FOI Request - Cats and Dogs Entering Pounds
Request 101003690932
During the years:-
January 2020 - December 2020
January 2021 - December 2021
January 2022 - December 2022
January 2023 - December 2023
January 2024 - To Current Date
1. How many dogs/cats entered your local authority pounds (also known as kennels or animal shelters) in your area?
2. How many of these dogs/cats were euthanised?
3. For each dog/cat that was euthanised can you provide the breed, age, gender, microchip status and reason for euthanasia?
4. How many were reclaimed by their owners?
5.
A) How many were passed to a welfare organisation.
B) What checks do you make on the welfare organisation prior to sending dogs to rescue?
C) What is the criteria for being an accepted as a local authority welfare organisation?
6. In relation to question 5 How many dogs and cats were subsequently rehomed and how many were euthanised at the rescue/rehoming/kennel facility?
7 What is the amount of money spent euthanising dogs during the dates stated above?
8 What is the amount of money spent on vets fees, not including euthanasia during the dates stated above?
9 Please supply figures for the number of dogs seized as a banned breed type under the Dangerous Dogs Act during the dates stated above. Please provide breed details, gender, age, microchip status and reason for euthanasia.
10 In relation to question 9 how many dogs were euthanised, how many were returned to their owners, new homes or rescue organisations/sanctuaries.
11 What is the amount of money spent on the boarding of banned breed dogs and associated veterinary costs including euthanasia?
12 Please provide full details of your contracts for the management of "stray" animals, including key performance indicators and the amounts paid under this contract. Please provide full disclosure of euthanasia records. This will include but not limited to:
Number of dogs/cats collected,
Number of dogs/cats reunited within 24 hours,
Number of dogs/cats reunited after 24 hours and before 7 clear days,
Number of dogs/cats re-homed,
Number of dogs/cats euthanised including:
Breed, Sex, Microchip Number, Age, Reason for Euthanasia, How body disposed.
13 Please include and specify full details of dogs surrendered, rehomed or euthanised via the RSPCA, vet practices and local police authorities.
In addition we request a breakdown on the disposal of animals euthanised during the above years into categories and descriptions including but not limited to:
Individual cremation
Communal cremation
Individual burial
Communal burial
Carcasses donated and to whom
Carcasses sold and to whom and payments made
Since 10 June 2024 it has been a legal requirement to microchip cats. We request the following information:
Do you provide cats with the same 7 day holding period as dogs to give time for owners to be located?
On completion of a 7 day holding period does the cat become the property of the local authority?
How do you proceed with rehoming?
If no holding period or facility is available please provide answers to the questions below:-
Why?
What happens to microchipped and non microchipped cats who are believed to be strays?
Do local vet practices contact you for stray facilities?
What is your policy relating to deceased cats? Please provide details of scanning microchips, logging information, reunification procedures and disposal methods.