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Request:
For the period 1st January to 3th June 2024
Q1. How many suspected Section 1 dogs (per type) did your force seize under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991?
a. For each S1 dog seized the average length of time between seizure and court hearing.
b. For each S1 dog seized the cost per day per dog for kennelling.
Q2. The number of dogs seized as suspected prohibited types, deemed by the courts as being of each of the different banned types:
a. Pit Bull Terrier
b. Dogo Argentino
c. Japanese Tosa
d. Fila Brasileiro
Q3. How many Section 3 offences were taken to court?
a. Of these how many were Section 3 offences including a dog of a type proscribed under Section 1 of the DDA?
b. For each dog involved in an Section 3 offence, what was their breed or type?
Q4.How many dogs were seized for S1 offences and euthanised?
How many of those were each of the four banned types?:
a. Pit Bull Terrier
b. Dogo Argentino
c. Japanese Tosa
d. Fila Brasileiro
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
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Q1. 11
Q1a. Timeframes are wide ranging - between 2 months – 1+ year
Q1b. £20 per day
Q2a -d. 1 – XL Bully
Q3. 4 resulted in a charged/summonsed outcome
Q3a. None
Q3b. Of those 4 charged/summonsed outcomes for Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place injuring any person. The breeds involved are Stafforshire Bull Terrier, Red Setter, American Bulldog and French Briard.
Q4a-d. 8 – all XL bullies
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.