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Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Thursday, 19 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 June 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Theft: Pets

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reports of theft of domestic animals in England and Wales there were in each of the last five years.
Answer

From the information collected on recorded crime, it is not possible to separately identify those offences where a domestic animal is stolen. Such offences are not specifically defined by statute and they would be included within the ‘Other theft’ offence classification.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
478 c234W; 213471
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Pets Theft
Link
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