Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 2009. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 February 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Dogs: Animal Welfare
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of illegal tail-docking prosecuted since April 2007 have resulted in a conviction.
- Answer
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The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts under the Animal Welfare Act for the offence ““Removing or causing or permitting or failing to prevent removal of dog's tail other than for medical treatment”” in England and Wales in 2007 are as follows:
2007 Proceeded against Found guilty Total 3 3 Source: Office for Criminal Justice reform - Evidence and Analysis Unit These data are provided on the principle offence basis.Court proceedings data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 487 c1080W; 251078
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Animal welfare Dogs
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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