of its genotype, phenotype or state of health that breeding from it could have a detrimental effect on its health or welfare or the health or welfare of its offspring."
8.a. If practical, please provide a summary of action taken under clause 6.5
Response
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:
1. Number of licensed dog breeders between 1 Jan 2022 - 31 December 2022.
Answer: 22
2. Number of licensed dog breeders between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 2023.
Answer: 21
3. Please provide the postcode for each dog breeder holding a licence in the calendar year 2023.
Answer: HR1 3PB
HR1 3QE
HR1 3QH
HR1 4BE
HR2 6AS
HR2 6LN
HR2 9AU
HR3 6LZ
HR5 3HL
HR6 9JP
HR6 9PX
HR6 9TL
HR6 9TT
HR8 1HT
HR8 2TG
HR9 6HG
HR9 7HJ
HR9 7SL
HR9 7TH
WR6 5TE
4. The number of dog breeding licenses issued between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 2023, to those who have bred up to 2 litters in the calendar year (licensed under the business test).
Answer: The Service Area detail how many litters the breeder can have at the premises at any one time on the licence, however they do not keep a record of how many litters have been bred in the calendar year. It is only during inspections that the Service Area would see records detailing litters and such information would not be recorded unless there was a specific issue that required a follow-up action.
5. The number of dog breeding licenses issued between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 23 to those who have bred 3 or 4 litters in the calendar year.
Answer: Please see the response to Q4 above.
6. The number of dog breeding licenses issued between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 23 to those who have bred 5 or more litters in the calendar year.
Answer: Please see the response to Q4 above.
7. Number of licenses issued to those selling kittens in the course of a business between 1 Jan 2023 - 31 December 2023.
Answer: 0
8. Number of times licensing officers have taken action, in relation to dog breeding licensing condition '6.5' - "No dog may be kept for breeding if it can reasonably be expected, on the basis of its genotype, phenotype or state of health that breeding from it could have a detrimental effect on its health or welfare or the health or welfare of its offspring."
Answer: 0
8.a. If practical, please provide a summary of action taken under clause 6.5
Answer: N/A
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