Stray Dogs

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am contacting you to request the following information regarding stray dogs.

• How many stray dogs entered pounds between 1st January 2010 and 31st December 2010?
• How many of these were reclaimed by their owners?
• How many were adopted from the pound?
• How many went to an animal rescue?
• How many were euthanized?
• What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above categories?

Yours faithfully,
C.Bottle

Shipway, Andrew (Strategic Services - Solihull MBC), Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Carla

Freedom of Information request – Ref 3489

Thank you for your enclosed request for information which we received on 16 March.  Your request is being considered under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and we will aim to provide you with a response by 17 April.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. If this is the case you will be advised of any considerations, subsequent decisions and your rights of appeal. There may also be a fee payable for this information, this will be considered and you will be informed if a fee is payable.

You will be free to copy, distribute, transmit, adapt or otherwise exploit any information disclosed to you providing to you that you do so in accordance with the conditions which can be found on the council’s website http://www.solihull.gov.uk/about/copyrig....

Advice on the Freedom of Information Act is available from the Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, telephone: 01625 545 700, website: http://www.ico.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

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Mr Andrew Shipway
Corporate Information Governance Manager
Corporate Performance, Policy and Information
Commissioning Division
Tel: 0121 704 6251
Email: [email address]
Fax: 0121 704 8311
Website: www.solihull.gov.uk
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Summerill, Joanne (Strategic Services - Solihull MBC), Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms Bottle

 

Freedom of Information request – Ref 3489

 

I am writing further to your request for information, which was received
on 16 March.  The answers to your questions are as follows. 

 

·         How many stray dogs entered pounds between 1st January 2010 and 
31st December 2010?

 

230 stray dogs were taken to the kennels at the animal rescue centre that
accommodates dogs that are found.

 

·         How many of these were reclaimed by their owners?

 

90 were claimed by owners.

 

·         How many were adopted from the pound?

 

We do not hold information about how many are adopted from the animal
rescue centre as after 7 days we give the dogs to the home.

 

·         How many went to an animal rescue?

 

111 were boarded for 7 days at the animal rescue centre.  As mentioned
previously after 7 days we gift the dogs to the home. 

 

·         How many were euthanized?

 

30 were euthanized.

 

·         What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above
categories?

 

Not applicable as all the dogs fell into the above categories.

 

You will be free to copy, distribute, transmit, adapt or otherwise exploit
any information disclosed to you providing that you do so in accordance
with the conditions which can be found on the council’s website
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review of our decision or make a complaint about how your request has been
handled you should write to the Corporate Information Governance Manager,
PO Box 18, Council House, Solihull, West Midlands B91 9QS or email
[2][Solihull Borough Council request email].

 

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Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone: 01625 545 700, website:
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Should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact
me.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Joanne Summerill

Information Governance Assistant

Corporate Performance, Policy and Information Division

Tel: 0121 704 6169

Email: [4][email address]

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Dear Ms Summerill,

Could you please clarify what you mean by animal rescue centre please? In my request 'pound' is pound/holding kennel, contracted by the local authority, that sells the stray dogs and 'rescue' is a place that does assessing. neutering, homechecking etc before rehoming.
Can you tell me which is nearest to 'animal rescue centre'?
Thank you for your continued assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Carla Bottle

Summerill, Joanne (Strategic Services - Solihull MBC), Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

I am out of the office now and return on Monday 16 April.

If it is urgent please could you forward your emails to Andrew Shipway, [email address].

Thanks.
Joanne Summerill
Information Governance Assistant
Telephone 0121 704 6169
Email [email address]

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Summerill, Joanne (Strategic Services - Solihull MBC), Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Ms Bottle

Thank you for your email.

Any dogs collected as strays are taken to Birmingham Dogs Home, where they are detained by the home on the Council’s behalf for the statutory 7 days. If the animal is not claimed within the 7 days it is then gifted to the Birmingham Dogs Home for rehoming. This is the website for Birmingham Dogs Home http://www.birminghamdogshome.org.uk/.

I hope that this clarifies matters for you.

Yours sincerely

Joanne Summerill
Information Governance Assistant
Corporate Performance, Policy and Information Division
Tel: 0121 704 6169
Email: [email address]

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