Date: 1st March 2010 
 
 
Our Ref: FOI/078/10 
 
 
 
Contact: Alice Duarte 
 
 
By email only to:  
Tel:  01707 638436 
 
Fax: 01707 354669 
 
Dear 
 
Thank you for your request for information on the number of dogs seized by Hertfordshire 
Constabulary in 2008 – 2009.  
 
I am able to confirm that your request has been processed under the terms of the Freedom of 
Information Act 2000 (FOI) and following enquiries within the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Dog 
Unit, I have answered your questions below. 
 
1.  In relation to the 2009 calendar year can you please state how many dogs your force has seized 
under the powers of the Dangerous Dogs Act? If possible please provide a breakdown of the 
breeds/types of dogs that have been seized. Also please state how many of the dogs seized in 
2009 have been (a) destroyed, (b) returned to their owners or (c) still confiscated but their future 
has not been determined. 
 
RETURNED TO 
DISCLAIMED AND 
OWNER  AS NOT 
RESULT NOT 
SEIZED 2009 
BREEDS SEIZED 
DESTROYED 
PROHIBITED OR 
DETERMINED YET 
DANGEROUS 
42 
15 11 19 
ALL 
BULL 
TYPE 
 
2.  Could you provide answers to all the above questions but in relation to dogs seized in 2008? 
 
RETURNED TO 
DISCLAIMED AND 
OWNER  AS NOT 
RESULT NOT 
SEIZED 2008 
BREEDS SEIZED 
DESTROYED 
PROHIBITED OR 
DETERMINED YET 
DANGEROUS 
11 
3 6 0 
ALL 
BULL 
TYPE 
 
3.  What is the longest period of time that a dog has been housed by the police while a decision over 
its future has been conducted? What was the name and breed of the dog? When and where was 
it seized? How long was it housed by the police and when this came to an end was it returned to 
its owner or destroyed? What did the bill for its accommodation and associated expenses (food 
etc) come to? 
 
No information is held. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Alice Duarte 
Freedom of Information Assistant 
Hertfordshire Constabulary provides you the right to request a re-examination of your case under its review procedure.  If you decide to 
request such a review and having followed Hertfordshire Constabulary’s full process and you are still dissatisfied, then you have the right 
to direct your comments to the Information Commissioner who will give it consideration. 
 
Information Services Office, Police Headquarters, Stanborough Road,  
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6XF 
Hertfordshire Constabulary, Information Services Office, DX 153960, Welwyn Garden City 7 
 

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