Dangerous Dogs Act Enquiry

Alison Green made this Freedom of Information request to Newham Borough Council

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From: Alison Green

25 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am contacting you concerning the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, as
amended, legislation and request the following information.

1) What number of dogs have been seized by the council dog wardens
between 01/01/08 and 01/01/09 under section 1 of Dangerous Dogs Act
1991?

2) What number of those dogs has gone on to be added to the index
of exempted dogs?

3) What number of those dogs has been ordered to be destroyed by
court order?

4) What number of those dogs has been signed over for destruction
by the dogs owner?

5) How many dogs held as stray dogs by your council have been
identified as "pit bull type" and destroyed due to no owner coming
forward between
01/01/08 and 01/01/09 ?

6) How many dogs held as potential pit bull types have died or been
destroyed as a result of unknown cause, illness or behavioural
issues while in your care (if reason known please give details)
between
01/01/08 and 01/01/09 ?

Yours faithfully,

Alison Green

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Newham Borough Council

25 March 2009

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may be confidential. If this has come to you in error you should
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You should take no action based on it or copy or show it to anyone and
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Action may be taken against any malicious and deliberate attempts to
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