Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am contacting you concerning the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, as
amended, legislation.

1) How many dogs have been seized by Avon and Somerset police force
under Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act in each year from 2000
to 2008?

2) How many prosecutions under Section One and Section Three of the
Dangerous Dogs Act did your police force proceed with in 2007 and
2008?

3)How many dogs have been seized under Section One of the Dangerous
Dogs Act so far this year (2009)? Of those seized, how many have
been signed over for destruction by their owners?

4) How many applications have been made to the magistrates court
under section 4b of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the last three years?
Of those 4b applications, how many resulted in destruction orders
and how many resulted in registration onto the Index of Exempted
Dogs?

5) How many dogs are currently held by your police force under
Section One and Section Three of the Dangerous Dogs Act?

6) What number of dogs seized under Section One of the Dangerous
Dogs Act over the last three years, have been destroyed or have
died whilst in police custody, due to illness, injury or disease?

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Dunckley

Dear Emma Harris,

Thank you for your reply, I'm going to send the request to Avon &
Somerset Constabulary directly.

Yours sincerely,

Amanda Dunckley