FOI 980/25

Request

The number of dogs seized by your police force from November 2023 to the most recent available date.

The number of dogs put down/euthanised/put to sleep by your police force over the same period under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

Response

A search has been completed using our Centrik System for all seized and euthanised dogs between 01/11/2023 and 25/07/2025 as requested.

This search yielded 309 records of dogs seized of which 71 were put to sleep.

Please note the results retrieved are dependent on how the information has been entered onto the system. As such, the information provided should not be considered statistically accurate and/or definitive and therefore, care should be taken when using this data for any further statistical, analytical or evaluative purposes.