Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 6 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 February 2007. It was answered by David Cairns (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 March 2007 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.
Dogs: Northern Ireland
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dogs classified as dangerous under the relevant dangerous dogs legislation were signed over for humane destruction in Northern Ireland in each district council area in each of the past six months, broken down by breed of dog involved.
- Answer
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Local councils provide statistical information to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), with respect to enforcement of the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (as amended). The information is provided on a quarterly basis and includes the number of dogs destroyed under the legislation.The number of dogs handed in for humane destruction from March 2006 is detailed in the following table. From the information provided to DARD by local councils, it is understood that the dogs involved were all pit bull types. As these figures are incomplete and do not include details for all councils for the last quarter of 2006, I will write directly to the hon. Member with the complete data as soon as they become available.
Prohibited dogs handed in to local councils for humane destruction Quarter ending: Council 31 June 2006 31 September 2006 31 December 2006 Total Antrim 5 0 0 5 Ards 0 0 ¹— 0 Armagh¹ 0 0 0 0 Ballymena 4 5 0 9 Ballymoney 0 0 0 0 Banbridge¹ 0 0 ¹— 0 Belfast 9 5 9 23 Carrick 0 0 0 0 Castlereagh¹ 1 0 ¹— 1 Coleraine¹ 0 0 ¹— 0 Cookstown¹ 0 0 ¹— 0 Craigavon 0 0 0 0 Derry¹ 0 0 ¹— 0 Down 0 0 0 0 Dungannon 0 0 0 0 Fermanagh 0 0 0 0 Larne¹ 1 0 ¹— 1 Limavady 0 0 0 0 Lisburn 14 0 0 14 Magherafelt 0 0 0 0 Moyle¹ 0 0 ¹— 0 Newry 0 0 0 0 Newtownabbey¹ 0 0 ¹— 0 North Down 0 0 0 0 Omagh¹ 0 0 ¹— 0 Strabane 0 0 0 0 Total 34 10 9 53 ¹ Figures for final quarter of 2006 are not yet available. Source: Figures supplied to DARD by district councils.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 120442; 458 c879-80W
- Session
- 2006-07
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- Dogs Northern Ireland
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