Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 24 January 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 January 2011. It was answered by James Paice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 February 2011 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Pets: Animal Welfare

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) cats of each breed, (b) dogs of each breed and (c) other pets of each species abandoned by their owners in each local authority in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

Answer

There are no figures held centrally on the numbers of cats and dogs abandoned each year. However, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, local authorities are required to keep such records in respect of dogs.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

36711; 522 c703W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Animal welfare Pets

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk