How many dogs has this council euthanised?

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Freedom of Information Request
Reference: FOI 101007708848

Dear Applicant,

Please consider this as our formal response to your information request which
was logged under the above reference number and treated as a request made under
the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please would you provide me with the
following information regarding dog euthanasia statistics:

1 How many dogs have been euthanised in 2024 so far by this council?

2 How many dogs have been euthanised each year since 2014 by this council?

If you do not record the actual number of dogs euthanised, please provide your
best estimates based on correlated figures - such as, but not limited to,
veterinary invoices, the amount of pentobarbital purchased/administered, body
disposal costs, etc

This information is not held.

Dogs found to be straying ( definition- not on a lead & no signs of Owner being
present & seen roaming on public greenspace) are managed by a third
party/Contractor in accordance with the articles and pertinent to article 6
(a-c) of section . 149 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

Where any seized dog is not reunited with its Owner, after 7 nights in the
kennelling facility, on the 8th day, the seized dog is gifted to the Contractor,
at which point is no longer the legal responsibility of the Council.

The Contractor is not contractually obliged to advise the local authority when a
dog is put to sleep.  The decision is made by the Veterinary Practitioner at the
kennelling facility following an assessment.  The process is documented.  Dogs
will only be put to sleep when they are terminally ill or when they cannot be
re-homed or fostered.

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