FOI Request - Stray Dogs

Request 101003624020

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 2019,2020,2021,2022,2023 (calendar years)

a) How many of these were reclaimed by their owners?

b) How many were adopted from the pound?

c) How many went to an animal rescue? Please provide a breakdown in numbers per year for each rescue used

d) How many were euthanized?

e) What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above categories?

f) How many dogs were chipped?

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?

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 whole time equivalents (w.t.e.) that they roughly spend on the dog warden's role.

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 10-09-2024

1. 2019 = 19 (Collie X x1, Cocker spaniel x2, Yorkshire terrier x1, Poodle x1, Lurcher x1, Collie x3, Alsatian x1, Jack Russell x1, Unknown x1, Labrador x2, Staffie x1, Shihzhu x1, Border Terrier x2, Whippet x1)
2020 = 24 (Newfoundland x1, Unknown x8, Bull mastiff x1, Collie x1, Whippet x2, Wolfhound x1, Lurcher x2, Alsatian x2, Malamute x1, Husky x2, Spaniel x1, Labrador x1, Jack Russell x1)
2021 = 11 (Alsatian x1, Unknown x5, Labrador x3, Terrier x1, Rottweiler x1)
2022 = 10 (Labrador x3, Lurcher x2, Unknown x3, Staffie x1, Terrier X x1)
2023 = 12 (Unknown x10, Corgi x1, Alsatian x1)

2. a) Not held. This information is not recorded by the council as the kennel is privately owned. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

b) Not held. This information is not recorded by the council as the kennel is privately owned - exemption under Section 17 FOISA - not held. However, all the dogs that have gone to the private kennel had been rehomed directly by the kennel or by an animal rescue partner.

c) Not held. This information is not recorded by the council as the kennel is privately owned - exemption under Section 17 FOISA - not held.

d) None

e) Not applicable; see 2b)

f) 2019 = 6, 2020 = 1, 2021 = 1, 2022 = 2, 2023 = 1

g) 2019 = 3, 2020 = 0, 2021 = 0, 2022 = 0, 2023 = 0

3. a) 2019 = 1.4, 2020 = 1.4. 2021 = 1.4, 2022 = 1.4, 2023= 1.4

b) Not applicable

c) IV30