Wales - Dog warden and stray dog services

Dear Ms Smith

24/408: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email dated 17/08/2024 requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I have logged your email and will deal
with your request in order that we can respond to you within the statutory
deadline of 20 working days.

I will contact you further as soon as the relevant information is
available.

Yours sincerely

Chris Corten

Complaints/FOI Team Leader / Arweinydd Tîm Cwynion/Rhyddid Gwybodaeth

Resources Directorate/Cyfarwyddiaeth Adnoddau

Torfaen County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen

Phone/Ffôn: 01495 742170

Email/Ebost: [1][email address]

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Dear Ms Smith

24/408: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email dated 17/08/2024 requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I am now in a position to respond to
your questions as follows:

1)How many stray dogs entered pounds for each year between 1st January
2019 and 31st December 2023, including by breed.

Please see attached document for the information that is held.

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?

Please see attached document for the information that is held.

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? - 1 FTE for each
year

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. - 2 staff 0.5 FTE each

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. - Not applicable

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) - NP4

Information supplied in response to any Freedom of Information Act request
may be subject to copyright. A single copy of information supplied under
the Freedom of Information Act may only be used for personal,
non-commercial research or study, unless stated otherwise. It must not be
passed to others, copied or re-published in whole or in part without
permission from the copyright holder. Any copyright statement that forms
part of or in any way refers to the information provided must not be
altered or removed.  

If you have any queries about this letter or are unhappy about the service
you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint
or request a review, please do not hesitate to contact me in writing. A
request for an internal review should be made within 40 working days of
the date of the response.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales) cannot make a decision unless
you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by this Council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office (Wales), 2^nd Floor, Churchill House, Churchill Way,
Cardiff, CF10 2HH. Telephone 0330 414 6421 or e-mail [1][email address].

Yours sincerely

Chris Corten

Complaints/FOI Team Leader / Arweinydd Tîm Cwynion/Rhyddid Gwybodaeth

Resources Directorate/Cyfarwyddiaeth Adnoddau

Torfaen County Borough Council / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen

Phone/Ffôn: 01495 742170

Email/Ebost: [2][email address]

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