FOI 929/25

Request

For the period: 1st January 2025 to the 30th June 2025

1. How many suspected Section 1 dogs (per type) did your force seize under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (DDA).

1.2. For each S1 dog seized the average length of time between seizure and court hearing.

1.3. For each S1 dog seized the cost per day per dog for kennelling.

2. The number of dogs seized as suspected prohibited types, deemed by the courts as being of each of the five different banned types Pit Bull Terrier Dogo Argentino Japanese Tosa Fila Brasileiro American Bully XL .
3. How many Section 3 offences were taken to court?

3.1 of these how many were Section 3 offences including a dog of a type proscribed under Section 1 of the DDA?

3.2  For each dog involved in a Section 3 offence, what was their breed or type?

4.How many dogs were seized for S1 offences and euthanised

4.1 how many of those were each of the four banned types Pit Bull Terrier Dogo Argentino Japanese Tosa Fila Brasileiro American Bully XL

Response

We consulted with our Dog and Mounted Section who have provided the response to your request below.

Question 1

23 dogs were seized during the time frame specified.

Question 1.2

South Wales Police does not hold this information as we do not record averages.

Please be aware, if the information is not recorded, we are not obliged to create information in order to answer an FOI request.

Question 1.3

£25 per day at 2 kennel sites and £37.50 a day at another kennel site.

Question 2

8 - Pit Bull terrier

15 - XL Bully

The court have agreed with 100% of the S1 dogs seized so far – we have not seized any, Dogo Argentino Japanese, Tosa or Fila Brasileiro in South Wales Police.

Question 3

A search was carried out on our crime and incident reporting system (NICHE RMS) for HO (Home office) code:

8N/8/21: Owner or Person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales (whether or not a public place) injuring any person or assistance dog.

Outcome filters for: Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition were used for the time frame specified. There were 3 results retrieved.

Question 3.1 & 3.2

No dogs involved in relation to question 3 were any of the breeds under section 1 of the act.

1 x Pocket bully

1 x Staff

1x Doberman

Question 4 & 4.1

During the requested time frame 1 Pit Bull was euthanised.