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

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

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Dear Carla Bottle

 

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>>> Carla Bottle <[FOI #109617 email]> 16/03/2012
08:32 >>>
     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
    
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Helen Racine, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Response from Phil Beddoes, TMBC
 
Dear Ms Bottle
 
The answers to your questions are as follows:
 
How many stray dogs entered pounds between 1st January 2010 and
     31st December 2010? 399
How many of these were reclaimed by their owners? 212
     How many were adopted from the pound? 80
     How many went to an animal rescue? 6
     How many were euthanized? 12
     What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above
     categories? Some dogs were retained by the finder, some referred to
another agency i.e. RSPCA, others were no further action (e.g. the owner
was found before the warden arrived).
 
If you have a complaint about the way the Council has handled your request
for information you may use the Council's complaints procedure, which is
available on the Council's website.  If, after using this procedure, you
remain unhappy with the way the Council has dealt with your request you
may ask the Information Commissioner to review the case.
 
Phil Beddoes
Head of Waste and Street Scene Services
01732 876204

>>> Carla Bottle <[1][FOI #109617 email]>
16/03/2012 08:32 >>>
     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
    
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
    
     Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
     [2][FOI #109617 email]
    
     Is [3][Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
     requests to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council? If so, please
     contact us using this form:
     [4]http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/contact
    
     Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be
     published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
     [5]http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offic...
    
     If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your
     web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
    
    
    

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