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Wales - Dog warden and stray dog services

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Dear Vale of Glamorgan 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

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Dear Emma Smith

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information about: Dog warden and stray dog
services

Your request was received on 19/08/2024 and is being handled under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your query has been given the reference 00207551

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Yours sincerely

Information Governance Officer

Legal Services

Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

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Dear Emma Smith

Thank you for your request for information on 19th August about: Dog
warden and stray dog services

Please see the responses to your questions below:

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

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 data file.

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?
SRS employ 3 wardens

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.
N/A

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.
N/A

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)
CF11

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CF63 4RU.

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The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office - Wales

Second Floor, Churchill House

Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

029 20678400 / Fax:029 20678399

[email address]

Yours sincerely

 

Information Governance Officer

Legal Services

Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

tel / ffôn: 01446 700111

mob / sym:

e-mail / e-bost: [email address] or
[email address]

 

 

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