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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the research project commissioned by his Department on the effects of electronic training aids on the welfare of dogs to be completed; how much the research has cost; when he expects to announce his decision...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the research project commissioned by his Department on the effects of electronic training aids on the welfare of dogs to be completed; how much the research has cost; when he expects to announce his decision...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many meetings his Department has had with canine welfare organisations on the matter of dangerous dogs in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many meetings his Department has had with canine welfare organisations on the matter of dangerous dogs in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much the Government have spent on educating young people in responsible dog ownership in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much the Government have spent on educating young people in responsible dog ownership in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people have been prosecuted under the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 for importing a prohibited breed of dog in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people have been prosecuted under the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 for importing a prohibited breed of dog in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department provides to police forces on the implementation of the measures in section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department provides to police forces on the implementation of the measures in section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of dog owners proceeded against under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 subsequently had their dogs placed on the Index of Exempted Dogs in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of dog owners proceeded against under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 subsequently had their dogs placed on the Index of Exempted Dogs in each of the last five years.
| Number of Dogs processed by index | Certificates of exemption issued | Number certificate of exemption issued | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 185 | 141 | 44 |
| Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and four guilty at all courts under section 1(3) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, England and Wales 2003 to 2007¹, ² | ||
|---|---|---|
| Offence description | Possession, without exemption, of a Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa or other designated fighting dog | |
| Section of the Act | S.1(3) | |
| 2003 | Proceeded against | 1 |
| Found guilty | 1 | |
| 2004 | Proceeded against | 5 |
| Found guilty | 2 | |
| 2005 | Proceeded against | 11 |
| Found guilty | 7 | |
| 2006 | Proceeded against | 8 |
| Found guilty | 5 | |
| 2007 | Proceeded against | 87 |
| Found guilty | 62 | |
| ¹ The number proceeded against and number found guilty statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. | ||
| ² Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative datasystems generated by police forces and the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | ||
| Source: | ||
| Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will consider the merits of compulsory microchipping of dogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will consider the merits of compulsory microchipping of dogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research on the merits of microchipping of dogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research on the merits of microchipping of dogs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward legislative proposals under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to prohibit the sale of puppies in pet shops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward legislative proposals under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to prohibit the sale of puppies in pet shops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations his Department has received on proposals to exempt search and rescue dogs from quarantine when they enter the UK from search and rescue missions in parts of the world which mammals are required to be quarantined.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations his Department has received on proposals to exempt search and rescue dogs from quarantine when they enter the UK from search and rescue missions in parts of the world which mammals are required to be quarantined.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will amend the policy of quarantine for animals entering the UK to exclude rescue dogs attached officially to recognised Urban Search and Rescue organisations; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will amend the policy of quarantine for animals entering the UK to exclude rescue dogs attached officially to recognised Urban Search and Rescue organisations; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many representations he has received requesting special dispensation to enable Darcy, the Essex Fire and Rescue Service rescue dog, to be released from quarantine; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many representations he has received requesting special dispensation to enable Darcy, the Essex Fire and Rescue Service rescue dog, to be released from quarantine; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many rescue dogs there are in quarantine following their deployment on missions overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many rescue dogs there are in quarantine following their deployment on missions overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1157W, on dogs: quarantine, how he defined formal representation in that answer; whether he has received any representations on the search and rescue dog Darcy since the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1157W, on dogs: quarantine, how he defined formal representation in that answer; whether he has received any representations on the search and rescue dog Darcy since the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the submission for competition of dogs with docked tails to dog shows which charge no entrance fee to spectators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the submission for competition of dogs with docked tails to dog shows which charge no entrance fee to spectators.
SI 2009/2829. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Coming into force 1 December 2009. Revokes and replaces SI 2006/779.
SI 2009/2829. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Coming into force 1 December 2009. Revokes and replaces SI 2006/779.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent trends he has identified in the prevalence of dog fighting in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage police forces to allocate adequate resources towards reducing the incidence of dog fighting.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent trends he has identified in the prevalence of dog fighting in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage police forces to allocate adequate resources towards reducing the incidence of dog fighting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many attacks by dogs on people of each age category were reported in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many attacks by dogs on people of each age category were reported in each of the last five years.
| Number of defendants found guilty at all courts for selected offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, England and Wales 2003-07¹,² | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found guilty | ||||||
| Offence description | Section of the Act | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place injuring any person | S.3(1) | 302 | 350 | 403 | 458 | 456 |
| Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place, no injury being caused | S.3(1) | 171 | 167 | 168 | 160 | 205 |
| Owner or person in charge allowing dog to enter a non-public place and injure any person | S.3(3) | 33 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 |
| Owner or person in charge allowing dog to enter a non-public place causing reasonable apprehension of injury to a person | S.3(3) | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
| Total | 516 | 547 | 605 | 658 | 703 | |
| ¹ The number proceeded against and number found guilty statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. | ||||||
| ² Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces and the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | ||||||
| Source: | ||||||
| Evidence and Analysis unit—Office for Criminal Justice |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will relax the quarantine rules in respect of rescue dogs returning to the UK from service overseas; and what representations he has received in respect of the quarantine of rescue dog Darcy of the urban search...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will relax the quarantine rules in respect of rescue dogs returning to the UK from service overseas; and what representations he has received in respect of the quarantine of rescue dog Darcy of the urban search...