Stray dogs and warden service
Dear Northumberland County Council,
I am contacting you to request the following information regarding stray dogs.
1)How many stray dogs entered pounds for each year between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2023, including by breed.
2) Broken down by year 2019,2020,2021,2022,2023 (calendar years)
2a)How many of these were reclaimed by their owners?
2b) How many were adopted from the pound?
2c)How many went to an animal rescue? Please provide a breakdown in numbers per year for each rescue used
2d)How many were euthanized?
2e)What happened to any remaining dogs that did not fall into above categories?
2f)How many dogs were chipped?
2g)How many were chipped with owners details up to date?
3a) For each year (2019-2023)could you please tell me the total number of w.t.e (whole time equivalent) dog wardens you employ?
3b) if the role of the dog warden has been dispersed to other staff could you please let me know how many staff undertake dog warden duties and what proportion of their time in whole time equivalents (w.t.e.) that they roughly spend on the dog warden's role.
3c)If you do not directly employ any dog wardens and manage this function via a contract with an external provider could you please confirm the provider.
4) Please provide the first part of the postcode of the pound holding kennels ( the details are for geographical spatial mapping and so exact address is not required)
Yours faithfully,
emma smith
FOI and EIR
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Dear Miss Smith
Thank you for your request for information received on 19 August 2024.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Debbie Carter
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